Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre is a maritime museum that documents fishing history through original ship interiors and preserved artifacts. The museum focuses on how workers lived and worked during the 1950s, showing the daily reality of life aboard and in the fishing industry.

The museum opened in 1991 and focuses on the period when Grimsby became a major fishing center after the railway connected the town to London markets in 1848. This connection transformed the place from a small harbor into one of Europe's leading fishing ports.

The museum shares the daily experiences of fishing workers through personal accounts and recreated spaces that show how they lived and worked. These displays reveal the central role the fishing industry held in shaping the town's identity and people's lives.

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, with extended hours during summer and reduced schedules in winter. It sits directly at Alexandra Dock, making it easy to locate and allowing visitors to see the restored vessel at the waterfront.

The main attraction is the Ross Tiger, a restored fishing vessel from 1957 permanently moored at Alexandra Dock. Visitors can tour this ship with guided walks lasting up to an hour, discovering what daily life aboard these boats was truly like.

Location: Grimsby

Inception: 1991

Operator: North East Lincolnshire Council

Address: National Fishing Heritage Centre, Alexandra Dock, Great Grimsby DN31 1UZ

Phone: 01472323345

Website: https://fishingheritage.com

GPS coordinates: 53.56910,-0.08390

Latest update: December 13, 2025 11:40