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Welcome to The Diving Museum
Promoting and Preserving Our Diving Heritage
We are a small, volunteer-run museum powered by you. You are the reason we exist. We look forward to helping you explore our museum.
2021 Opening Hours
11am to 4pm
Last entry 3.30pm
Weekends and Bank holidays from 2nd July to 31st October 2021
Admission
Adults: £4
Seniors and Kids (5-18 years): £3
Family (two adults and up to four children): £12
Under 5s: free
Carers: free
The Diving Museum
The Diving Museum
No. 2 Battery
Stokes Bay Road
Gosport
PO12 2QU
United Kingdom
What’s On
Virtually Underwater Art Gallery
An online exhibition of contemporary art celebrating the beauty of bubbles – underwater bubbles.
Part of our annual series of art exhibitions entitled ‘Underwater’
Raising the Kursk
Saturday 10/Jul/2021
We regret that due to Covid restrictions we have had to limit attendance at this event. If restrictions are lifted we will re-open ticket sales on 3 July when the museum reopens.
An evening talk by Mike O’Meara who was a member of the British team that was invited to assist with negotiations and planning the salvage of the stricken submarine.
No Room for Error – The Thai Cave Rescue
Saturday 02/Oct/2021
“How many are you?” “Thirteen”. The famous exchange between two British Cave Divers and 13 young Thai men trapped in a flooded cave, and the launch of one of the most remarkable rescues in history.
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If you go down to the woods today …
A new wildlife haven at our library/store in the ARP bunker, Alverstoke.
JIM goes online
Museum volunteer, Richard Castle, has launched a new website dedicated to one of our prize exhibits, the JIM suit.
Thank you for your CO-OPeration
Thank you to the Co-op and its customers for a very generous donation to the museum.
Brainbox Puzzles
Amazing Facts
Funny Bones
And lots more
