Half Term Activities At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

27th January 2010

During February half term visitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard can enjoy spending time with the family, by ‘taking the challenge’ in activities and pastimes that will test their survival and code breaking skills and by participating in games with a Tudor twist. 

The family friendly programme of activities includes both free drop in workshops and activities that are free with a valid Historic Dockyard ticket and this year sees the launch of some brand new ventures.

A dedicated family activity area will be opening for the first time this half term on board HMS Warrior 1860. Visitors can bring their ‘young sailors’ for costumed role-play, toys, games and colouring in the ship’s Gun Room.

Warrior will also be encouraging visitors to ‘Follow the Flag’ as they discover more about the men who lived and worked on board as well as cracking and creating codes using semaphore.

The National Museum of the Royal Navy, (Royal Naval Museum), will be taking to the road for the first time during a school holiday, as it takes the lead in the Sea Life Roadshow at Buckland Community Centre. The day will include arts and crafts, storytelling, object-handling and a variety of other activities.

For all those intrepid explorers there is also an opportunity to get prepared for an adventure to the Pole by discovering some survival tips and making Arctic explorers kits at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Tudor Games and Pastimes will be the theme at the Mary Rose Museum and families will have the chance to challenge each other to discover how Tudor entertainment compares to today.

Find out more about family days out in Portsmouth here