It’s time to pack your bucket and spade and start planning your holidays at the Mary Rose Museum this half-term!
What do you take on holiday with you in 2025? Your clothes? A comb? Some spending money? See what our Tudor crew took with them when they hoisted up the anchor of the Mary Rose and set sail! Spend some time with your family and friends hunting for them in our museum.
Hatch’s History Detectives Trail – updated for May 2025!
Discover our May half term update to our popular Hatch’s History Detectives trail, which includes a half term exclusive extra from local artists at Seekers Create for 2025, follow our ship’s dog’s paw prints through the museum galleries and find out the crew’s top tips for travel!
Make your own clay postcard in our activity centre
Every weekday over the May half term (Monday 26th to Friday 30th May, 11am-3pm)
Follow Hatch’s paw prints to our activity centre which will be open for you to create your own clay postcard souvenir, which you can decorate with summer rose petals, inscribe your own message, and create your unique artwork. The perfect souvenir to remember your visit to the Mary Rose Museum!
Free fun for all the family with a valid entrance ticket!
All this, plus ;
Head back to Henry VIII’s England this May Half Term at the Mary Rose Museum, home of one of history’s more famous shipwrecks, lost beneath the waves in 1545.
- Uncover the raising of the Mary Rose, told in immersive 4D, with Dive the Mary Rose 4D. Discover how she was able to stay hidden for hundreds of years at the bottom of the Solent and see her awe-inspiring return to the surface, told in stunning detail.
- Explore real Tudor objects – from nit combs to backgammon sets, shoes and bowls with personal markings, the Museum is full of actual objects, recover from the seabed, that depict the day-to-day life of people living in Tudor England.
Make the most of the May half term with an experience that’s both thrilling and enriching. Warm up in our café with seasonal treats, or explore our gift shop for unique souvenirs to remember your visit.
Whether you’re seeking adventure or a gentle journey through history, the Mary Rose Museum offers a fascinating and family-friendly escape this spring.
