National Waterfront Museum 2025
Swansea
West Wales Maritime Heritage Museum 2025
See a historic shipyard on Pembroke Dock’s waterfront with its own slipway and dry dock that once led the world in shipbuilding. The museum building houses smaller craft, a wealth of nautical miscellanea, navigational instruments from times gone by, working models, tools, photographs and model boats, ships and much more.
Contacts
Operator: West Wales Maritime Heritage Society
Address: Hancock's Yard Front Street Pembroke Dock Swansea SA72 6JY
- Telephone: 01646 839 448
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Mon-Sat 1000-1600. Visit website or facebook for more details.
Travel
- By Bus: various
- By Rail: Pembroke Dock / 0.5 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Part disabled access
Outside in the 'yard' the Guide will show you two main work-sheds, the historic Fishguard lifeboat restoration, the forge and the boat port where several other craft are stored. Children need supervision in the workshops and the yard, one feature of the yard is a Victorian tidal dock.
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