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Wedding Competition: Relive Your Special Day!

Did you say "I do" onboard the iconic HMS Warrior? We want to hear all about your magical day!

Two pirates sit in the stocks in front of HMS Trincomalee at Hartlepool.
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Arrr your little buccaneers ready for a personal pirate adventure at the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool?

Get ready for a swashbuckling good time as the National Museum of the Royal Navy Hartlepool introduces an exciting new addition for 2024: pirate…

Matthew Sheldon new CEO of The National Museum of the Royal Navy
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National Museum Of The Royal Navy Announces New CEO Appointment

Matthew Sheldon announced as new CEO of the National Museum of the Royal Navy bringing over 30 years of museum collections and leadership experience…

Team at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard with Community Hero award
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard celebrates Community Hero Award

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has been awarded the Community Hero Award at the Central South Business AwardsThe prestigious awards acknowledge those…

The logo of the National Museum of the Royal Navy
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Introducing the new Youth Advisory Group for the National Museum of the Royal Navy

We are excited to announce the introduction of our first Youth Advisory Group to support our Board of Trustees! The Youth Advisory Group (YAG) will…

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a finalist in the Central South Business Awards 2024
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is shortlisted in the Central South Business Awards 2024 for Community Hero

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is shortlisted in the Central South Business Awards 2024 for Community Hero Award.The Community Hero award recognises…

A conservator works at height conserving the D-Day map
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Conserving a map charting the course of the most legendary naval operation for D-Day 80

In June 1944 Southwick House, just outside of Portsmouth, became the nerve centre of the largest amphibious invasion in military history. Southwick…

The wedding top table of HMS Warrior.
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7 reasons to say ‘I Do’ onboard HMS Warrior

Are you searching for a wedding venue that offers more than just a picturesque backdrop?  Look no further than HMS Warrior, where history,…

Representatives from National Museum of the Royal Navy and Mary Rose Trust
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard wins double accolade at prestigious Museum + Heritage Awards

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard proudly announces its victory at the prestigious Museum + Heritage Awards 2024, where it clinched not one, but two…

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Exhibition designers sought to ‘reimagine Boathouse 6’ including new Royal Marines Museum

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is launching a search for innovative exhibition designers to join a combined professional team and lead…

HMS Caroline afloat in Belfast's Maritime Mile
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National Museum of the Royal Navy launches new opening model for HMS Caroline

In 2022 the National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) negotiated an endowment for the future operation and maintenance of HMS Caroline with the&nbsp…

The D-Day map at Southwick house, showcasing the key used to identify different ships
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6 Objects that help bring the story of D-Day to life for D-Day 80

2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest amphibious assault in history. Beginning with landings across the beaches of Normandy (known as…

Semaphore flags on HMS Warrior spelling 'Play Up Pompey'
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard celebrates football victory with 30% discount for local residents

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is offering a 30% discount to anyone with a PO postcode to celebrate the promotion of Portsmouth Football Club.

Deathwatch Beetles in Habitat
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Know your enemy: deathwatch beetles taken to task in HMS Victory restoration project

“It’s a case of ‘know your enemy": Experts from Cranfield University and the National Museum of the Royal Navy work with ZSL to breed a colony of…

Entrance to museum
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Fleet Air Arm Museum cited in premier league of visitor attractions

Yeovilton’s Fleet Air Arm Museum sees 33% increase in visitors in last year. Popular local resident winter-long discount campaign boosted numbers

HMS Warrior 1860 at dusk at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard features in top forty UK visitor attractions for third year in a row

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has been named in the top forty UK visitor attractions according to ALVA figures for the third year in a row. The…