The Mary Rose Museum is home to The Mary Rose, a ship in Henry VIII's navy, which he had built when he came to the throne in 1509. Construction began in 1510, and the ship was finally launched in 1511. The Mary Rose was discovered and then raised from the sea bed in 1982. The Mary Rose Museum is now home to the Mary Rose and thousands of her artefacts. Book a visit today and explore Tudor life like never before.
Since I was a teenager, it has been my dream to visit Mary Rose. Love Tudor history so it was a privilege to see her in real life. Wow, I can just imagine what a great powerful ship she was. And how puzzling to why she sank so close to Portsmouth docks for hundreds of years without anyone knowing. It's still a puzzle today. My heart goes to those who died. Only 35 survived out of around 500. There are 3 levels. All by lift, so pushchairs and wheelchair friendly. Toilets top floor too. Once on the top floor, you see Mary Rose in flesh. That smell just hits you(such a strange tar smell) it made me feel sombre and gave me chills. The 4d drive experience was amazing to experience when they found her and how they recovered her. So if you haven't visited yet. Go and see our Tudor beauty that our King Henry VIII. Once stood and our Queen Elizabeth I also. History to remember forever.
Loved visiting the Marie Rose. Stunning exhibition. Did the harbour tour as well. Well worth every penny spent. Lunch there was good too. Very educational for the kids too.
It's Eddie the bear here, a close friend of Neville. This weekend I got my hoomans to take me to visit this amazing museum. As you can see from my pictures I had a great time. They have spent a lot of time transforming this museum making it interactive and very informative. The staff that work there are also very friendly to us bears. They also do a very nice chocolate cake in the cafe. For all my bear friends get your owners to bring you along.
She is such a unique time capsule. It is an extremely well organised and entertaining exhibition. Lot to see and read about the ship. Amazingly preserved and restored items used by the crew on Mary Rose despite being under the sea for hundreds of years. The 4D cinema provides more details of how the ship was found and raised from the bottom of the sea to the visitors.
Our bus from Southampton was late so we only had two hours to visit the Portsmouth historic dock. We chose this as the one attraction to see and it did not disappoint. Really well put together museum. The huge original ship remains are the centre of the museum with several rooms in the huge four storey space around the remains. I loved how it was laid out, with all the artifacts being on the floor they were originally located in. The top floor you could hear wind and noises like you were out at sea, a really nice touch. Such a trove of artifacts and the ship itself was amazing to see. Probably the closest I have felt to having a connection to a historic place as everything was original and so well preserved.
Our second time of visiting the Mary rose museum this year and would highly recommend to explore this amazing piece of history and the amazing story of how she was refloated. Don't rush your visit and give yourself a good few hours to explore and enjoy this piece of history. Don't forget to visit the 4d experience and the coffee shop at the end.
On-site services
Live performances
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Restaurant
Toilets
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Family friendly
LGBTQ+ friendly
Getting tickets in advance recommended
Good for kids
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Since I was a teenager, it has been my dream to visit Mary Rose. Love Tudor history so it was a privilege to see her in real life. Wow, I can just imagine what a great powerful ship she was. And how puzzling to why she sank so close to Portsmouth docks for hundreds of years without anyone knowing. It's still a puzzle today. My heart goes to those who died. Only 35 survived out of around 500. There are 3 levels. All by lift, so pushchairs and wheelchair friendly. Toilets top floor too. Once on the top floor, you see Mary Rose in flesh. That smell just hits you(such a strange tar smell) it made me feel sombre and gave me chills. The 4d drive experience was amazing to experience when they found her and how they recovered her. So if you haven't visited yet. Go and see our Tudor beauty that our King Henry VIII. Once stood and our Queen Elizabeth I also. History to remember forever.
Loved visiting the Marie Rose. Stunning exhibition. Did the harbour tour as well. Well worth every penny spent. Lunch there was good too. Very educational for the kids too.
It's Eddie the bear here, a close friend of Neville. This weekend I got my hoomans to take me to visit this amazing museum. As you can see from my pictures I had a great time. They have spent a lot of time transforming this museum making it interactive and very informative. The staff that work there are also very friendly to us bears. They also do a very nice chocolate cake in the cafe. For all my bear friends get your owners to bring you along.
She is such a unique time capsule. It is an extremely well organised and entertaining exhibition. Lot to see and read about the ship. Amazingly preserved and restored items used by the crew on Mary Rose despite being under the sea for hundreds of years. The 4D cinema provides more details of how the ship was found and raised from the bottom of the sea to the visitors.
Our bus from Southampton was late so we only had two hours to visit the Portsmouth historic dock. We chose this as the one attraction to see and it did not disappoint. Really well put together museum. The huge original ship remains are the centre of the museum with several rooms in the huge four storey space around the remains. I loved how it was laid out, with all the artifacts being on the floor they were originally located in. The top floor you could hear wind and noises like you were out at sea, a really nice touch. Such a trove of artifacts and the ship itself was amazing to see. Probably the closest I have felt to having a connection to a historic place as everything was original and so well preserved.
Our second time of visiting the Mary rose museum this year and would highly recommend to explore this amazing piece of history and the amazing story of how she was refloated. Don't rush your visit and give yourself a good few hours to explore and enjoy this piece of history. Don't forget to visit the 4d experience and the coffee shop at the end.
