Maritime Heritage Centre opening times:
We are open on
Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays
But CLOSED Sunday July 30 as we are at the Maritime Heritage Festival in Wells - see you there?
11am - 4pm
FROM April 9 until the end of October
About the Maritime Heritage Centre
Situated in Stiffkey, Norfolk, our Maritime Heritage Centre was the former Officers’ Mess at the Old Military Camp in Stiffkey and has now been generously refurbished for us by Mark Harrison.
In the Maritime Heritage Centre we tell the story of Dunkirk veteran local lifeboat Lucy Lavers. We have displays of our fishing and wooden boat building heritage, including crab fishing, whelk fishing, and fishing life and communities. There are a number of fishing artefacts and photographs in the centre which have been lent or given to us.
You can watch our films which capture the stories of the last generation of fishermen and lifeboat men to use wooden boats. We also have a small display on the history of the Military Camp where we are based. We aim to tell the stories of working boats and lifeboats and the people who built, owned and crewed them – and to conserve our national maritime heritage by doing this.
You'll also find our small shop selling merchandise, postcards, books and more. And we have a multipurpose education and events room, which is perfect for using by groups or school visits. Contact us to find out more
Come and see us, and get involved with what we do.
More information:
Get Directions Find out about our Education Room
We are grateful for the support for developing the Maritime Heritage Centre and displays from Mark Harrison, HLF, Norfolk Coastal Partnership
Lucy Lavers
You can learn about Lucy Lavers' restoration and journey to Dunkirk and back here on our website, at our Maritime Heritage Centre and experience being aboard this heritage lifeboat by booking a trip on her from Wells-next-the-Sea.
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