Upcoming events - Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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On-going event from Jun 01 2009

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'Tudor Dinner at the Mary Rose'

On-going event from Jun 24 2009

Enjoy Tudor dinners at the Mary Rose.

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'Meet the Cook at the Mary Rose Museum'

Jun 27 2009 - Jul 12 2009

Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 June

Saturday 11 July & Sunday 12 July

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Find out how they cooked for the crew on the Mary Rose

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Knots and rigging at the Mary Rose museum'

Jul 04 2009 - Dec 06 2009

Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 July

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 December

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Learn about the rigging on the Mary Rose and try your hand at making anti boarding netting and knots.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult

'Third Thursday Lunchtime Talks at the Mary Rose Museum'

Jul 16 2009 - Dec 17 2009

July December

In 1509 Henry VIII became King of England and decided to build the Mary Rose. To mark this 500 year anniversary, come along to a free informal talk at the Museum every Third Thursday in the month.

16 July Henry VIII and the sinking of the Mary Rose

20 August Food and feasting at the time of Henry VIII

17 September In sickness and in health best practice from the Barber Surgeon

15 October Lost and found the search and recovery of the Kings ship

19 November All at sea navigation instruments on the Mary Rose

17 December Christmas celebrations at the time of the Mary Rose

FREE

DIG IT! at the Mary Rose Museum

Jul 18 2009 - Aug 02 2009

Festival of British Archaeology

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Archaeology in Action Hands on archaeology activities for all the family.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult &FREE to members of the young archaeologist club/must be accompanied by a full paying adult.

'The Sound of Tudor Music at the Mary Rose Museum'

Jul 18 2009 - Jul 19 2009

Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 July

10am 4.30pm

Did you know that musical instruments were found on the Mary Rose? Tudor Musicians, Kit and Kate, will show how they make their musical instruments. Hear them being played and have a go yourself.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult

'Tudor Revels at the Mary Rose Museum'

Starts Jul 18 2009

7pm 10pm

Join Henry VIII and his courtiers for the final banquet before the sinking of the Mary Rose. Set within the gardens behind the Mary Rose Museum. Tudor costume is optional.

Price: �20.00 per person The evening includes a hog roast, beer and wine. Tudor musical entertainment, tours of the museum together with Tudor games and dancing.

To obtain tickets or further information contact the Mary Rose Shop 02392839938 or email mail@maryrose.org

'Royal Navy Past and Present'

Jul 18 2009 - Jul 19 2009

Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 July, 10am 6pm

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Portsmouth Naval Base join forces to showcase the past and present of the Royal Navy.

HMS Daring, the Navy's newest and most powerful Destroyer will throw open its hatches to the public for the first time this summer, 250 years after the keel of HMS Victory was laid. As the first of six new Type 45 Destroyers, Daring leads the way forward for the Royal Navy.

The present Royal Navy will also be represented through magificent performances from the Royal Marines Band, Portsmouth and physical training displays.
Experience more at Action Stations. Packed with interactive displays and simulators, you can take the controls of a modern warship, fly a helicopter or go into battle with the Royal Marines! And visit Carrier Strike, a new exhibition detailing the future of the Royal Navy and the new Aircraft Carriers under construction.

The Navy's past is presented through the other Historic Dockyard attractions; HMS Victory, Mary Rose, HMS Warrior 1860 and the Royal Naval Museum (with a rare glimpse into the Museum's reserve model boat collection).
There will also be a display of over 300 model boats and warships from the 18th Century to the modern day with a miniature Battle of Trafalgar and Fleet Review created on the Mast Pond.

Royal Navy: Past and Present is free with a Historic Dockyard all inclusive ticket which gives entry to all six attractions on site, although access to HMS Daring is free.

'To celebrate the anniversary of the sinking of the Mary Rose'

Starts Jul 19 2009

Festival of British Archaeology

11am, 12.00pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm & 3.30pm

A survivors tale An interpretation of the sinking of the ship by Geoff Pye from the Royal Armouries.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult

'Silhouette Trail family trail on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Jul 23 2009 - Sep 03 2009

10am 4pm

FREE with valid attraction ticket

'Oh I do like to be beside the seaside! on Board HMS Warrior 1860'

Jul 24 2009 - Sep 01 2009

Each Tuesday during summer holidays

11am 4pm

Arts and crafts activity with a seaside theme.

Drop in activity FREE with valid attraction ticket all ages welcome

'Hands on at the Mary Rose Museum'

Jul 24 2009 - Aug 31 2009

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Hands on Mary Rose activities for all ages (please check the activity on the day).

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

CANCELLED 'Who wants to be an archaeologist?' on board HMS Victory

Starts Jul 25 2009

Unfortunately this event is now CANCELLED.

Festival of British Archaeology

10.30am 12.30pm

Join us to find out if you would like to be an archaeologist! Its not all digging and diving try solving some maritime mysteries, have a go at archaeological drawing and find out how archaeology has helped to restore the ship.

�5 per participant, children must be accompanied. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. For information and booking contact 02392 3137

'Macram� Workshop on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Jul 28 2009 - Aug 25 2009

Tuesday 28 July + Every Tuesday in August

11am 4.30pm

FREE with attraction ticket. All welcome

'Discover New Zealand and Pacific Islands at the Royal Naval Museum'

Starts Jul 29 2009

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Where in the world are you? Learn how the Polynesian people navigate. Build your own Maori meeting house or create a hei tiki pendant to take home and keep you safe.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Discover West Africa at the Royal Naval Museum'

Starts Aug 05 2009

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Celebrating Africa! Find out more about African symbols. Make your own shield or mask and learn how to play Oware.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Tudor life ashore at the Mary Rose Museum'

Aug 08 2009 - Aug 09 2009

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Find out what life was like for the families of the Mary Rose crew

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Discover Canada at the Royal Naval Museum. '

Starts Aug 12 2009

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Where will you end up this week? Model your own totempole or create a spirit strand to take home.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Knots and rigging at the Mary Rose Museum'

Aug 15 2009 - Aug 16 2009

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Learn about the rigging on the Mary Rose and try your hand at making anti boarding netting and knots

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Discover Australia at the Royal Naval Museum. '

Starts Aug 19 2009

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Go wild in Australia! Help us /'rediscover/' Australia with fun filled Aboriginal art and craft.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Ready, steady, cook at the Mary Rose Museum'

Aug 22 2009 - Aug 23 2009

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Find out how they cooked for the crew on the Mary Rose

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Discover India at the Royal Naval Museum'

Starts Aug 26 2009

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Our explorers are off to India. From elephants to board games there/'s lots to make and take home.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Tudor dressing up at the Mary Rose Museum'

Aug 29 2009 - Aug 31 2009

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

What would you look like as a Tudor? Dont forget your camera!

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Tudor dressing up at the Mary Rose Museum'

Sep 05 2009 - Nov 15 2009

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 November

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

What would you look like as a Tudor? Dont forget your camera!

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult

'Heritage Open Days'

Sep 09 2009 - Sep 13 2009

Heritage Open Days

Wednesday 9 Sunday 13 September

A national event organised by the Civic Trust, which allows free access to buildings and the unseen collections of the Historic Dockyard.

FREE Numbers are limited & all tours must be booked in advance. Please contact 023 9283 9766 to reserve a place.

Please note that 1 person cannot book more than 4 places per tour due to limited spaces.

Also ALL individuals name, address and phone number will be required at the time of booking for security reasons.

Wednesday 9 Friday 11 September 11am

Behind the scenes at the Mary Rose

Glimpse behind the scenes at the Mary Rose. Limited numbers Booking is essential.

FREE Only 15 spaces per tour & must be booked in advance, please contact 023 9283 9766 to reserve a place.

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 10am & 3pm

Tour of Boathouse 6

at Action Stations

Tours about the history of Boathouse 6 up to the present day, including Action Stations and InterAction gallery.

FREE Only 20 spaces per tour, some areas within the tour are not accessible by a lift & must be booked in advance, please contact 023 9283 9766 to reserve a place.

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 1pm

Tour the Dockyards Oldest Building

Take a guided tour of the Porters Lodge (1708), the Historic Dockyards oldest building and learn about the life and times of the Porter who unlocked the gate, rang the Muster Bell and kept a very good cellar!

FREE Only 12 spaces per tour & must be booked in advance, please contact 023 9283 9766 to reserve a place.

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 11am, 1.30pm & 3pm

Behind the scenes tour at the Royal Naval Museum

Join our curators and experts for our popular behind the scenes tour of the Museum buildings and collection stores.

FREE Only 15 spaces per tour & must be booked in advance, please contact 023 9283 9766 to reserve a place.

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 10.30am, 1pm & 3pm

The Block Mills tour

Take this rare opportunity to have a guided tour around the worlds first complete steam powered factory with blockmaking machinery invented by Isambard Kingdom Brunels father, Marc Brunel.

FREE Only 25 spaces per tour & all tours must be booked by 12noon on Wednesday 9 September for security purposes.

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 11am, 12noon, 1.30pm & 2.30pm

Super Signals! on board HMS Victory

Another special chance to visit the Poop Deck on HMS Victory and find out more about the important role of flag signaling during Georgian Naval battles. This part of the ship is not usually open to the public and offers a totally new way of seeing the ship!

FREE Only 30 spaces per tour & must be booked in advance, please contact 023 9283 9766 to reserve a place.

'Get to know Nelson at the Royal Naval Museum'

Starts Sep 18 2009

Trafalgar day

Saturday 18 October 11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Drawing, crafts and activities in celebration of Nelson/'s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Meet the Tudor gunner at the Mary Rose Museum'

Sep 26 2009 - Nov 22 2009

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 September

Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 November

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Join in with a Tudor gundrill.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult

'Archaeology in action at the Mary Rose Museum'

Oct 03 2009 - Oct 11 2009

Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 October 11am

Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 October 11am

12noon & 2pm 4pm

Hands on activities for all the family

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Mary Rose Anniversary Lecture'

Starts Oct 10 2009

For details contact Mary Rose Trust 02392 750521 or email mail@maryrose.org

'Tudor life ashore at the Mary Rose Museum'

Oct 17 2009 - Dec 13 2009

Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October

Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 December

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Find out what life was like for the families of the Mary Rose crew.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult

'Ghost Story on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Oct 24 2009 - Oct 27 2009

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 October

Tuesday 27 October

11am, 12noon, 2pm & 3pm

Interactive spooky storytelling on board.

FREE with a valid Attraction ticket

'Doctor, doctor at the Mary Rose Museum'

Oct 24 2009 - Oct 30 2009

Saturday 24 Friday 30 October

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Find out how the Tudor Barber surgeon treated the crews ailments and injuries.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Pumpkin Trail family trail on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Oct 24 2009 - Nov 01 2009

Saturday 24 October Sunday 1 November

10am 4.30pm

FREE with a valid Attraction ticket

'Hands on Halloween on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Oct 27 2009 - Oct 28 2009

Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28 October

11am 4pm

Creepy crafty days with a Halloween theme.

FREE drop in activity all ages welcome

'Shimmering Fish at the Royal Naval Museum'

Starts Oct 28 2009

Wednesday 28 October

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

You never know what you will find in the sea! Make your own sparkling, shining tropical fish.

FREE drop in workshop, all ages welcome.

'Vibrant Vile Victory! on board HMS Victory'

Starts Oct 29 2009

Thursday 29 October

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Come along for a special Halloween drop in session on board the ship to explore some of the more gruesome aspects of her History and make yourself something spooky to take home!

Free with a valid attraction ticket

'Trafalgar Night on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Starts Oct 30 2009

from7pm

To commemorate Nelsons famous victory join us at this traditional naval celebration for an evening of fine dining and entertainment by Shep Woolley & his Crew.

Tickets: �75 per person. To check availability and reserve your tickets please call 023 9277 8604 or email: specialevents@hmswarrior.org

'Meet the Tudor Doctor of Physic Jack Green at the Mary Rose Museum'

Oct 31 2009 - Nov 01 2009

Saturday 31 October Sunday 1November

10.30am 4pm

Discover how strange his remedies and treatments seem today during your visit to the Mary Rose Museum.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'Meet the Barber Surgeon at the Mary Rose Museum'

Nov 07 2009 - Nov 08 2009

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 November

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Discover how strange his remedies and treatments seem today during your visit to the Mary Rose Museum.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'A Victorian Festival of Christmas'

Nov 27 2009 - Nov 29 2009

Friday 27 Sunday 29 November

10am 6pm

Transport your family on a journey through time to experience a day out, Victorian style, at the tenth annual Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where snow is guaranteed.

Whilst revelling in the traditional seasonal cheer of a white Victorian Christmas, your family can step back over 150 years to experience the strict rules of a Victorian school, sample hearty Victorian food, visit a traditional Victorian green Father Christmas, play parlour games, join in with novel bawdy music hall in Fagins Tavern and delight in traditional Christmas carols, street and fairground entertainments.

Watch out for those pickpockets along the way, who will be joined by Fagin himself and a host of other colourful Victorian characters such as Scrooge, Mr Bumble and the event will get the Royal seal of approval with a special appearance by Queen Victoria.

Wander through the European style shopping village, Victorian Street, Georgian colonnades and discover superb quality gifts, fine crafts, festive food and drink at the biggest Christmas market on the South Coast.

Tickets: Adults: �12.50, Seniors: �10.50, Children: �10.50

Family (up to 5 people, max 2 adults/seniors): �37.50

The ticket price includes entry to all the festive entertainment on site plus the historic ships and museums.

**excludes Harbour Tours

'HO HO HO! on board HMS Victory'

Starts Nov 28 2009

Saturday 28 November

11am 1pm & 2pm 4pm

Join us to celebrate the Festival of Christmas by dropping in to make a fun, festive treat to take home!

Free with a valid event ticket.

'Sea Shanty Night on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Starts Dec 03 2009

from 7pm

Start your seasonal celebrations with a difference! An evening of singing and table entertainment with Shep Woolley and his Crew. Dine and sing along at mess tables where sailors would have eaten in the 1860s.

Tickets: �49 per person. To check availability and reserve your tickets please call 023 9277 8604 or email: specialevents@hmswarrior.org

'Santas Torchlight Trail on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Dec 05 2009 - Dec 12 2009

Saturday 5 & Saturday 12 December 11am & 2pm

Bring a torch to explore the ship and help Santa find the missing presents.

FREE activity all ages welcome (Children must be accompanied by an adult)

'Henry VIII: Man and Monarch' at the Mary Rose Museum

Dec 12 2009 - Jan 17 2010

British Library Touring Exhibition

22 April 2009 marks the five hundredth anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII. Henry is not only Englands best known king with his wives, his girth and his bloodthirstiness; he is also our most important single ruler. When he came to the throne, Henry was the Pious Prince who ruled an England at the heart of Catholic Europe; when he died, he was the Great Schismatic, who had created a national Church and an insular, xenophobic politics that shaped the development of England for the next half a millennium. This exhibition will examine the extraordinary transformations personal and political, intellectual and religious, literary, aesthetic and linguistic that took place in Henrys reign. These take us, as nothing else can, into the Kings own mind.

A resource box will be supplied to support schools and family activities.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.

'A Traditional Victorian Christmas on board HMS Warrior 1860'

Starts Dec 18 2009

from 7pm

Take a step back in time to Christmas past; a nostalgic evening embracing the many festivities of the bygone Victorian era to which we owe many traditions.

Tickets: �70 per person. To check availability and reserve your tickets please call 023 9277 8604 or email: specialevents@hmswarrior.org

'Tudor Christmas fun at the Mary Rose Museum'

Dec 19 2009 - Jan 03 2010

Saturday 19 December Sunday 3 January 2010

11am 12noon & 2pm 4pm

Find out about their toys and games and Christmas Trail round the museum for all the family.

FREE with valid ticket/children must be accompanied by an adult.