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Plan your visit to the Mary Rose

Book your tickets to experience Tudor England today, and start exploring!

As an independent, locally run registered charity responsible for our own fundraising, sponsorship and management, The Mary Rose relies on your ticket fee to help us maintain our unique collection for future generations.

Opening times

Current opening times 10am - 5.00pm

last ticket sales 4pm
last entry 4:15pm

Summer hours 10am - 5.30pm (last entry 4:45pm)

Winter hours 10am - 5pm (last entry 4:15pm)

When You Arrive

The Mary Rose Museum is located within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Tickets are sold at the dockyard visitor centre, on the left inside the dockyard gates.

The Mary Rose Museum is located 400 metres from the visitor centre, behind HMS Victory.  A golf buggy can be made available if required: Find out more on our accessibility page. 

Due to security regulations within Portsmouth Naval Base, we are required to conduct 100% bag searches upon entry to the dockyard.

Ultimate Explorer tickets

Tickets for the Mary Rose Museum are sold through Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

There are three types of ticket available for the Mary Rose Museum.

  • One Attraction
  • Three Attraction
  • Ultimate Explorer

More information can be found on our ticketing page.

Our Staff and Volunteers

If you have any issues during your visit to the museum, or just want further information about anything, please speak to a member of our knowledgable team of staff and volunteers.

They can be found throughout the museum, ready to answer any questions you may have.

Accessibility

We want to make sure that all of our visitors can enjoy the Mary Rose Museum. That’s why we designed the museum to be accessible to everyone.

The museum is fully wheelchair accessible, and a buggy service is available between the dockyard entrance and the museum. 

What's on?

What special events are taking place at the Mary Rose Museum during your visit?

From arts and craft activities to talks and demonstrations, there's something for all ages!

Shopping & eating

There’s so much to see and enjoy that you’ll probably want to take some time to unwind and relax with a drink

The Mary Rose gift shop has plenty of interesting souvenirs to remember your visit, from pocket money items to clothing and jewellery. 

Group Visits

Bring your crew to meet ours!

If you’re planning on bring a group of 15 or more people, why not check out our group offers.

Lighting Levels

Light levels are kept low inside the museum to help preserve our collection for the future, as UV and visible light provide energy that can cause materials to alter their chemical state, damaging them forever.

We realise that some people have issues with low level lighting, so if you have any concerns, please speak to a member of our team upon arrival.

Relaxed Opening Mornings with raised light levels take place monthly, check our events page for more details

Photography in the Museum

We encourage our visitors to take photos and share them via social media.

However, flash photography is not permitted, as this can be harmful to the objects on display, as well as disturbing other visitors. Most modern cameras have a low light setting, so you won’t need to use flash.

Commercial or professional photography is not permitted without written permission from the Mary Rose Trust. 

Where is the museum?

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Travel information
By Bus/coach

National and local services stop at The Hard Interchange, two minutes' walk from the Historic Dockyard.

By Car

From the M27, take junction 12 for the M275. Follow the 'Historic Waterfront' signs on the motorway and 'Historic Dockyard' signs in Portsmouth.

Parking

The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard car park is situated approximately 400 metres from the main Historic Dockyard entrance. Disabled parking bays are available in the car park. This car park has a height restriction of 2.1 metres (6' 10")

For sat nav devices the car park postcode is PO1 3GW (Admiralty Road).

Alternatively, you can use the Park and Ride facility off the M275.

By Ferry

The Gosport ferry and Isle of Wight catamaran both arrive at Portsmouth Harbour Station.

The Hovercraft terminal is approx 1km form the Museum, but a shuttle bus is available.

By Train

The nearest station is Portsmouth Harbour: a few minutes' walk from the dockyard and only around 90 minutes by rail from London Waterloo.

Please keep an eye on the National Rail website for possible disruption to train services.

Enhancing your visit

Make your visit a little bit more special with these added extras...

Time Detectives

Become a Time Detective and investigate the sinking of the Mary Rose in July 1545. Use your mobile phone as a magical spyglass to reveal secrets from the past and complete your mission for King Henry VIII. 

Guided Tours

Travel back in time with one of our expert guides, who will take you through the museum and introduce you to the world of Henry VIII's favourite warship!

Please note that these are an add on, and a ticket for the museum will also be required.

Audio Tour

Discover more about some of the objects found on the Mary Rose with our audio highlights tour.

Available in 8 languages.

Enquiries

Can't find the answer you're looking for? Fill out the form below and one of our staff members will be in touch with some help.

Please make sure you select an option from the 'Enquiry Type' drop down menu as well as completing all the contact information boxes, otherwise your message will not send. If all the fields have been completed correctly, a confirmation message will appear in this section after you press submit.

Contact us

+44 (0) 23 9281 2931 

(When prompted at the switchboard, please press 3 for visitor and museum enquiries) 

Phones manned between 9:00 AM and 5:00PM UK time.

The Mary Rose
Main Road
Portsmouth
PO1 3PY

Job and volunteering opportunities

We're always looking for volunteers, but we also sometimes have career opportunities too.

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