Harbourside, Irvine

Explore the Linthouse engine shop, Scotland’s ‘Cathedral of Engineering’,
a Victorian Glass-roofed building from 1872.

Build and test your own model boat, or learn to manoeuvre a
remote-controlled boat in our indoor boating ponds.

See our collection of gloating vessels, including Spartan, Scotland’s last
Scottish-built puffer, the harbour tug Garnock, and Carola, a steam yacht
built in 1898.

Learn about Scotland’s importance to maritime history, and about the people
that built and sailed Scottish ships around the world.

Visit the shipyard worker’s tenement flat, a ‘room and kitchen’ restored to its
pre-1920’s appearance.epson scan

Discover ship models, photographs and historic objects in the museum’s Boatshop.

Opening Hours

April 1st – October 31st – 10:00 – 17:00, with seasonal events in the Boat shop.

Contact us for more details.
Puffer’s coffee shop is currently closed due to refurbishment.
Contact for details of reopening.

Harbourside,
Irvine,
Ayrshire,
Scotland,
KA12 8QE
Email: curator@scotmaritime.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1294 278283
Fax: +44 (0)1294 313211