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Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life Latitude: 0.052° 52' 41.1° N Longitude: 0.01 ° 26' 15.9° E

Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life

About Us

This large museum is located in recently renovated Victorian herring curing works. The wide-ranging maritime collection concentrates on fishing, shipbuilding and other maritime trades, merchant trade and lifesaving in Great Yarmouth. The emphasis is on herring fishing and curing. The museum recreates a fishing trip aboard a drifter, the bustle of the Yarmouth quayside at the peak of the herring season and a Yarmouth Row. There is a fine collection of shipmodels and an important local marine art collection, including Pierhead paintings. A comprehensive archive of photographs, plans and charts, research files and a database of YH registered vessels may be consulted by appointment.

Discover Great Yarmouth's fascinating history, its rich maritime and fishing heritage and some of the colourful characters who made their living from the sea.

Wander through a Victorian 'Row' and see inside a fisherman's home. Experience the heady atmosphere of a 1950s quayside, take the wheel of a coastal Drifter and hear gripping tales of wreck and rescue on the high seas. Follow Great Yarmouth’s transformation from a sandbank to the present day, through times of boom and bust and war and peace.

Relax in the the spacious courtyard beneath a spectacular canopy of sails, surrounded by historic fishing boats.

Lively hands-on displays, games, puzzles, free audio guides, film shows and children's activities bring the great story of Great Yarmouth vividly to life.

The Silver Darlings Café serves a range of light lunches including kipper paté and marinated herrings with salad plus teas, coffees, soft drinks and ice cream. Use the café at any time – you don’t need a museum ticket.

Admission Costs

Adult: £5.20
Adult in Family Group: £4.30
Concession*: £4.40
Young Person (4-16): £3.80
Museums Pass holders and under 4s free. Discounts for groups, ring 01493 743943 (non schools), 01493 743944 (schools).
* Disabled visitors, over 60s and students.

Please note: Admission to the shop and cafe is free.

Opening Hours

1 April – 1 November 2009
Mon - Sun: 10am - 5pm

2 November 2009 – 31 March 2010
Mon - Fri: 10am - 4pm
Sat & Sun: 12noon - 4pm

Closure times: 24, 25, 26 December 2009 & 1 January 2010

Address

Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life           
Blackfriars Road                                                       
Great Yarmouth
NR30 3BX

 

 

Other Information

A programme of temporary exhibitions changes throughout the year.

Contact:

Tel: 01493 743 930

Email:yarmouth.museums@norfolk.gov.uk

To make an appointment to look at anything in the Maritime Heritage East Archive housed at Time & Tide, please contact Emma Davison on 01493 745526 or email: emma.davison@norfolk.gov.uk

External Website : http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?document=200.44

Accessibility

The museum is fully accessible, lifts, assistance dogs welcome, accessible toilets, audio guides and transcripts available.

How to Find Us

A free car park is situated opposite the museum entrance.

 

Some Photos of Our Museum

Cafe at Time and Tide Museum
Time and Tide Museum of Great Yarmouth Life
Gift Shop at Time and Tide Museum

Comments

Posted:Sep 15, 2009 11:37:09 AM GMT
Rethinking the Maritime Museum 22-23 May 2009 James Steward, Area Museums Officer for Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service attended a conference in Flensburg, Germany entitled ‘Rethinking the Maritime Museum’ (Developments, Perspectives & Challenges). James had been invited to speak about the Time and Tide Museum and the Maritime Heritage East programme. Most of the delegates came from German and Danish maritime museums but others were attending from the Netherlands, Belgium and Greenland. The first day dealt with the museological core themes of collecting and exhibiting. Both sessions made clear that museum objects can help bridge the gap between the personal experience of seafaring and its absence in our everyday lives. To be successful in this effort, it requires not only a detailed knowledge of the material culture but also creative ways of engaging visitors and users of the museums with the history and stories to be told. The second day looked at the importance of maritime museums in the representation of maritime identity. In this context museums are not only important regarding their value for tourism but also regarding their value for the social-cultural development of sea ports and port cities in general. All in all the presentations and debates showed that maritime museums have to reflect the current changes of seafaring and port cities if they want to be more than just a place for nostalgia. But if the maritime museums manage to connect the maritime past and present to the experiences of their visitors and users, the museums can become vivid places for social debate and interaction. The presented examples from the museums practice have demonstrated that a lot of the maritime museums have set a good course. James said, “MHE partners will be aware of the considerable benefit in looking towards the continent for inspiration and in sharing common experiences concerning their collections and audiences.”
Jo O'Donoghue Great Yarmouth Museums

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