Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Royal Navy Submarine Museum
Visit HMS Alliance, newly restored after a £7m refit and ready for patrol! Assault all of your sense by walking on board HMS Alliance, the only remaining WW2 era British ocean-going submarine.
Meet a submariner and hear his stories of living on board a submarine. Find out what it was like to face danger underwater, to share jokes in cramped conditions and how to feed a crew of 65 from a gallery the size of a broom cupboard.
Go on board the very first Royal Navy submarine Holland 1, built in 1901 crewed by only 8 men and 3 mice! Peer in to X24, the only midget submarine to have survived from WW2.
Try your hand at keeping a submarine buoyant, beat the enemy by playing our computer game and get to grips with the science behind a sonar ping in our interactive gallery. Find out just how smelly submariners were, the ghastly food they ate and how sub loos could turn into poo fountains. Have splashing fun with water, dress up as a pirate and play on board our yellow submarine or pirate ship in the indoor play area Busy Boats Bay. Open every day during schools holidays and weekends from June to September.
Schools
An Amazing Learning Experience
Your group can dive into a learning experience tailored to meet your students' needs. This is the only museum in the UK where students can get a guided tour of a real submarine by one of our experienced guides, some of whom actually served on HMS Alliance.
Activities
Depending on how much time you have, your visit can include all of the following:
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A taught workshop from the Education Officers
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A guided themed tour of our WW2 era submarine, HMS Alliance, led by former submariners
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Time in the different museum galleries including the interactive Science & Submarines Gallery
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Time to look at other submarines such as Holland 1 (The Royal Navy's first submarine) and X24 (the only surviving example of a World War Two midget submarine).
Facilities
School groups now have the use of a new dedicated learning centre with full access to the museum's education and learning services. Schools have their own space for eating their packed lunches, space for coats and bags, workshop space and accessible toilets.
Workshops
You can find out more about our range of workshops shown on the left hand side menu by clicking below: