At the heart of The Historic Dockyard Chatham, Master Ropemakers maintains a process of ropemaking that dates back on this site for more than 400 years. We still use the 1/4 mile long rope walk and machinery from the Victorian era, as well as on more modern equipment including our testing house, to make our rope. We use natural and synthetic fibres in manufacture and our team of craftsmen not only make rope but work with it: splicing knotting, net making, mooring ropes and creating bespoke products to customer requirements.