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Five Top Tips for Denmark |
| Submitted by: ICMM President Morten Hahn-Pedersen, Director of the Fiskeri – og Sjogartsmuseet, Esberg, Denmark |
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Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet, Saltvandsakvariet I Esbjerg (Fisheries and Maritime Museum) - http://www.fimus.dk |
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Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde (Vikingshipmuseum, Roskilde) - www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk |
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Fregatten Jylland, Ebeltoft (Frigat Jutland, Ebeltoft) - www.fregatten-jylland.dk |
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Handels-og Søfartsmuseet på Kronborg (Danish Maritime Museum) - www.maritime-museum.dk |
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Marstal Søfartsmuseum (Marstal Maritime Museum) - www.marstal-maritime-museum.dk |
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Five Top Tips in Bristol area, UK |
Submitted by: Matthew Tanner MBE,
Director
SS Great Britain Trust, UK |
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Visiting the ss Great Britain – for obvious reasons – the star maritime attraction in this region. www.ssgreatbritain.org |
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The ferry tour around the harbour – Bristol Ferry Boat Co. |
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The walk from Rownham Mead along under the Clifton suspension bridge, and through the Gorge along the river to Pill and Avonmouth. |
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A trip on Mayflower, the 1850 steam tug in the harbour – (Operated by the City Museum.) |
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A little further afield is Clevedon with a very fine Victorian Pier jutting out into the Bristol Channel, definitely worth walking during a gale! |
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Five Top Tips in Auckland, New Zealand |
| Submitted by: Larry Robbins, formerly CEO NZ National Maritime Museum |
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Auckland waterfront close to the CBD - The NZ National Maritime Museum. A world-class maritime museum. The museum also offers cruises on the harbour in one of its heritage vessels. Check the website for details. |
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Take the ferry to Devonport or a harbour cruise to one of the Gulf Islands where you can walk to the top of Rangitoto, go on a wine cruise around Waiheke etc. Boats leave from the Ferry Building at the waterfront close to the CBD. details |
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In Devonport (across the harbour from Auckland City) visit the Navy Museum (a short walk from the ferry terminal) ... |
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... and have a look at the Steam Tug William C Daldy which is berthed adjacent to the Devonport ferry terminal. The 'Daldy' offers occasional cruises and is available for charter. Real enthusiasts should contact the Preservation Society who may be able to show you over the vessel. |
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If yachts are your thing, take a walk around the Viaduct area (adjacent to the Maritime Museum and a few minutes stroll from the CBD). Admire KZ1 outside the Maritime Museum. Perhaps take a sail aboard an Americas Cup Yacht. |
