A full programme of events for visitors to Cutty Sark this February.
Highlights this month include:
Celebrate LGBTQ+ month on the ship with family crafting workshops.
Hear traditional sea shanties performed by Cutty Sark’s resident sea shanty singers.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
Out at Sea15: 23 February 2025: 11.00 – 16.00
A family festival celebrating queer maritime history through the ages. This year the festival will be extended across the week and taking place at multiple Royal Museums Greenwich sites. See live performances, storytelling and take part in creative workshops for all ages. Bring your family and friends to enjoy a line-up of queer historians, artists and performers as we celebrate LGBTQ+ history, identities and communities. There will be crafting workshops taking place at the ship, exploring love tokens and sailor craft.
Further Information: Out at Sea | LGBTQ+ History Month Events London
Sea Shanty Singers: 1, 2 February 2025: 11.45 | 12.45 | 13.30
Cutty Sark’s resident sea shanty groups Swinging the Lead and The HogEye Men transform the famous tea clipper's 'Tween Deck with the harmonies of sea shanties, traditional working songs. Come along to hear this enduring maritime tradition brought to life.
Further Information: Sea shanty singers | Royal Museums Greenwich
Ship Mates: Wednesdays during term-time
A weekly adventure for little sailors to explore the playful learning environment inside Cutty Sark, allowing families to come together and share experiences. Facilitators will focus on essential skills such as problem solving and working together.
Admission: £5 per adult: Ship Mates | Royal Museums Greenwich
Character Encounters: Weekends during term-time
Come aboard to hear Cutty Sark's incredible stories brought to life by characters from the ship’s past. Meet Captain Woodget, the ship’s most daring master, Jock Willis, the man who built Cutty Sark, Nannie, the ship’s figurehead, James Robson, the ship’s cook, or our new dockworker characters, who all have special stories to tell.
Admission: Free: Cutty Sark Characters | Royal Museums Greenwich
Ship Keeper’s Kit: Weekdays
Pick up a kit from the admissions desk on arrival and use the tools inside to learn all about how our ship keeping team conserves Cutty Sark.
Admission: Free with admission to the ship
Sensory back packs: Daily
Explore Cutty Sark with hands on, sensory fun for all the family. Borrow a sensory backpack from the admissions desk to enhance your visit.
Admission: Free with admission to the ship
Cutty Sark Audio Guide Tour: Daily
Want to hear what life was really like at sea? Download the Cutty Sark audio guide and take a voyage into our seafaring past. All that is needed for the tour is a phone and the Smartify app.
Admission: Free: Cutty Sark audio guides | Listen to the history of the ship
Cutty Sark is open 10.00 – 17.00, Monday – Sunday
Further Information: Cutty Sark | Royal Museums Greenwich (rmg.co.uk)