HMS Belfast
Expore all nine decks of Europe's only surviving big gun warship from WWII. HMS Belfast was launched in 1938, saw active service in World War II, and decommissioned in 1965. Now part of the Imperial War Museum, HMS Belfast has been a floating museum since 1971.
Web: hmsbelfast.iwm.org.uk
Open: Summer 10am-6pm, Winter till 5pm (last admission 45 minutes before close)
Prices: £10.30, senior citizen and student £7.20; under-16s free
Open: Summer 10am-6pm, Winter till 5pm (last admission 45 minutes before close)
Prices: £10.30, senior citizen and student £7.20; under-16s free
Beat the queues & save money with the London Pass
valid at HMS Belfast
News & features about HMS Belfast
- Cat drowned at HMS Belfast: police release CCTV image (9 Jul 2008)
- Celebrity congratulations for Southwark's young ambassadors (11 Nov 2007)
- Queen and Prince Philip visit Pool of London (17 Oct 2007)
- Flypast and gun salute for veterans' ceremony at HMS Belfast (5 Sep 2007)
- Navy cats return to HMS Belfast (12 Aug 2007)
- Harry Potter movie stars at County Hall (25 Jun 2007)
- Swedish ship Gotheborg visits Pool of London (20 May 2007)
- Southwark remembers its war dead (12 Nov 2006)
- October half term ideas (20 Oct 2006)
- STEP Festival brings schools and theatres together (9 Jul 2006)
- Anti-lapdancing protesters appeal to Town Hall (29 Jun 2006)
- Row over Mayor's funding for bid to stop Tooley Street lapdancing (15 Mar 2006)
- 7/7 effect causes tourist numbers to plunge (21 Feb 2006)
- Bermondsey gets the Lonely Planet treatment (17 Jan 2006)
- London Eye turns pink to celebrate civil partnerships (22 Dec 2005)
- Remembrance Weekend: how it was observed in SE1 (13 Nov 2005)
- Missing girl's body found in Thames near HMS Belfast (6 Sep 2005)
- Former internees relive 1945 celebrations on board HMS Belfast (13 Aug 2005)
- Belfast guns mark WWII anniversary (10 Jul 2005)
- Helping local students find tourism jobs in Southwark (19 May 2005)
- Londoners loathe the Elephant and Castle (23 Mar 2005)
- Body found in Pool of London (15 Dec 2004)
- Eminem's surprise Pool of London gig (21 Nov 2004)
- Waterloo to lose direct link with Paris and Brussels (15 Nov 2004)
- IN PICTURES: Remembrance Sunday (15 Nov 2004)
Forum discussions about HMS Belfast
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- Cheeky boys visit
- Apocalypse Now...
- Mayflower trust???
- New to the Area
- Wedding venues - help
- Stopping the cyclists at More London
- St George's Circus - did you notice this?
- HMS Belfast
- Sunday roast at the Blueprint Café
- Southwark Stakeholders Concerned about Licensing Policy
- Dance lessons
- Gun salute at HMS Belfast
- What's with the half plane...?
- Eminem...
- Decent place in SE1 for work Christmas lunch
- Interesting venues?
- Tower Bridge Lifts
- Christmas party ideas
Restaurants, pubs & bars close to HMS Belfast
- The Horniman at Hay's (118 yards)
- Kwan Thai (128 yards)
- Balls Brothers (154 yards)
- Bagel Factory (162 yards)
- Cafe Rouge (172 yards)
- Dim T (172 yards)
- Gaucho (182 yards)
- Starbucks (204 yards)
- Cafe Amore (204 yards)
- The Larder (212 yards)
- Ruba Bar (212 yards)
- Strada (214 yards)
- Over the Moon (220 yards)
- More Champagne (240 yards)
- Caffe Nero (244 yards)
- Bagel Street (260 yards)