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HMS Belfast
Why HMS Belfast is one of the worst London tourist attractions
A warship from World War II sits in the middle of London as a tourist attraction. Apparently, it’s a unique part of Britain’s naval history that’s been on display and open to the public since 1971.
The closer you get to it, the tattier it looks - it could really use a paint job. However, if you fancy being on a narrow warship exploring the feeling of claustrophobia for nearly two hours - go there!
On your way around the ship you can take a tour of the Quarterdeck, the Bridge, and go all the way down through the nine decks to her massive Boiler and Engine Room. Definitely not something you should be putting at the top of your “to do” list whilst in London.
HMS Belfast, moored on the south side of London’s River Thames, is old, looks old and smells very old. Probably only mates who like war-toys would enjoy visiting this London tourist attraction!
Address
Morgan’s Lane Tooley Street,London SE1 2JH
Opening times/Cost
Summer 10am-6pm, Winter till 5pm (last admission 45 minutes before close).Adults: £7, Students: £5, Children (under 16): free,
Seniors: £5, Concessions: £1
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Read more about the HMS BelfastHMS Belfast - read the history
January 27, 2005 @ 3:00 pm
Nick said,
I’m NOT a mate who likes war-toys! But nevertheless I enjoyed the tour through the HMS Belfast very much! It’s a vivid sign of our British history. Ou […] more
January 31, 2005 @ 1:10 pm
Jason said,
Forget the history, we have now 2005 and we do not need a warship in the centre of London!
February 21, 2005 @ 8:09 pm
peter said,
Sorry, but I liked the Belfast, interesting to tour, you can actually go into spaces, quite informative. As for the 2005 comment, how does the reader […] more
March 2, 2005 @ 7:48 pm
David said,
Fantastic visit, full of history, fascinating to see just how the sailors of the day lived, what a wonderful feature and how lucky we are to still hav […] more
July 13, 2005 @ 12:24 pm
Paul said,
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the Belfast…although my wife was not at all interested. The volunteer crew on board were very helpful & courte […] more
August 10, 2005 @ 7:10 pm
Pat said,
A real London Highlight. 2 hours well spent out of a weekend. The best museum I’ve ever visited. Boarding the Belfast is like taking a long journey. D […] more
August 13, 2005 @ 11:38 pm
Pete said,
HMS Belfast is a good place to visit, its an impressive site to see and well worth a look round.
August 14, 2005 @ 4:21 am
Pete said,
Was this site built by some Johnny Foreigner who didn’t enjoy his trip to London and decided to dedicate his spare time to bitching about it and slagg […] more
August 26, 2005 @ 7:25 pm
David said,
What an stupid website this is! The richness of London is exactly the variety of things that it offers, the fact that you can visit warships, museums, […] more
August 29, 2005 @ 10:23 am
John Kerr said,
My father served on HMS Belfast during the Korean War. I find your critique offensive.
October 8, 2005 @ 10:59 pm
Guy Offord said,
HMS Belfast is a very good place to go and it is a good insight to what happened all those years ago.
October 17, 2005 @ 4:40 pm
David Cattell said,
Avery interesting ship to see, everyone very friendly in showing you around. The day we visited we had the bonus of meeting the new James Bond on his […] more
November 4, 2005 @ 4:12 am
Bill Chambers said,
Considering my Uncle spent three years war service, as a young man in his prime, on his beloved Belfast in A turret, I find some comments posted offen […] more
November 22, 2005 @ 5:13 am
Rich said,
Came back from a weekend in London this morning, went to the Belfast and thought it was really interesting, I mean yeh it did smell abit fousty but th […] more
November 22, 2005 @ 9:43 pm
brian verlander said,
it was great, cant wait to go again
November 22, 2005 @ 9:45 pm
damon mcdermot said,
Doring day out right up my street.
December 7, 2005 @ 12:35 am
Gareth said,
I visited the Belfast years ago with my grandparents. My Great Uncle served as dentist on this ship too. I thought it was great and 15 years later I’d […] more
January 1, 2006 @ 9:25 am
Neil said,
This website is total pants…..London is a great place to visit and contains the variety of things to do that can keep you occupied for days. We all […] more
January 14, 2006 @ 2:41 pm
Barbara said,
My Father served on the Belfast in WW2. If you had read anything about the ship instead of wasting your time created this web sight just to bag what w […] more
February 21, 2006 @ 2:43 pm
chris clarke said,
my grandfather served on that ship and i do not like what is said about it.
March 14, 2006 @ 1:32 pm
andy said,
my grandad served on the belfast and anyone who thinks its one of the worst sites in london to visit should take the time to respect those who died on […] more
March 31, 2006 @ 12:31 pm
Colin said,
Obviously written by peace activists! This vessel is an important piece of our heritage. Your views are an insult to the skill of the craftsmen who de […] more
April 8, 2006 @ 9:43 am
vince said,
Well, almost packed up for the trip to HMS Belfast. Looking forward to another great week aboard. This will be my sixth or seventh trip from the US […] more
April 10, 2006 @ 3:48 am
Roger Martin said,
I could not disagree with you more. If it was not for places like HMS Belfast the conditions that people had to endure and at the same time fight for […] more
June 1, 2006 @ 7:34 am
Holly said,
Walking onto the belfast ship was amazing. It will be the closest i will ever get to my grandad who worked hard and served his country well, as many o […] more
July 16, 2006 @ 2:28 am
S. Knight said,
HMS BELFAST Excelent attraction, free to explore and roam
October 18, 2006 @ 4:03 am
gerard coghlan said,
I served aboard HMS Belfast 1958/59 in the Far East. Our armed forces have made this country a better and safer place to livein . those people who […] more
December 14, 2006 @ 2:51 am
Valerie said,
I have visited the Belfast 3 times over the past 20 years and each time the tour has been immensely inproved. I went 4 weeks ago again and it was so f […] more
January 30, 2007 @ 4:11 pm
ricwine said,
Yes ! a very informative educational ! and informative ! attraaction. What is exactley the counter argument ?. Replace her with a floating chinese res […] more
February 18, 2007 @ 1:21 pm
Alan said,
I enjoyed it. Besides the forward guns are trained on Watford.
February 24, 2007 @ 9:21 am
Washington said,
Great Site, Yeah. Hope you can improve it again!
April 5, 2007 @ 3:05 am
Okla said,
I finally decided to give you a little feedback ! well you got it! i love your site !!! no , really, its good…
April 12, 2007 @ 11:11 pm
Christine Vine said,
I am deeply offended by this web cite, I loved seeing H.M.S Belfast as a child and now I take my children. I do this because I want my children to kee […] more
June 14, 2007 @ 11:43 pm
ray g. hernandez USNR ret. said,
“He who forgets history is doomed to repeat it.” What a marvelous monument to your war heros, both living & dead! “The tree of liberty is watered […] more
August 19, 2007 @ 3:09 am
Chris ( from NI) said,
Shame on you! This is a piece of history were men died fighting for their country and you take it upon yourself to ridicule it! I would very much enjo […] more
December 30, 2007 @ 3:38 am
Suzanne Cooley said,
Its a shame that a website like this finds it acceptable to say this is the worst tourist attraction - men died fighting to save our future freedom, m […] more
November 5, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
Graham said,
I took twenty boys with other adults to see the ship and they and I loved it. Its a reminder that our peace has been fought for. This website is a sad […] more
December 5, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
paul campbell said,
great ship,great history.
March 8, 2009 @ 4:51 am
wayne davey said,
less we forget these guys show the youngsters what it was about
April 13, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
dawn f said,
Took my son. Great day out and not expensive. We had a great day.Really makes you think about what the brave people did for us.would recommend going t […] more
August 7, 2009 @ 2:57 am
Stuart Tidman said,
I visited the Belfast as a sort of pilgrimage since my maternal grandfather served upon her during WW2. Where else can you see and experience history […] more
September 23, 2009 @ 3:19 pm
Dex said,
I thought the Belfast was one of the greatest and coolest things I seen when in London for the first time about 16 years ago. To make a point how grea […] more
November 2, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
Doug Milburn said,
Having brought H M S Belfast back from Singapore in 1961, I was present for the whole of the round Britain flag waving goodbye tour of the British Isl […] more
December 10, 2009 @ 7:22 pm
dave brothers said,
I’m a canadian who had the priveledge to tour the Belfast 10 years ago. I found it very enjoyable, some people were complaining about oders, but what […] more