Picture collage from my visit to the dockyard last Friday as part of a birthday weekend away. I started with a boat trip around the docks accompanied with a live, very entertaining running commentary on modern Royal Navy and Civilian ships present and local history.
Followed by a visit to HMS Victory which was covered in scaffolding due to a major refurbishment but was still fascinating. Due to the works there was an in person guided group tour which was also very good. Some of the party were visibly shocked at the cramped, smelly, dark, dangerous, living and working conditions that the sailors had to endure.
Next was a visit to the remains of the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose. Which also seizes the imagination, especially the exhibits of personal belongings of the lost lost sailors.
I finished that day with a visit to the Victory Gallery (museum) and returned on Sunday to see the other attractions.
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