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Shipwreck Museum

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

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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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Map & Directions

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Ramp/Level Access

Establishment Features

  • Printed Material in Foreign Languages

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

Tours and Demonstrations

  • Educational Visits Accepted

Opening Times

Summer opening hours (1 Apr 2024 - 31 Oct 2024)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday10:30 - 17:00

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

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