edwin fox maritime museum

This was a really well presented and unique exhibition well worth the NZ$15 entrance fee. Particularly interesting to read about the vessel's construction and then see it in the dry dock.

This was great. Seems sad that not many people even know this is here.we got cheap entry via bookme.ould defiantly recommend and it only will take you 60-90 minutes

Some of my ancestors emigrated from UK to Australia in a ship like this one, at around the same time (mid 1800s), so it was fantastic to be able to walk all around it and see what the interior was like. Also amazing to enter a dry dock and stand under a ship's hull, not something you do every day!

Very interesting place to visit with a mixture of history about Picton and the Sailing vessel The Edwin Fox. The staff were friendly and informative . The vessel itself is being preserved rather than restored, but you still can get the feeling as to what life aboard would have been like all those years ago.

We stumbled across this museum whilst walking around....take the time to have a look. A walk inside the hull of the old boat on display was interesting

Our visit to the Edwin fox museum was great. We met a very attentive and enthusiastic staff member and were disappointed to miss the tour. Really interesting to see the boat on 2 levels and the underside. A few good areas set up on the upper deck to show conditions for various types of passengers during the boats' use. Museum area was well set up sequenced from the birth of the ship through her use in the Crimean war, transporting convicts to Western Australia, settlers to NZ then through to more recent uses. Watch the film as it gives a good rundown of the history interspersed amongst 1980s footage of her being transported into the dry dock where she now sits. Worth the effort if you are in Picton given that she is the last remaining ship used to transport troops to the Crimea region and the last remaining Australian convict ship. We got a great deal on bookme.com though I would have happily paid full price.

Three aspects of this museum:Look around the museum, see a film about the Edwin Fox then go outside and right underneath it in dry dock.We visited a few years ago then again last month when we were were amazed to find they are busy decking out the inside in the original layout. So don't forget to go inside too!

This museum focusses on a ship that has been lovingly preserved by a group of dedicated and determined people. What an achievement. The boat itself is beautiful in its own way. I enjoyed being able to walk on the ancient timbers, and marvel at the curve of wood around the hull. Such a close-up look is rare! The stories of the ship's voyages, including convict transport, are fascinating, and well presented. Just getting the boat into the dry dock was a feat in itself, as documented by the film in the main gallery. Little touches, like a bunk that visitors are invited to lie on, a model of a convict emerging from the accommodation below, make it easier to capture the life on board. For the technically minded, there are also diagrams of the method of constructing wooden hulls.

This museum is outstanding. The Edwin Fox was a cargo carrying sailing ship which has been preserved in dry dock in Picton. The museum is fascinating, with many artifacts and information, including an excellent, short video. You needn't love boats to be captivated by the Edwin Fox's history, especially the story behind its purchase and preservation by its dedicated team of restorers and others. Standing in its dry dock, under its hull, and wandering in what's left of the ship helps you appreciate the skill in building it, and the challenge to preserve it. Fascinating- if in Picton, go!

Stuck with a rainy day in Picton, I popped along to see the Edwin Fox. I was just in time to join a tour with the museum manager. Her passion and interest for the stories of this ship made history come alive as she described the various voyages, cargoes and uses to which the boat has been put. A unique opportunity to explore a piece of history at such close quarters with such a knowledgeable guide is not to be missed. Aim to be there for a tour which run at 11am and 1pm and know that your entrance fee is preserving a piece of global history.

I visited the edwin fox museum today, got there just in time for an amazing free tour (11am and also at 2pm). So great to be lead around the ship and learn some of its cool history! It's so underrated for what it is, the fact you can walk on the boat and touch and get a feel for what it must of been like for all the people who have sailed with her over the years is great. You wouldn't get that anywhere else with such an attraction! It's really amazing to stand on board and read diary entries written by passengers hundreds of years ago, you really get a feel for what it must of been like. The admission is $15 per adult and I have no problems paying this as it's all locally run with no government funding! It is well worth a visit if you are visiting picton or just passing through. Thank you - Jamie 27 UK

Interesting video showing the history of the ship, some good I formation boards and artefacts, and best of all opportunity to see a one hundred and fifty year old sailing vessel. We worth the time.

Lots to see here in an old sailing ship used, among other things in its long career as transport for immigrants to NZ. You can get into a bunk doesn't seem too cramped until you realise that it was for 4 to 6 people! the construction of the vessels hull is plain to see (because it is in an advanced state of decay in places) and is fascinating. Enjoy the dry dock too with 10m of water just behind the gates...

Spent some time there and I enjoyed the history. The ship itself was fantastic and the museum was good. Like the video.

Spent the morning here before a ferry crossing, and had a great tour. While there are lots of steps and some steep walking involved, you cannot beat the experience of walking the real decks, hold, and touching history. They encourage interaction with the ship, including trying out the steerage bunks. The video describes the move to its present dry dock, and the exhibits put the ship in historical perspective.