national maritime museum cornwall: preparing for your visit
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National Maritime Museum Cornwall:
Preparing for your visit
Welcome!
This is the museum
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You can arrive by car, bus, train, boat or ferry.
Getting here
This is the car park There is a short walk to the
museum from the car park
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There is a sliding door that opens automatically when you are close to it
Entrance
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This is the gift shop. Usually people visit this
at the end of their visit.
Front Desk
This is where you get your tickets.
You can also get ear defenders and a
sensory bag with interesting things in
here.
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Welcome Desk
You will be welcomed by a volunteer at this
desk.
You can ask anyone wearing this uniform
for help during your visit.
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There are toilets on the first and second floors.
The toilets have hand dryers which can be quite loud.
Toilets
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You can hang up your coat on the coat
rack.
Main Hall
The first room you will see is very big. There are lots
of boats.
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You will need £1 for a token which will give you 4.5 minutes to sail a boat.
If it is busy you might have to wait your turn.
This pool is not for swimming.
Boat Pool — where you can sail a model boat
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What you might see... Boats
Old things in cases
Touch screens
Paintings Change boxes where you can put a
coin in and watch it spin around.
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There is a workshop where boats are often made which can be
noisy.
There is a spiral staircase or small lift to get to the top and
bottom of the tower.
There is a play area suitable for children aged 8 and under.
If you need some time out you can ask a volunteer or someone
wearing a name badge. There is a quiet area available during
relaxed sessions.
There is a café.
You may see wet floor signs.
You might like some areas more than others—that’s ok!
We hope you enjoy your visit!
In partnership with Spectrum