Free Third Thursday Talks at the Mary Rose Museum

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Type: Lecture

Drop by every third Thursday of the month at 12 noon for an informal talk and handling session at the Mary Rose Museum theatre.

19th January 2012 - The Art of Tudor Archery

16th February 2012 - Love Letters from a King: The love letters and songs of Henry VIII.

15th March 2012 - Secrets of the Dead: What do the human remains from the Mary Rose tell us
about the crew?

19th April 2012 - Tudor Fashion

17th May 2012 - In Sickness and in Health: Find out about health, fitness, food and medicine in Tudor times and decide for yourself how healthy they really were!

21st June 2012 - Learning the Ropes: Find out about navigation and knots on the Mary Rose.

19th July 2012 - 467 years ago Today – The sinking of the Mary Rose: Find out about the sinking of the Mary Rose after 34 years of service in Henry’s Navy

16th August 2012 - 500 Hungry Men: The cooking for the crew of the Mary Rose.

Free - no ticket necessary.

Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Free admissionFree

Note: Prices are a guide only and may change on a daily basis.

Opening Times

16/02/2012
15/03/2012
19/04/2012
17/05/2012
21/06/2012
19/07/2012
16/08/2012

* 12 noon start

Public Transport Directions

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is located within Portsmouth Naval Base with entry through Victory Gate at the corner of Queen Street and the Hard.

Portsmouth Harbour Station / Hard Interchange coach and bus station is a few minutes walk from Victory Gate.

Coaches

Coach parking - for further information about coach parking please contact our Advanced Sales Department on 023 9283 9766 or e-mail us. The majority of national coach services to Portsmouth stop at the Hard Interchange (adjacent to Historic Dockyard entrance).

Bus

Many local and regional bus services stop at the Hard Interchange (adjacent to Historic Dockyard entrance). Please visit First Bus, Stagecoach or Bluestar Bus services for the most up to date routes and timetables.

Rail

South West Trains run frequent trains from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour, with a journey time of only 90 minutes. There are also regular services to and from Southampton Central with links to the South West and the West country. Portsmouth Harbour train station is only 200 yards from the entrance to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Road Directions

The Historic Dockyard is less than 5 miles from Junction 12 of the M27. Follow the brown Historic Waterfront signs from the M275 into Portsmouth. Car parking is available on-site, or if the car park is full an alternative car park is available within a 5 minute walk.

Free Third Thursday Talks at the Mary Rose Museum

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3LJ

Tel: +44 (0)23 9281 2931