Welcome to Lowestoft Maritime Museum

The museum is currently open for the Summer season until Saturday 31st October 2026.

Opening Hours: daily 10 am – 4 pm (last entry 3 pm)

Should you wish to contact the museum at any time please email admin@lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk. All enquiries will be answered.

Close to the  North Sea in Lowestoft’s lovely Sparrow’s Nest Gardens, Lowestoft Maritime Museum offers a fascinating few hours of enjoyment and discovery for all ages.

“What a wonderful record of Lowestoft’s Heritage.”

David Cleveland, Berkshire.

Volunteer Recruitment

Would you like to be part of our team? We are always looking for new volunteers to join our teams to welcome visitors and share the town’s history with our visitors, and help maintain the museum ‘behind the scenes’. Maritime knowledge is not essential as training will be available. Find out more here.

If you are interested, please contact us by email or telephone.

Events

Lowestoft Maritime Festival 2026

Lowestoft Maritime Festival 2026

The Lowestoft Maritime Festival will take place on 29th August 2026, bringing together history, entertainment and fundraising in a one-day event. The festival aims to raise money to help preserve three of the town’s historic vessels – Lydia Eve, Mincarlo and Excelsior...

Armed Forces Day 2026

Armed Forces Day 2026

This year's Lowestoft Armed Forces Day will be held on Saturday 27th June 2026. 10 am to 8pm, Sparrow Nest, NR32 1XG. We will be hosting Live Music, Military Stalls, Displays and much more.    

SAILS & ALES

SAILS & ALES

SAILS & ALES hosted by East Point Pavilion, Royal Green, Lowestoft NR33 0AP 5th October 2025   12pm - 5pm We will be attending this celebration of Lowestoft's rich maritime heritage. ⚓️ Ben's Quest Trunk packed with traditional clothing, objects...

Heritage Open Days 2025

Heritage Open Days 2025

Heritage Open Days 2025 12th September - 21st September 2025 Every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It's your chance to visit us and explore our museum free of charge. We are very proud to...

Following the Fish Pop-up Exhibition

Following the Fish Pop-up Exhibition

Following the Fish Pop-up Exhibition 26th August – 11th September 2025 Lowestoft Maritime Museum is pleased to announce that they will be hosting Suffolk Archives’ latest pop-up exhibition.  This follows our successful Fisher Girls exhibition which was last year’s...

News

Heritage Community Events

Heritage Community Events

We attend a variety of cultural and history events around Lowestoft such as Gunton Community Centre, Lowestoft History Day at Lowestoft Library, Lowestoft Culture Day at Pathways Care Farm. The Lowestoft Longshoremen perform at Pathways Feature photo: Volunteer Alan...

read more
Marvellous Model Boats

Marvellous Model Boats

Ann Johnson was on holiday from France, and visited the museum to view the formidable collection of fishing boat models made by her uncle, Alan Thurston. Alan began making models as a boy in the 1930s with a 6d chisel and scrap materials. His unique collection of 20...

read more
Treasure Quest Live 2018

Treasure Quest Live 2018

As a result of the museum being a clue holder for Treasure Quest live in August, we were invited to send someone to be part of the last "Treasure Quest Live" stage show at the Playhouse Theatre , Norwich on Saturday the 10th Nov. David our Vice President traveled to...

read more
Northgate Infants school visit

Northgate Infants school visit

The visit was by 60 children from the Northgate Infants school Great Yarmouth on a day trip to the museum. The trip was sponsored by the Great Yarmouth Lodge of Friendship No 100 together with the Worshipful Master John Beales and his wife Liz. The trip also included...

read more
Great Yarmouth Festival

Great Yarmouth Festival

For the 19th year in a row the museum had a colourful stall at the Great Yarmouth Festival. It was a busy weekend meeting, greeting and talking to people about the museum. A good chance to advertise and encourage people to visit us. We took in excess of £250 over the...

read more
Tom Crisp remembered

Tom Crisp remembered

Lowestoft Hero Tom Crisp VC DSC remembered. The Great Grandchildren of Tom Crisp VC visited the museum 5th May 2017 and left this message. “We have enjoyed re-visiting the museum as we used to come to Lowestoft on holiday as children in the 70s. We always visited the...

read more

Contact us

Find us on social media

Contacting the museum

We welcome feedback and additional information about our collections.

Lowestoft Maritime Museum
Sparrows Nest Gardens
Whapload Road
Lowestoft,
NR32 1XG

You can contact the museum direct by calling 01502 561963

General enquiries

For all enquiries please email : admin@lowestoftmaritimemuseum.co.uk

Facebook

Please come and find us on Facebook.