Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre
ENTRY
from £4.50
WHERE
Grimsby
What it’s like
Climb aboard a restored trawler and dig into Grimsby's fishing history, with a museum, gallery and café by the docks.
The big draw here is the Ross Tiger, a real trawler you climb aboard on a guided tour, walking the deck and down into the bits that show what the job actually involved. It's £3.50 on top for an adult, £1.50 for a child, and it runs at set times through the day rather than whenever you fancy, so it pays to check the times when you arrive rather than assume you can just wander on. Under-fives aren't allowed on the tour itself, which is a fair enough safety call on a working ship but worth knowing if you've got a toddler in tow who'll have to sit this bit out.
Away from the boat there's the museum side: exhibitions and activities that walk through Grimsby's fishing story, and the gallery is free to look round even if you don't pay for the main ticket. That's a nice touch if you just want a quick browse or you're killing half an hour before a tour slot. A family ticket covering two adults and up to four children comes in at £19 without the Ross Tiger or £26 with it, which puts a proper day out here within reach without every add-on stinging separately.
Give yourself a couple of hours if you want to do the museum and a tour, since the Ross Tiger visits run at fixed slots and you'll want to time your look round the exhibitions to fit. Last entry is an hour before closing, so a late-afternoon turn-up won't get you the full run of things. The Galley Café is open daily except Mondays and does hot drinks, cakes and a proper breakfast or lunch, and it's open to anyone passing through, not just ticket holders.
It's closed on Mondays entirely, which catches people out if that's the day you had free. Parking is pay and display on site, with the Freshney Place car park nearby as a backup if it's busy.
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- One hour before closing
- Parking
- Pay and display car park on site
- Food
- Galley Café open daily except Mondays, 10:30am-4pm, serving hot drinks, cakes, breakfast and lunch
- Gallery, gift shop and café access is free even without a museum ticket
- Ross Tiger tours can't be pre-booked online, you sort it when you arrive
- Closed Mondays, including the café
- Last entry is an hour before closing, so don't leave it too late
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Adults are £9, children £4.50, concessions £6.50. A family ticket for two adults and up to four children is £19, or £26 with the Ross Tiger tour included.
Do we need to book the Ross Tiger tour?
You book it on entry rather than in advance, and it's subject to availability, so it's worth asking as soon as you arrive rather than leaving it late.
What times does the Ross Tiger tour run?
Tours go at 11am, 12pm and 2pm Tuesday to Sunday and bank holidays, with an extra 3pm tour in the summer season from April to October.
Can toddlers go on the ship tour?
Children under 5 aren't permitted on the Ross Tiger tour, though the museum and gallery are still open to them.
What time is last entry?
One hour before closing, so 4pm in summer and 3pm in winter.
Is there anywhere to eat?
The Galley Café does hot drinks, cakes, breakfast and lunch, open daily except Mondays. Anyone can pop in for the café even without a museum ticket.
Is it open every day?
It's closed on Mondays. Otherwise it's open Tuesday to Sunday and bank holidays, 10am to 5pm in summer and 10am to 4pm in winter.
Is there parking?
There's a pay and display car park on site, and Freshney Place Shopping Centre nearby also has pay and display parking if it's busy.
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