Get hands on with history and write like a Tudor with this engaging and fun family craft activity. 

Did you know we found an inkpot made from cow horn in an area it's believed the officers quarters would have been on board the ship. Literacy was uncommon in the...

As part of International Day of Play, here at The Mary Rose Museum we invite children and grown ups to come along and have some fun and play Tudor style! 

Take part in our Tudor games with our giant Nine Men’s Morris board, ball and cup and quoits games...

Learn about the pesky pests, creepy critters and animals that have lived onboard the Mary Rose

Create your own creepy critter! Use googly eyes, fuzzy spots, sparkles and pipe cleaners!

Take a look at one of our pesky pests fact sheets to learn amazing, weird and wonderful facts about the...

What is a yule log?

Who is the Lord of Misrule?

Who ate golden boars’ heads and what on earth is wassailing?

Uncover the many wonderfully festive, and sometimes peculiar traditions that the Tudors celebrated the festive season with in our Tudor Christmas Trail!

This free trail is available throughout...

Take part in Christmas Candle Making with our Hands on History craft sessions. 

Create your very own Tudor inspired candle from beeswax, take it home and enjoy the cosy candlelight, and warming scent of honey.

Free activity - with a valid Mary Rose/Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket.

Please note: For...

This February half term get into the Valentine’s spirit with our Calligraphy Crafts! Learn how to write like a Tudor, and make a Valentine's card or Tudor inspired love letter using your new calligraphy skills!

Find out who aboard the Mary Rose would have been able to read and write,...