HMS Ganges Museum aims to open every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday from 11AM - 5PM (Last Entry 4:30PM) From Easter until the end of October. The Museum is closed November to March.
Please check opening days as they can sometimes change due to nonavailability of volunteers.
Entry is Free. Donations always welcome.
How To Find Us
HMS Ganges Museum Shotley Marina Shotley Gate Suffolk IP9 1QJ
Take Junction 56 off the A14 at Wherstead - Signposted: Ipswich Central A137.
At roundabout take second left exit -Signposted: Ipswich Central A137 & Docks A137 and Shotley(B 1456)
Continue down Bourne Hill (Ski Centre on right) to roundabout at the bottom of the hill.
At roundabout take second exit turning right. Signposted: Shotley B1456.
You will also now see Green Signs to Barrelman's Point housing development (former HMS Ganges site).
Continue along B1456 for about 10 miles, down Bristol Hill. At the bottom of the hill you will see the River Stour ahead and across from that Harwich International Port.
Bear left (Bristol Arms on left corner) and continue along King Edward VII Drive (watch for speed bumps) with the waterfront on your right until you reach Shotley Marina.
Enter the Marina car park on the right and you will see the HMS Ganges Museum directly ahead.
Parking is free with several bays in front of the museum and along the sea wall.
