Shipwreck Museum

Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 3DW

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Touch part of the wooden London Bridge that spanned the River Thames in Roman times; sit on a dinosaur footprint while holding a dinosaur bone; get up close to part of a Roman ship, identified as the earliest sea-going sailing vessel ever discovered in the northern hemisphere; feel a perfectly-preserved 4000 year old Bronze Age tree; try out your skills at tying knots and handling pulleys; see an Anglo-Saxon dugout canoe. All this – and a great deal more – awaits you at the Shipwreck Museum, situated in the historic Old Town of Hastings, which contains a truly astonishing array of maritime artefacts.

Outstanding amongst these are the displays focusing on two major historic shipwrecks, both to be found locally - the 17th-century warship Anne, the only known accessible survivor of Samuel Pepys’ Restoration navy, and the great 18th-century Dutch East Indiaman, the Amsterdam, the best-preserved wreck of an East Indiaman anywhere in the world, two-thirds complete and with most of her cargo still on board! With the additional attraction of a well-stocked gift shop for you to browse, it is no surprise that the Shipwreck Museum draws in around 80,000 visitors each year.

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Recent Reviews:

  • CeeLiggo
    London, United Kingdom
    Trip Type:
    Couples
    Interesting free museum
    4 of 5 stars
    Thursday, 16th February 2023
    This is a small but well laid out free museum. It’s gives an insight into what has been found in the local area along with some historical information. On the day I visited, there were some of the... Read full review
  • Maddiexoc
    Trip Type:
    Family
    Very interesting
    4 of 5 stars
    Wednesday, 5th April 2023
    Free entry, lots to see and some very enthusiastic volunteers. Highly recommend if you like small museums. Read full review
  • pauld267
    Bath, United Kingdom
    Trip Type:
    Couples
    Very interesting museum
    4 of 5 stars
    Thursday, 11th May 2023
    This is a lovely little museum with lots of things to look at. Very friendly welcome and very helpful staff. It's great that places like this still exist and it's also free to enter. Read full review

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
  • Facilities for Hearing Impaired Visitors - Loop
  • Facilities for Visually Impaired Visitors - Guided tour
  • Guide Dogs Permitted
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Ramp/Level Access

Establishment Features

  • Printed Material in Foreign Languages

Languages spoken

  • French spoken

Parking & Transport

  • Parking (charge)

Payment Methods

  • Approx length of visit
  • Delta accepted
  • Groups Accepted - Booking advisable but not essential.
  • JCB accepted
  • Maestro Accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Max group size - 90
  • Min group size - 10
  • Solo accepted
  • Sterling Travellers Cheques accepted
  • Visa accepted

Printed Material in Foreign Languages

  • French printed material
  • German printed material
  • Italian printed material
  • Spanish printed material

Provider Preferences

  • In town/city centre
  • Indoor Attraction
  • No Smoking Attraction

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted

Opening Times

Shipwreck Museum (17 May 2021 - 31 Dec 2022)
DayTimes
Monday - TuesdayClosed
Wednesday - Thursday11:00 - 16:00
FridayClosed
Saturday - Sunday11:00 - 16:00

* Please check the website for Christmas and bank holiday opening times.

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