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Yorkshire
Hull Maritime Museum 2026/27
Hull Maritime Museum
The museum is largely devoted to the fishing, whaling, merchant shipping and dock industries and is situated in the former Victorian Dock Offices. Set sail through 800 years of maritime history and discover never-before-told stories of the sea!
Contacts
Operator: Hull City Council
Address: Queen Victoria Square Hull Yorkshire HU1 3DX
- Telephone: 01482 300 300
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Mon-Sat 1000-1630, Sun & BHol 1100-1600. (Closed Good Fri; 24 Dec; 1 Jan 2027.) Visit website for more details and advance booking.
Travel
- By Bus: various
- By Rail: Hull / 0.5 miles
Facilities
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Full disabled access
Opened in 1871 as Hull’s Dock Offices, this iconic building has seen many ships sail past its windows.
Explore the proud shipbuilding heritage and discover the people, skills and craftsmanship behind the vessels built on the city’s waterfront.
Discover how sailors navigated the seas across the centuries. Explore historic navigational instruments and test your own skills by steering a ship safely home through challenging conditions.
The docks have long been at the centre of the city’s economy and character. Learn about the dockers, dock workers and inland waterway workers whose labour kept the port moving.
Follow the journeys of the ships and sailors across the globe. A giant interactive globe reveals some of the routes that connected Hull to ports around the world over the centuries.
Climb into one of the museum’s iconic domes and enjoy panoramic 360-degree views across Hull and beyond.
