The first Open Weekend of 2025 brings new ventures in fund raising for the charity HRP. Tea towels, tote bags and cards have been produced in modest numbers to a design by a teenage budding artist resident at Hermitage. Great gifts, enjoyable to use and a pleasure to behold the gull design is sure to [...]
For the 200 year anniversary of the RNLI The Landmark Arts Centre has organised this event to celebrate these unsung heroes of the river. This Sunday afternoon workshop at Hermitage 4- 6pm is the first of three, to reflect the 3 lifeboat stations on the river. Hermitage Moorings is a short way downstream of the [...]
Sailing Barge "Will" is back for an Open Weekend, the last time was more than two years ago. The vessel is available for visitors to look at close up, as well as tour round the deck (with care). She is a working barge, but takes cargoes of guests now instead of goods as originally built [...]
Barge owners - you are welcome to join us at Hermitage Moorings for two free evening workshops covering two aspects of barge gear: Wed 10th July 7pm - 9pm Rigging (for sailing barges) Wed 17th July 7pm - 9pm Boat Maintenance (all barges/big boats) These are run by Tommy who used to run The Will, [...]
Gates open 11am to 2:30pm on Saturday ONLY this June Motor tug Touchstone will be open to visitors, there will be a pop-up cafe in the pier house and of course, the resident live-aboard boats to view close up, mainly Dutch and English river barges, with one Norwegian coastal vessel (Motor Ship Hans) and all in navigable condition with [...]
The first open days of 2024 will be similar to usual with a pop up cafe in the pier house and all the resident barges to look at close up. We also hope that one or other of the fire tenders usually moored at Lambeth Station opposite the Houses of Parliament will be here to [...]
Please join us on Thursday 25 April at 7pm in the Pier House at Hermitage Moorings for a talk about mudlarking. Ollie Croker—archaeologist, curator, and mudlarker—will share with us a few of his exciting finds and the stories they carry. £5 ticket, available from Eventbrite. Link to eventbrite here
Introduced by Sir David Attenborough, and presented by environmentalist Chris Baines, The Living Thames gives a voice to the many people with a hand in making the Thames Estuary the great river it is. Despite its sometimes chequered and difficult history, this film illustrates how the estuary and its environs have not only flourished but evolved and [...]
This September we welcome the 3 vessels of The Cirdan Trust as part of their 40th anniversary. Queen Galadrial, (1937 Baltic Trader 32m x 6.4m x 2.4m draft) Faramir (1981 Bermudian Ketch 22m x 5.25m x 2.5m draft) Duet (1912 classic Yawl 20m x 3.4m x 2.2m draft) The Cirdan Trust was founded in 1983 to [...]
Gates open 11am to 4pm on both Saturday and Sunday. There will be the usual pop-up cafe and a visiting historic vessel mooring up at the visitor berth for people to have a close up look at. After a considerable absence from Hermitage (last visit was in 2015 ) VIC96 is steaming (literally firing up [...]
