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Winner of 10 major awards in 2006 including the Gulbenkian Prize for UK Museum of the Year!

Brunel's ss Great Britain is the world’s first great ocean liner. Launched in 1843 to provide luxury travel to New York, the iron-hulled steamship revolutionised travel and set new standards in engineering, reliability and speed.

Today Brunel's ss Great Britain, is one of the UK’s most exciting museums and visitor attractions, winning many awards, including the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize.

Visitors step back in time in the new Dockyard Museum, before boarding ship as Victorian passengers, to explore the beautifully recreated spaces – from the First Class Dining Saloon and Promenade Deck, to the Engine Room and Steerage. Passengers’ and crew members’ stories are retold through handheld audio companions. The smell of newly baked bread, musty travellers, a smoky engine room and even vomit help bring the 19th century onboard experience alive.

But it is the ss Great Britain’s glass ‘sea’ which is proving the greatest wow factor for visitors. In true ‘Brunelian’ spirit, the ship appears to be afloat on what is the roof of a giant dehumidification chamber. Technological innovation, inspirational design and some truly revolutionary features were key to the ship’s early success, and remain essential to her ongoing conservation in the 21st century.

Admission Prices

Adult £10.95
Concession (senior citizens) £8.25
Student (with valid student card) £5.65
Child (aged 16 and under) £5.65
(Children aged four, and under, FREE)
Family (two adults & three children) £29.95

Tickets allow free and unlimited return visits for 12 months.

Opening Times
Open daily except 24th & 25th December 2008 and January 19th 2009

10am - 5.30pm (April to October)
10am - 4.30pm (November to March)

Last ticket sales are one hour before closing.