Museo Marítimo Walton

Experiencia positiva: The Victorian era, red-brick Museum building is interesting in itself because it was originally built as the town's lifeboat station. It's to be found laid back from the main road, in the fork in the road where the town ends & the actual Naze begins. The structure served in this regard for a few decades before it was decided it was more convenient to moar the lifeboat at the end of Walton Pier. The James Stephens #14 was one of the former lifeboats, once moared at the end of the Pier, now standing outside the museum, fully restored as a static exhibit. Walton Maritime museum is a worthy collection of photos & period reports about the resort's long historic connection with the North Sea. Originally, before the organisation of the RNLI, the town had 2 separate lifeboat crews who competed together & were privately funded. Their incentive had as much to do with compensation & salvage rights as saving lives, causing some animosity between them to be the first to launch. Nowadays, call outs are more likely to be for daytrippers, than for commercial shipping & fisherman. Walton lifeboat has attended some famous rescues over the decades, including when Radio Caroline ship, The Ross Revenge, required evacuating in a heavy storm. However, it reminds me of the museums around the coast in nearby Harwich, due to the fact that it only seems to open once in a blue moon, so the former lifeboat is likely to be the only thing you're able to see...

Experiencia positiva: The Victorian era, red-brick Museum building is interesting in itself because it was originally built as the town's lifeboat station. It's to be found laid back from the main road, in the fork in the road where the town ends & the actual Naze begins. The structure served in this regard for a few decades before it was decided it was more convenient to moar the lifeboat at the end of Walton Pier. The James Stephens #14 was one of the former lifeboats, once moared at the end of the Pier, now standing outside the museum, fully restored as a static exhibit. Walton Maritime museum is a worthy collection of photos & period reports about the resort's long historic connection with the North Sea. Originally, before the organisation of the RNLI, the town had 2 separate lifeboat crews who competed together & were privately funded. Their incentive had as much to do with compensation & salvage rights as saving lives, causing some animosity between them to be the first to launch. Nowadays, call outs are more likely to be for daytrippers, than for commercial shipping & fisherman. Walton lifeboat has attended some famous rescues over the decades, including when Radio Caroline ship, The Ross Revenge, required evacuating in a heavy storm. However, it reminds me of the museums around the coast in nearby Harwich, due to the fact that it only seems to open once in a blue moon, so the former lifeboat is likely to be the only thing you're able to see...

Experiencia fantástica: Great little place

Experiencia fantástica: Interesting and full of great things to look at

Experiencia positiva: Very limited opening hours unfortunately - 2pm-4pm so unless you go then, like I was you will be disappointed

Experiencia positiva: Very informative museum.

Experiencia fantástica: Really nice place to come on holiday, will come again