11:00 am Guided Tour of Sunderland Maritime Heritage

Come and visit us and see the work we are currently doing, building new and restoring wooden boats.

Our Visitor Centre shows a brief history of boats and shipbuilding on the River Wear, both wood and iron ships, and a woodworking tool display. On display are artefacts from the wreck of HMS Venerable (the ship on which Jack Crawford nailed the colours to the mast of during the Battle of Camperdown). There are also exhibitions covering 20th century shipbuilding, working conditions and workers lives.

Our Fred Gooch Gallery houses fantastic models of local ships and buildings.