Best places: Maritime museums in United Kingdom

Museum on Brunel's restored 1843 passenger liner with tours below deck & views of the propeller.

Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545.

Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured warship and pride of the fleet with an on-site visitor centre.

Historic area with iconic attractions like Nelson's HMS Victory, HMS Warrior & the Mary Rose Museum.

Quayside attraction capturing Nelson's time period, with museum, costumed guides and 1817 warship.

Hands-on exhibits & restored quarters & engine rooms on a navy C-class light cruiser built in 1914.

Exploring British naval history, with a ship simulator, nautical oddities and interactive games.

👍👍 Great experiences for kids and adults alike There is no admission charge and has galleries and interactive activities and lots to see. It has a nice cafe also

Historic Royal Navy warships & shipbuilding heritage in an 18th-century dockyard museum.

Interactive and multi-media displays on city's maritime heritage and North sea oil and gas industry.

Museum arranged around the eponymous ship that used to speed tea from Asia to Victorian Britain.

Revitalized Victorian harbour with an interactive visitor centre, tours & a breakfast/lunch cafe.

Small local history museum in a 19th-century Victorian building with a gift shop & coffeehouse.

Small waterfront museum featuring local maritime history exhibits, including artifacts & models.

👍👍 A superb museum, beautifully laid out with lots of interesting exhibits from, old shop windows, local artists work, wind farm information, fishing industry, lifeboats and much more. Will definitely be back for another visit. Amazing what they have packed in to such a small space.

Museum dedicated to the region's maritime industry with historic boats, artifacts, art & sculpture.

Restored 46-gun Royal Navy warship, launched in 1824, with displays on naval life across 4 decks.

👍👍 Great museam and we'll suited for adults and kids. Great guided tours and stories around the ill fated ship. Spent 3 hrs here before the kids wanted to leave Only nagative was restaurant/cafe has no where near enough seats and tables so people sit in coridoors eating the (over priced) food. Take yo...

Historical seafaring collection with extensive art and artefacts on maritime industry and scrimshaw.