Holyhead Maritime Museum - Anglesey, Wales, UK
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The Holyhead Maritime Museum is housed in th oldest lifeboat station in Wales (circa. 1858). It has a collection of exhibits that tells the fascinating maritime history of Holyhead
Waymark Code: WM8DHP
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/17/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
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The museum houses a variety of artifacts including crockery recovered from the Irish Sea bed. Two large board room models of the vessels that sailed from Holyhead,to Dún Laoghaire and Greenore. The exhibits cover the maritime and social history of the town from the Iron age up to the present day.

A part of the museum's complex is the permanent exhibition "Holyhead at War" housed in a Second World War air raid shelter situated alongside the Maritime Museum.

The restuarant offers panoramic views of the harbour where visitors can watch the ferries going to and from Ireland.
Museum Address:
Beach Road
Holyhead, Wales, UK
LL65 1ES

Museum Website: [Web Link]

Cost: 3.00 (listed in local currency)

Hours of Operation:
Open from 10.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Sunday. The Museum is not open during the winter months.

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