HMS Belfast

Great place to be if you’re a WW2 history fan.
My hubby loved it. I’m not a big WW2 historian but it was cool to see the ship museum.
Interesting to see how soldiers lived on the ship back in the days. I would recommend it, very educational and fun

I have recently visited hms Belfast it is cool and fun I like it it is currently a tour but with out a guise I like the expirience room but it was intresting .
If you want to go it is £16 per person

I’ve always wanted to visit this ship ‘museum’ so had an opportunity to visit one grey winter morning when not too many tourists or school parties were about.
HMS Belfast is one of the various sites of the Imperial War Musem. £16 entry but well worth it in this case. There’s a self guided audio tour.
HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy cruiser built in the late 1930s and saw extensive wartime action in WWII and then again in the Korean war in the 50’s.
The whole ship has been restored and almost all of it is open to explore around from deep inside the engine rooms through to the kitchens, medical area, mess, sleeping areas, gun turrets, communication rooms and bridge. I found the whole thing hugely interesting and you can really imagine what it must have been like. There’s a lot to see and it takes a few hours to see everything. I love the details of little things such as what was available for those on board in the shop, the design of the ship, the engines, all of it.
Note: There are a lot of fairly steep ladders to go up and down with some restricted head space (I had to duck down frequently to avoid getting pranged on the head) so probably not one for the claustrophobic or anyone who isn’t that mobile.
Anyhow, highly recommended as a piece of history that’s interesting and let’s you feel like you are there back in time.

So… apparently this is a conference venue. Who knew? My company did, I guess. We held our annual kick off aboard this week and it was definitely unusual.
In terms of an event space, it was pretty decent even for a battleship. The wifi worked perfectly and the catering food was good. Downsides would be how easy it is to get lost and end up wandering around halls that look the exact same. And the distance from the conference room to the café was kind of a pain as over a hundred of us needed to rattle up and down the ladder staircase.
During the breaks we wandered around with the regular tourists giving ourselves creepy guided tours. This place is pretty legit. They have a bunch of waxwork figures acting as the various functions the ship used to carry out. The kitchen blows hot air and the dental room and surgery actually smell like old school antiseptic, so it all feels very realistic. Almost too much so. It can be a bit eery. Even the hospital beds have radios playing old music.
It’s a super fun place to have a conference or events and so much more interesting than a hotel venue hall.

Very interactive & educational w a little for everyone. Mind u they have a lot o narrow stairs to climb up & down so b prepped for the physicality of this experience. It’s fun for kids & adults who r in decent shape.

I love this ship. I see it all the time and I end up getting invited to parties and events on it several times a year.
Each and every time I feel quite special and have a lovely time.
I think the guys at IWM do a great job in keeping her ship shape and I really like the new bar they have open by their ticket office. I can’t remember it’s name but it’s great fun and has views to die for.

This was a stop that wasn’t on my planned London trip. We ended up with some extra time and were close to here so we went. We had a London Pass so it was practically free. I love visiting ships and this was a great addition to our trip. Its a very well put together museum. It helps to follow the map though since the signs are as helpful as you would think. I ended up going through it ‘quickly’ since it was near closing time but it still took me over an hour. The mannequins they have are almost creepily realistic but a very neat touch. The have an audio guide that is included with the tour in several languages. (Tip, if you somehow screw up and change the language to something you don’t understand, you can hit 9999 to pick another language). There are also great views of the river and of the Tower bridge from around the ship. On one of the mid-​decks there is a nice museum type area that has a lot of history and models as well as movies and audio of some of the more famous battles. Tip: This is not an OSHA friendly tour. The ship has lots of steep ladders (not even stairs) to get from place to place. You can still go around the first desk with out using a ladder but the rest of the ship is impossible to get to. Even if we didn’t have the London Pass, 11 pounds is worth it.

Très satisfait de cette visite. Alors que cette attraction était en rénovation lors d’un de mes précédents passages à Londres, le bateau a rouvert. Sa visite m’avait toujours intrigué sans que je né sache trop à quoi m’attendre. La clé du succès de ce lieu est qu’il n’est justement pas trop un musée mais une vraie visite très (très) complète d’un bateau de guerre des moteurs à la cabine du capitaine. Un vrai plaisir ! Et quel bel emplacement à côté de Tower Bridge.
Attention, le lieu n’est adapté qu’aux personnes adultes mobiles. Évitez d’y emmener votre grand-​mère ou vos petits neveux de 8 ans.

Die Belfast ist ein Kriegsschiff, welches wohl eher für die Technikinteressierten spannend ist. Ich persönlich fand es ein «nice to have», aber definitiv kein must!
Die Lage, in der Nähe der Tower Bridge und gegenüber des Towers, ist ganz nett.

From the looks of it, you can’t make this ship operational in case aliens attack. It turns out the communications are sealed and some of the turrets seemed to be welded shut.
As everyone said, it is sort of expensive to pay 10 pounds to walk around a ship, but it is fairly fun. It’s quite large and you can explore the very top to very bottom.
My biggest question is, however, how did they manage to put that torpedo in the hallway?
If you happen to see it in one of the hull decks, let me know what you think. It’s huge and there don’t seem to be any doors it would fit through.
Aliens?!

Really cool ship. Really cool stuff.
I would recommend coming here if you have a couple of hours to spare. It’s the permanently docked ship along the Thames river just west of the Tower Bridge. If you have the London Pass, your entrance fee is waived. An audio guide is included with your tour.
There is a lot of history with this ship. You get to walk on the decks and the halls of the sailors and officers that served during World War 2. It’s a battleship, so they have the standard huge guns that were used during a lot of the Naval warfares.
I might be a little biased because I love military history, but still, even the young and the old will enjoy their time here. And they just re-​opened the museum after several months of renovation.
It’s a bit pricey, but if you have the London Pass, you’re golden.

The HMS Belfast is a British navy warship dating back to 1938; she was hugely important in World War II, including D-​Day, and now is a permanent musuem on the River Thames in London.
This was definitely one of my favorite tourist stops in England. I’m not the history buff my husband is, but you can’t not be intrigued here. They have exhibits dedicated to specific battles and events. See what it would have been like to live onboard, from the hammock-​filled messdeck to a genuinely scary sick bay to the rum rations. And look at the inner workers of the ship, including the shell room, magazine and handling room, engines, radios, and operation rooms. There’s a lot of tidbits scattered around the ship, with signs, wax figures and an audio tour– this is one place where you should definitely take them up on the headset, as it’s very informative and you’d miss a lot without it.
Tickets are expensive at £14, but that’s really not more than any of the other major London attractions. Plan on 90 minutes to explore the ship in its entirety, and wear comfortable shoes that are good for climbing ladders. We went on a weekday afternoon in May and most of the time it seemed like we were the only people there, so it’s a nice break from the crowds.
This is one of the most unique, immersive museums you could visit. Definitely worth a visit while you’re in London.

Das Schiff ist so ziemlich das einzige Kampfschiff in einer derartigen Größe aus der Zeit des 2. Weltkrieges das man als Museum besichtigen kann. Noch dazu war es «nur» ein leichter Kreuzer und man kann sich, nachdem man dieses Schiff besichtigt hat kaum vorstellen das es Schlachtschiffe gab die fast 3x so viel Besatzung hatten und heute gibt es ja noch größere Kampfschiffe. Denn was es hier alles zu besichtigen gibt und wie so ein Schiff funktionierte ist wirklich faszinierend.
Das Wort HMS steht für die Abkürzung His/​Her Majestys Ship
Im Jahr 1965 wurde die HMS Belfast außer Dienst gestellt und 1971 zu einem Museum umgebaut. Heute gehört das Schiff dem britischen Imperial War Museum und kann auch als Veranstaltungsort gebucht werden. Seit ihrer Umfunktionierung zu einem Museumsschiff verließ die HMS Belfast ihren Liegeplatz lediglich zwei Mal für Instandhaltungsarbeiten im Trockendock, zuletzt 1999.
Man sollte sich schon ein bißchen Zeit für dieses Schiff nehmen, denn die Ausmaße sind schon gewaltig und ich habe wirklich die Orientierung darauf verloren.

This is a real live boy’s toy and a piece of heroic maritime history open for public exploration.
After seeing service in WW2 in the Normandy landings, HMS Belfast is now moored just upriver from Tower Bridge as a permanent floating museum. Even from the bank, she’s still an impressive sight.
£10.70 gets you aboard but be on the lookout for discount vouchers in local publications and tourist brochures.
Just to be able to clamber over the decks and explore the various levels within the ship and admire the big guns is impressive enough. However, in addition, there is a lot of information scattered about the ship as well as waxwork recreations of conditions on board. It’s sometimes sobering to slow down and think about what this ship has really been through in the past and how those brave naval seamen operated in such cramped conditions to literally fight for our lives and freedom.
A good day out and close enough to other attractions such as the Tower of London opposite on the north bank of the Thames, the London Dungeons and Borough Market.

If you’re a Second World War buff and want to learn a little bit more about naval life during this period, it would be hard to be disappointed with a trip to HMS Belfast, most famous for support in advancing allied troops on D-​day and preserved as an Imperial War Museum site for her historical importance in both the Second World War and the Korean War.
On board you’ll receive a map of the nine decks which tell the story of the sailors with waxwork models and reconstructions. There are a lot of ladders from the Captain’s bridge to the boiler rooms so suitable clothing and able bodies are advised! Entrance is £10.30 but I got a special 2 for 1 deal from a booklet you can pick up in the underground — look out for them!