Summer Holidays

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.

Wipeout

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.

Performance Times

Shows every day at 11am, 1pm and 3pm.

Wipeout is suitable for all ages – from tots to teens, groms to grans!

Meet the Cast

Cscape brings 20 years of storytelling magic and character-filled performance to unusual spaces, while Off the Wall add the wow-factor with their jaw-dropping aerial artistry.

Meet the cast

Watch Trailer

Expect twists, flips, and spins that echo the flow of the ocean, as wave-powered movement brings a vibrant cast of characters to life – there’ll be sun seekers and surfers and even the odd dramatic wipeout!

Watch Trailer

Relaxed Sessions

Relaxed Wipeout sessions will take place every Sunday at 11am, you can download our pre-visit information about these sessions. If you have any questions about accessibility please get in touch.

Download Session Info

Ocean School

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.

Make & Take

Every day, 12.30pm to 3.15pm

Celebrate the sea with family craft activities, make your own surfing creature or ocean animal sun visor.

Food Chain Museum Trail

Every day, 10am – 5pm

Explore the Museum while finding out more about the ocean food chain.

Voice of the Ocean

Every day, 10am – 5pm

Design your own ocean poster in our Waterside Cafe.

Rockpool Ramble

Every day, 10am – 5pm

What creatures can you spot when you look through our Tidal Zone windows?

Mindfulness Moment

Take some quiet time out to connect with your senses in the Mindful Space in our Lecture Theatre.

Ocean Activist Certificate

Once you’ve completed the Ocean School activities at the Museum head to the admissions desk with your trail sheet to collect your certificate!

Ocean School

Surfers Against Sewage are inspiring and empowering young people everywhere to join an ever-growing network of Ocean Activists. Ocean School helps young people understand critical ocean issues and learn how to take action.

A photograph shows a young girl colouring-in a shell illustration, surrounded by craft materials.

Plan Your Visit

Getting here, Food & Drink, Opening Times & Accessibility, here’s some information to help you make the most of your visit.

What else is at National Maritime Museum Cornwall?

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.