Sparrows Nest, Whapload Road, Lowestoft, NR32 1XG  Tel 01502 561963 

Update Jan 2012

 

 

 

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Appeal for Friends

Would you like to support our museum by becoming a Friend? Friends are asked to donate a minimum of five pounds annually, more if you can, in return for our newsletter, by email if requested.

Every penny is used to improve or maintain the museum or its contents and provides our raw materials. All our members are volunteers with a wide variety of skills that they give to building our ever increasing collections of everything maritime.

If you can help, please contact -  Colin Dixon

Contact Information

Lowestoft Maritime Museum, Sparrows Nest Park, Whapload Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk.       

NR32 1XG England - Tel 01502-561963    Lat/Lon 52.487767,1.757532

Registered Museum No 1822   Charity No 271444
 
 
Copyright of all information on this website is held by Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society and may be reproduced for personal interest or educational use only. Commercial use requires a license, please direct enquiries to the Curator.

UK Maritime Museums

An excellent list of almost 300 UK Maritime Museums compiled by Dr Martin Evans and Dr Janet West can be found at http://people.pwf.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/marmus.htm .

Following our success in winning the ‘Best Small Attraction Award’ at the Sunrise Coast Tourism Awards ceremony in 2010, it was announced on September 29th 2011, that we had been awarded the ‘Best Small Attraction’ in the Tourism in Suffolk Awards for that year.

Lowestoft Maritime Museum Wins Tourism in Suffolk Award 2011

Opening Dates and Times

The Museum will open daily from April 22nd until the 30th October 2011

It will re-open at Easter 2012 for the week April 6th to the 14th and then continuously from the 29th April until the 28th October.

Opening times are from 10 am until 5 pm with last admissions at 4 pm.

Admission costs: Adults £2, concessions £1, children and students 50 pence.

We are always pleased to open out of season for groups of twelve or more and evening visits can be arranged. All schools are welcome to visit and we have an increasing range of professionally prepared material, please click the Schools & Care button above for more information.

For more information and bookings phone 01502-511260 

The Trophy is shown (right), and is another great tribute to the hard work and dedication of all our volunteers.

Peter Parker (Chair) and Carol Daines (Treasurer) are shown collecting the award on behalf of the museum.