Monday 21 July – Sunday 31 August
Experience the ultimate indoor surf-inspired adventure at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall with our exciting programme of summer holiday activities for families.
Get ready to be amazed by Wipeout, a spectacular aerial adventure inspired by our SURF! exhibition and discover the wonders of our marine world through interactive activities with Surfers Against Sewage Ocean School.
All summer holiday activities are FREE with your Museum admission ticket. Pay once and enjoy free return visits for a whole year with an annual pass.
Drop in, cut back, and hang ten with us this summer!
Get ready to ride the wave of excitement as our daily dance and theatre pop-up show takes over the Museum throughout the summer holidays.
Immerse yourself in the magic of movement and music, all inspired by our SURF! exhibition and the golden age of vintage surf culture.
Created by two of Cornwall’s leading performance companies, Cscape and Off the Wall, Wipeout fuses impressive physical theatre with dazzling aerial choreography.
Shows every day at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
Wipeout is suitable for all ages – from tots to teens, groms to grans!
Relaxed Wipeout sessions will take place every Sunday at 11am. If you have any questions about accessibility please get in touch with us.
This summer holidays we’re working in partnership with Surfers Against Sewage to bring you Ocean School, all sorts of fun family activities to join in with on your Museum visit.
Discover the ocean food chain in a Museum Trail, get hands-on creating artworks to take home and receive an official SAS Ocean Activist Certificate, all included with Museum admission.
Every day, 12.30pm to 3.15pm
Celebrate the sea with family craft activities, make your own surfing creature or ocean animal sun visor.
Every day, 10am – 5pm
Explore the Museum while finding out more about the ocean food chain.
Every day, 10am – 5pm
Design your own ocean poster in our Waterside Cafe.
Every day, 10am – 5pm
What creatures can you spot when you look through our Tidal Zone windows?
Take some quiet time out to connect with your senses in the Mindful Space in our Lecture Theatre.
Once you’ve completed the Ocean School activities at the Museum head to the admissions desk with your trail sheet to collect your certificate!
Explore 15 galleries over five floors, jump aboard boats, climb the 100-foot Lookout Tower, go underwater in the Tidal Zone, celebrate the joy of surfing in our major SURF! exhibition, uncover ocean adventures and survival stories and sail miniature boats on the Boat Pool.
The Summer holiday activities are FREE as part of the Museum’s annual admission fee. Pay once and get in free for a year.
National Maritime
Museum Cornwall Trust
Discovery Quay
Falmouth Cornwall
TR11 3QY
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Tel: +44(0)1326 313388
Email: enquiries@nmmc.co.uk