Click on any of the links below to get details on location, opening times and entry fees for all of the institutions mentioned in our Master and Commander Trail.
Somerset House
The Strand
London
WC2R 1LA
National Maritime Museum
Park Row
Greenwich
London
SE10 9NF
The Old Operating Theatre
9A St Thomas’ Street
London
SE1 9RY
HMS Trincomalee Trust
Jackson Dock
Hartlepool
TS24 0SQ
Red House Stables Working Carriage Museum
Old Road
Darley Dale
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 2ER
HMS Victory
HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3NH
The Historic Dockyard
Chatham
ME4 4TZ
Royal Naval Museum
HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
PO1 3NH
Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower
Priddy’s Hard
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 4LE
Buckler’s Hard
Beaulieu
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7XB
If all that museum talk is just too much, why not take a virtual tour with our guide to Captain Jack Aubrey’s world on the web.
Here is a select list of websites to help you go further
An inspiring site for O'Brian devotees can be found at www.hmssurprise.org
For an all-embracing compendium of O'Brian sites try: www.io.com/gibbonsb/pob/
If you really want to follow in the footsteps of Jack and Stephen try these organisers of trips and events associated with O’Brien’s characters at www.aubreymaturin.co.uk
For an appreciation of the Aubrey-Maturin novels and some particularly commendable extracts try williamcalvin.com/bookshelf/POB.htm
A site devoted to the grisly world of naval surgery can be found at www.theorlopdeck.org
…And finally, if the world of tall ships tickles your fancy check out Lawrence Edwards’ tall ships site featuring a special Patrick O’Brien page www.btinternet.com/~lawrence.edwards/tallships/pob/pob.htm…happy surfing…
Please note that 24 Hour Museum is not responsible for the content of external websites.
INTRODUCTION/LUBBER’S LONDON/ O’BRIAN’S BRITAIN /BIOGRAPHY /NAVAL ESPIONAGE
