Looking forward to a new season at the Ship Centre – Opening Times 2024

Over the winter months we have been busy planning and preparing for the 2024 season.
With work progressing on an update to our guidebook, creating new displays and making an animation, demonstrating how the ship is constructed.

New display boards waiting for description text to be added and placing on display 

Curious about the person using the chainsaw? Some timbers were cut or cored in order to obtain tree ring samples for dendrochronological analysis. Studies of the tree-rings could also reveal the provenance of the timber and the nature of the forests and woodland management.

Friends of the Newport Ship will open the Ship Centre on Fridays and Saturdays from Friday 22nd March 2024 until Saturday 2nd November 2024.

Newport Medieval Ship 2024 Opening Times

After the wonderful reception our summer Medieval Open Day has received this year’s event is planned to take place on Saturday 27th July 2024.