Classic Boat Museum Cowes
The Gallery, Coulumbine Road
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About Classic Boat Museum Cowes
Step aboard maritime history at this Cowes venue showcasing vintage watercraft, where visitors can admire beautifully preserved boats while enjoying light refreshments.
What's nearby
- Cowes Harbour Fuels next door
- Diverse Marine Ltd. next door
- Duke of York 300m away
- Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club 400m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Saturday
- 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Run entirely by volunteers hence limited opening hours. Very knowledgeable guys on site on all aspects of wooden and elderly boats. Strongly recommend a visit if you are in the area when they are open.
· via Google
Stumbled across this little gem of a boat museum by sheer accident. The exhibits were fascinating encompassing many decades of boating. The volunteers working there are to be admired. Their knowledge and stories told are fascinating and were most welcoming.
· via Google
Amazing DOUBLE-MUSEUM linked by a 5 minute Chain-Ferry costing only a couple of £’s or so, which crosses the Medina river. It takes both cars, bikes and passengers. There is also a tiny passenger-only boat. WEST-COWES has the MUSEUM-SHED (with lots of awesome, real-life, big boats) and EAST-COWES has the MUSEUM-GALLERY (with many elegant, curiosity-cabinets full of Boaty-Things related to Isle of Wight history). Fab for ALL. Kids will have great fun and adults will be enthralled. Check opening times, Tuesday and Friday are good bets for both EAST & WEST. ( East Cowes gallery is open some Saturdays).
· via Google
Lovely museum that we stumbled upon when looking for somewhere to go one day whilst on holiday. The volunteers were so friendly and welcoming, pumped up the life boat so the children could sit in it and had a game of table football with us which the children loved. Fab place, lots of interest, we will certainly recommend to others :-)
· via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Medina Village, Medina Road, Cowes, PO31 7LP Get directions
- Category
- Museums & Galleries
- Guest rating
- 4.7 / 5 (42 reviews)
- Suitable for
- Ages 4+
- Setting
- Indoor
- Good for children
- Yes
- Destination
- East Cowes