All UK schools, FE colleges and youth groups must book their visit to HMS Belfast in advance and pay on arrival.

Explore the ship on a self-guided visit, or for a charge add a learning session during term time to support your programmes of study in History, Literacy, Numeracy, Art, Science and Citizenship.

Overnight stays are available to UK schools and youth groups with children aged 8-18 who can Kip in a Ship.

Choose what you want to see and do

Learning sessions use film, photographs, objects and veteran testimonies to tell the story of the life onboard HMS Belfast.

All activities must be pre-booked, so choose from our sessions for Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 or Post-16.

Check our Terms and Conditions

So that all our visitors have a safe and enjoyable visit and we are fair to everyone

• students must be supervised at all times with a ratio of at least one adult for every of ten children
• large groups may have to be divided
• only two decks can be accessed without climbing or descending ladders – for more information see Accessibility

Before you request a visit check our current charges and cancellation policies in our Terms and Conditions.

Request a visit

Once you have decided what you would like to do complete our visit request form.

If we can match your request with our availability a Visit Confirmation letter with a suitable itinerary will be emailed to you within ten working days. If we cannot accommodate you we will contact you by email.

Please do not make travel arrangements until you have received a Visit Confirmation letter. We are not able make provisional bookings or to respond to queries by phone or fax.

Requests for changes should be emailed to learningbookings@iwm.org.uk but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to amend a confirmed booking. We aim to respond to all email enquiries within two working days.