Royal Navy news

Drake's Island, a former fort and prison located off the coast of Plymouth, UK, is set to reopen on 15 March for a one-off tour ... More

A new museum, dedicated to the smaller craft used by the Royal Navy in both world wars, is set to open in Gosport, Hampshire, in ... More

Work has started on a £20m (US$26.2m, €23.3m) redevelopment of the waterfront of Hartlepool, UK, with the plans set to include a new visitor attraction, ... More

Hundreds of UK attractions that have received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) are offering free entry, discounts and gifts to visitors who brandish ... More

Despite a decline in visitor numbers, London’s British Museum is still the UK’s most visited attraction, but Scotland reigns supreme, with the country outperforming the ... More

One of London’s most famous monuments, the Admiralty Arch, is to be converted into a Waldorf Astoria hotel. The iconic building was commissioned by King ... More

The D-Day Museum in Portsmouth, UK, has secured £4.7m (US$6.3m, €5.3m) from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a complete restoration of an original Landing ... More

The National Museum of the Royal Navy has begun essential works to support the historic HMS Victory, with the 252-year-old vessel currently at risk of ... More

A major new exhibition telling the story of the 36-hour Battle of Jutland has gone on display at the National Museum of the Royal Navy ... More

INS Viraat – the world’s oldest existing aircraft carrier – is to be decommissioned in June and turned into a museum and luxury hotel in ... More

The last surviving ship of the First World War – HMS Caroline – is entering the final stages of a multi-million pound restoration and redevelopment ... More

The Babcock Galleries at The National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard have opened to the public following a £4.5m renovation. The ... More

Plymouth’s naval heritage centre could be about to move to the centre of the town, with talks about a move from the Devonport area into ... More

UK budget gym operator The Gym Group has appointed Jim Graham as chief operating officer. Graham joined the business in April after leaving Phoenix Equity ... More

A century-old shipwreck on the bed of the Solent has become the first submarine dive trail in the UK to be opened up for tourists. ... More

A new £11.5m trio of exhibitions have opened in Hampshire telling the “untold stories” of the Royal Navy. The attractions, which are based at the ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced £30m of funding towards 10 diverse projects across the length and breadth of the UK. The former North British ... More

The China Fleet Country Club in Saltash, Cornwall has unveiled the addition of its new Aqua Spa, following £500,000-worth of renovation works to its on-site ... More

Footage shot in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the destructive bushfires of Australia’s Black Sunday in 2009 combine with beautiful imagery of African wildlife ... More

The Mary Rose Museum at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has welcomed more than 52,000 visitors since opening its doors on 31 May this year. The new ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced initial support worth £68m for six major projects in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The projects include £9.1m ... More

The last surviving First World War ship, HMS Caroline, has been given a £1m boost for urgent repair works with plans in the pipeline to ... More

Image: London's V&A has secured £5m of support Michael Portillo has confirmed that 34 arts and heritage organisations across England are to share £56m worth ... More

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to transfer ownership of HMS Victory to a new charitable trust established as part of the National Museum of ... More