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SHOP AND cAFÉVisit our new shop, café and rooftop bar by the shore. Check out our newly designed menu and stop by the shop to browse our new range of HMS Belfast gifts including exclusive stationary, prints and clothing.
The Walrus Café on board will be open from 10.30am until last admission during school holidays and bank holiday weekends. During term time, it is available for group bookings.
cONTAcT USHmS BelfastThe Queen’s Walk London SE1 2JHT 020 7940 6300
London Bridge Station London Bridge, Monument, Tower Hill
If you would like to receive information about events and activities on board HMS Belfast, fill in a comments card today (available on the Quarterdeck) or sign up online. You can also find out more about our learning programme online.
For more information on booking a private tour with one of our Yeomen, visit the website or call 020 7766 0141.
To enquire about hiring HMS Belfast for corporate or private events, call the events team on 020 3116 4457 or email [email protected].
OPeNING TImeSOpen seven days a week except 24, 25 and 26 December
Summer: 1 march – 31 October Open 10am – 6pm (last admission 5pm)
Winter: 1 November – 28 February Open 10am – 5pm (last admission 4pm)
Please note: children aged 15 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
VISITOR MAPEXPLORE LIFE BELOW DECK
TOP TIPS ON THe SHIPWith nine decks to explore, there is plenty to see on HMS Belfast, but don’t miss out on the following highlights:
Interactive Operations Room – experience the sights and sounds of controlling a fleet of ships
Gun Turret experience – discover what it would have been like to be in the midst of a battle
The Fo’c’sle at the bow of the ship – take in the fabulous view up the Thames
Boiler and engine Rooms – explore the powerful machines that drove the ship during operations across the world (access via steep ladder only)
Arctic messdeck – see the tightly packed hammocks where the sailors slept during the Arctic Convoys of the Second World War
Sailors’ stories – visit the Life at Sea exhibition or speak to one of our Yeomen or volunteers to find out more about those who lived and served aboard HMS Belfast
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KeeP HmS BelFAST SHIPSHAPeWe need your help to ensure HMS Belfast is preserved for future generations. Continual conservation work is carried out by staff and volunteers to keep her in tip-top condition – you may even see some of them in action on your visit today.
If you can, please make a donation towards the important work that goes into caring for the ship.
You can make a donation today on the Quarterdeck, or visit iwm.org.uk to donate online or to find out how to become a volunteer.
Audio guide points: tune in as you tour HMS Belfast
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Introduction
Mailroom
Chapel
Boiler Room
Engine Room
Butcher and Potato Store
Baker and 1950s Mess Deck
Galley
Sick Bay, Dispensary and Dentist
Gyro Compass and Forward Steering Position
NAAFI
Provision Issue Room (Rum Ration)
Arctic Messdeck
Punishment Cells
‘B’ Turret 6-inch Shell Room and Magazine
Fo’c’sle
Admiral’s Bridge
Bridge Wireless Office and Electronic Warfare Office
Gun Direction Platform
Compass Platform
Operations Room
Admiral’s and Captain’s Sea Cabins
VHF Room
Boat Deck
4-inch HA/LA Guns
Quarterdeck
Gun Turret Experience (‘Y’ Turret)
Torpedo Flat
Laundry
Sound Reproduction Room
Ramp
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Your tour:follow the route to explore the ship.
Right: The guns on bothforward turrets couldreach a target about14 land miles(22.5 kilometres) away
Scale: HMS Belfast compared to Tower Bridge
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Safety: HMS Belfast is a warshipdesigned for active service atsea. Please take great care asyou tour the ship, especially onthe stairs. Look out for overheadand floor level hazards. Areasmay be closed for conservation.
Access: For assistanceplease contact a memberof staff on arrival.
Where it all happens: Upper decks
How it works: Below decks
Life on board: Main exhibition decks
Café
Upper Deck bar:Opening for summer
Viewpoints
Shop
Lift
Toilets
Conservation andInformation Centre
Exhibition Galleries
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Walrus Café
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14 land miles(22.5 km)
Recycle me!
Please hand this map back to the Yeomen on the Quarterback to allow it to be reused