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The Brunel Institute
- A conservation and education centre alongside Brunel’s SS Great Britain in Bristol. Includes details of their collections and archives (including the National Brunel Archive), with visitor guide.
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Classic Boat Museum
- Houses a large collection of sailing and power boats of local and national interest on the Isle of Wight; includes location and visiting details.
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Dock Museum
- Celebrates the shipbuilding heritage of Barrow in Furness; provides details of their collections, a virtual tour, a visitor guide, and details of education services.
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The Hall of Clestrain and Orkney Boat Museum
- A history of birthplace of the Arctic explorer John Rae and details of the plans for Orkney Boat Museum including intended scope, collections and project news.
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Hartlepool's Maritime Experience
- Designed to recreate the atmosphere of the 18th century seaport of Hartlepool. Includes information about the quayside, HSM Trincomalee, the museum, events, and their education service.
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Hovercraft Museum
- Boasts the world's only historic hovercraft collection. Provides newsletters and event listings and details many of the craft housed at the museum. [Lee-on-Solent, Hants].
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Maritime Heritage East (MHE)
- A programme to develop maritime collections in over 40 museums across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex; includes details of members, organised by county and theme, with details of exhibitions and events.
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Merseyside Maritime Museum
- Celebrates Liverpool's rich maritime heritage as the gateway to the new world; includes details of collections and archives, a history of Albert Dock, events diary, visitor guide, and details of education services.
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Motorboat Museum
- Museum in Basildon, Essex tracing the history of powered craft from steam launches to modern powerboats. Features the collections, stories, learning and fun, and visitor information.
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National Coracle Centre
- Museum and workshop with a collection of coracles froma round the world; located in the grounds of a 17th century flour mill in Carmarthenshire. Includes visitor guide and information about education services.
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National Maritime Museum
- Three London sites that illustrate the importance of the sea, ships, time and the stars and their relationship with people. Describes their collections and archives, with visitor guide, education services, and an online virtual exhibition.
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National Maritime Museum Cornwall
- Offers information about their exhibitions and collections, covering small boats and the maritime heritage of Cornwall. Also includes their research and education programmes, and details for visiting.
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Scottish Fisheries Museum
- Relates the story of fishing in Scotland. Includes a guide to their exhibitions and preserved boats including Reaper, a Fifie sailing herring drifter.
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Scottish Maritime Museum
- Operates in three different sites containing numerous exhibits and collections that trace the maritime tradition in Scotland.
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Shipwreck Museum
- A museum in Hastings tells the stories of shipwrecks discovered around the area, with displays of artefacts from British, Dutch, French, German and Danish wrecks. Includes a visitor guide and events diary.
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True’s Yard – Fishing Heritage Museum
- Located at the North End of King’s Lynn and showcases the remains of the old fishing community through group and educational visits.
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Windermere Steamboat Project
- Closed for restoration work, the museum gives progress reports on the work and highlights from the collection of early sailing yachts, Victorian launches and Edwardian steamers.
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World of Boats
- A collection of some 400 boats and over 300 models, with a supporting archive, which are in the progress of being moved to Eyemouth on the East coast of the Scottish borderlands. Features boat of the month and news.
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