Mary Rose Museum Ticket Portal

This experience will start at 9am, you will be met at the entrance to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard by a member of our team who will escort you to the museum.

Your experience includes:

• Complete a full 360° tour of the remains of the ship seeing the unseen Starboard side
• Enter one of the worlds largest environmentally controlled exhibition show case
• A guided experience within the ship hall with one of our Conservation and Collections expert team members
• A behind the scenes tour of our Reserve Collection which is not available to the general public
• Hot and Cold Refreshments in our private Wardroom* (*Location subject to availability)
• Access to our VIP viewing balcony, giving incredible views across Portsmouth Harbour and operating Naval base.
• Access to the Mary Rose museum with a guided tour with one of our expert volunteers
• Exclusive access into the museum out of hours
• A VIP Deluxe Goody Bag 

A perfect way to explore the museum’s collection in a little more detail, led by one of our expert tour guides. This 1 hour will add to any experience.  Includes;

• 1 hour highlights tour of museum and collection, by one of our expert guides
• Guided exploration of Main and Lower decks
• Perfect for those looking to find out a little more and enhance your visit with us 

*Please Note: All tours are add ons to your existing attraction ticket, please ensure you have your ticket to gain access to the museum. You are unable to gain entry to the site or museum without an attraction ticket. Click 'Book Now' to book yours.

This tour is designed to give you a truly memorable Mary Rose Experience, perfect for those Tudor fans and history buffs, or even to celebrate a special occasion with! Receive a guidebook & cotton bag, exclusive discounts in our shop and café and behind the scenes access!  Please allow 2 hours for this experience. Includes;

• Tour of museum and collection with an expert guide, exploring Main, Lower and Upper decks
• Exclusive look at some artefacts in our reserve collection, not on display publicly 
• Enjoy views from our private balcony across Portsmouth Harbour (weather permitting!)
• Ample time for questions and answers thoughout tour 
• Recieve 10% off in our shop & cafe 

*Please Note: All tours are add ons to your existing attraction ticket, please ensure you have your ticket to gain access to the museum. You are unable to gain entry to the site or museum without an attraction ticket. Click 'Book Now' to book yours.

Enhance your families day out to the Mary Rose with one of our tailored tours.  Includes;

• Enjoy a family friendly tour of the museum, led by a costumed crew member where possible.  To guarantee a costumed guide for your family tour, please book in advance (tours booked on the day may not be led by a costumed guide). 
• Spend time with the family at our interactive points 
• Guided exploration of the Main and Lower Decks
• End your visit on a high by expereincing the atmosepheric Upper Deck with your family 
• Take home one of our Guidebooks

*Please Note: All tours are add ons to your existing attraction ticket, please ensure you have your ticket to gain access to the museum. You are unable to gain entry to the site or museum without an attraction ticket. Click 'Book Now' to book yours.

Make your families day out to the Mary Rose extra special with one of our Premium Family Tours.  Please allow up to 2 hours for this expereince. Includes;

• Enjoy a family friendly tour of the museum, led by a costumed crew member where possible.  To guarantee a costumed guide for your family tour, please book in advance (tours booked on the day may not be led by a costumed guide). 
• Guided exploration of the Main and Lower Deck and Upper Decks 
• View items in our Reserve Collection not on display publicly 
• Enjoy views from our private balcony across Portsmouth Harbour (weather permitting!)
• Spend time with the family at our interactive points 
• A Mary Rose colouring in book (1 Per Child)
• Take home one of our Guidebooks & cotton bag 
• Take advantage of 10% off in our Mary Rose shop & Cafe 

*Please Note: All tours are add ons to your existing attraction ticket, please ensure you have your ticket to gain access to the museum. You are unable to gain entry to the site or museum without an attraction ticket. Click 'Book Now' to book yours.

How do you cook for up to five hundred men and boys on a Tudor warship? What are they going to eat and drink? How can you be sure to have enough of everything you need? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this talk about food and drink on the Mary Rose. Based on documentary evidence, physical remains from the wreck and exciting experimental archaeology, prepare to be guided through this fundamental aspect of life at sea in Henry VIII’s most famous ship.

Limited places available – book now to ensure your space!

Tea and Coffee included.

Add a guided tour to your visit, available to purchase for £15. Tour will take place after the talks and will last 1 1/2 hours and cover all three floors of the museum. 

Please note: the price of this event covers entry into the talk only, you will need a valid Mary Rose ticket to visit the rest of the museum.

Join us for an experience perfect for archers, archery fans and history lovers alike!

 We invite you to come along for a unique talk experience at The Mary Rose Museum which explores the archers of the Mary Rose, archery in Tudor times, and how to make a Tudor arrow.

Delve into the world of Tudor archery and the archers of the Mary Rose with a 45 minute interactive talk, with plenty of time for questions and answers.  Uncover how the Tudors constructed their arrows with a step by step demonstration, and enjoy the chance to handle real and replica items from the Mary Rose collection.

Tickets are limited - please book in advance to avoid disappointment.  

Tea and Coffee included.

Add a guided tour to your visit, available to purchase for £15. Tour will take place after the talks and will last 1 1/2 hours and cover all three floors of the museum. 

Please note: the price of this event covers entry into the talk only, you will need a valid Mary Rose ticket to visit the rest of the museum.

Prepare for an afternoon of Tudor intrigue and splendour.  Melita Thomas, recently seen on BBC2’s Lucy Worsley Investigates, will give a fascinating insight into the lives of Tudor people from all walks of life. Characters she will introduce from her acclaimed book 1000 Tudor People include soldiers and sailors, merchants and minstrels, alchemists and adventurers.

After the talk Melita will be available to sign copies of her book 1000 Tudor People (sold separately). Tickets are limited - please book in advance to avoid disappointment. 

Please note: entry to the Mary Rose Museum is valid only for the day of the experience with guests able to access the galleries after the talk, a museum ticket must be purchased to explore the museum at any other time.

10% discount is available on copies of 1000 Tudor People whe preordered with the event tickets. Copies of the book will be available for collection at the event.

Join us for a fascinating talk that delves into the lives of the men who served aboard Henry VIII’s favourite warship, the Mary Rose. Who were they? What roles did they play? Where did they come from, and what does our collection tell us about their lives?

The Mary Rose Museum is dedicated to the crew of Henry VIII's favourite warship which was lost in 1545. What they left behind is a unique time capsule of Tudor life and the largest collection of Tudor objects in the world. This talk will explore what our collection reveals about the archers, carpenters, cooks, gunners, sailors and others who may have come from far flung places, but found themselves fighting together in the middle of the Battle of the Solent.

Tickets are just for the 1hr talk (you will require a valid Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket to enter the museum). If you would like to add a guided tour (1.5 hrs) to your visit with one of our expert guides you can add one to your booking for a discounted rate of £15 per person.

Limited places available – book now to ensure your space!

Tea and Coffee included

Can you help solve the mystery of what sank the Mary Rose? Prepare to be guided through the existing evidence and rival theories about the cause of the disaster. Review the eyewitness accounts, the chronicles of the period, archaeological findings and DNA evidence to reach a conclusion - if you can.

Join us for a one-hour presentation including an illustrated talk with plenty of time for questions and discussion followed by an optional tour. 

Tickets are just for the 1hr talk (you will require a valid Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ticket to enter the museum). If you would like to add a guided tour (1.5 hrs) to your visit with one of our expert guides you can add one to your booking for a discounted rate of £15 per person.

Limited places available – book now to ensure your space!

Tea and Coffee included.

What does it take to protect and preserve a wooden warship that’s nearly 500 years old?

The answer: some serious science!

King Henry VIII’s mighty warship the Mary Rose sank off the English coast in the 16th Century and lay undisturbed for more than 400 years, until it was spectacularly raised in 1982 in one of the most challenging maritime salvage operations ever attempted.

The surviving section of the ship – along with thousands of recovered artefacts – offer a unique window into Tudor history, revealing stories of royalty, epic battles and everyday life on the high seas.  

But maintaining this ancient vessel and its accompanying treasures has been no mean feat; and engineer Eleanor Schofield knows that better than most, as the Director of Collections at the Mary Rose Trust.

In a special conversation recorded for BBC Radio 4’s programme 'The Life Scientific', Professor Jim Al-Khalili talks to Eleanor about the motivations and life choices that took her down this extraordinary career path – and digs into the scientific secrets and thrilling discoveries behind the resurrection of this iconic nautical time-capsule.

This event will include time for audience questions, which will also be recorded and may be included in the final broadcast edition.

Tickets include exclusive access to the museum after the talk.

Timings are as follows:

18:00 – Doors open for audience

18:30 – Interview begins

19:15 – Q’n’A begins

19:30 – Interview ends, guests enter museum

20:30 – Event finish, guests to depart