Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

The Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre is a heritage attraction at Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, opened in 1991.[1] Winning the Blue Peter Children's Museum of the Year award in 1993.[1] It depicts the 1950s heyday of the distant waters fishing fleet. The centre also hosts a programme of temporary exhibitions throughout the year. Tours of the fishing trawler Ross Tiger are available.

Ross Tiger moored in Grimsby's Alexandra Dock by the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

References

  1. 1 2 Turpin, Adrian (11 December 1993). "The smell of success: Business is booming at the National Fishing Heritage Centre in Grimsby". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2014.

Coordinates: 53°34′09″N 0°05′02″W / 53.5691°N 0.0839°W / 53.5691; -0.0839

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.