Bembridge maritime museum

Providence House, Sherborne Street, Bembridge, PO35 5SB (view map)
Telephone: 01983 872223
Website: www.iow.uk.com/shipwrecks

Open: 29 Mar to 31 Oct, daily, 10am to 5pm
Admission: £3.25 for adults and £1.40 for children. Consessions £2.25.

Privately owned by a professional diver who has located scores of shipwrecks in Isle of Wight waters, the museum is overflowing with maritime relics spanning many centuries.

Six galleries include displays of 'Pieces of Eight' and pirate treasure, countless artifacts recovered from wrecks, antique and modern diving equipment, videos of diving and lifeboat rescues, local history and much more.