Historic Dockyard Museum
Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust
The national museum of the Falkland Islands, covering seafaring, whaling, Antarctic exploration and the 1982 war, with an old telegraph station and blacksmith’s forge outdoors.
The Historic Dockyard Museum is run by the Falkland Islands Museum and National Trust and sits on the site of an old dockyard at the western end of Ross Road. Its galleries cover the discovery and settlement of the islands, life on sheep farms, shipwrecks and whaling, Antarctic exploration (including Shackleton) and the 1982 Falklands War. Outside are restored buildings, including an old telegraph station, a blacksmith’s forge, stables and a farmhouse. Admission is about £10. It is open daily during the cruise season, with shorter hours in winter. Allow about 1.5 hours for your visit.
Opening hours
About 10:00–16:00 (shorter in winter; check official website)
Nearby sights
- 1982 Liberation Memorial
- Christ Church Cathedral & Whalebone Arch
- Ross Road Waterfront, Stanley
- Government House, Stanley
- Gypsy Cove
- Lady Elizabeth Shipwreck
- Mount Tumbledown
- Mount Longdon