Polly Woodside

After travelling 1.5 million miles and circumnavigating the world 17 times The Polly Woodside now welcomes you aboard.

Built in Belfast in 1885, the three masted cargo vessel carried coal and wheat between England and South America.

You can join the crew, come aboard for a tour of the ship and discover what life was like on a tall ship sailing the seven seas.

Polly Woodside offers a range of activities for visitors including a history gallery, wharf with picnic facilities and children’s Crew Calls. We also have Children’s Birthday parties, Pirate Sundays, live theatre and school excursions.

Children’s Crew Calls – 10.30am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1.30pm & 2.45pm.

Children with loud voices, energy to scrub decks and an ability to pull scary faces are encouraged to attend!

Please note, the Crew Calls are subject to change and do not run on Pirate Day.

Next Pirate Day – Father’s Day, Sunday 3rd September

This time we get Dad scrubbing the decks! Join in the fun from 10.45am to 3pm.

Click here for more details.

To book tickets visit the ticket portal here.

Vale Captain Ralph McDonell.

Ralph McDonell left his mark through a lifetime of support to the Polly Woodside. Read his story here.

Polly Woodside - Planning your visit

Address:

21 South Wharf Promenade
South Wharf 3006 VIC

Open:

Normal Trading Saturdays & Sundays 10am-4pm (last entry 3.15pm)

School holidays every day (subject to change) 10am-4pm (last entry 3.15pm)

Groups and schools by appointment: Groups 03 9656 9804, Schools 03 9656 9817.

Closed:

Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day and the Easter weekend from Good Friday through to Easter Monday.

Polly Woodside has limited seasonal opening hours and is sometimes closed to general visitors. Please contact us prior to your visit to confirm opening hours.

Phone:

(03) 9699 9760 or call Bookings Office on 03 9656 9889 Mon-Fri

Email:

pollywoodside@nattrust.com.au

Entry Fees:

Adults: $16,
Concession: $13
Child (3-15years): $9.50
Family: $43 ( 2 Adults and 2 Children),
Single Family: $30 (1 Adult and 2 Children)
Additional Children: $5.00 per child.

What we offer:

Next Pirate Day - Father's Day, Sunday 3rd September 10.45am - 3pm

Come and join in the fun with the first treasure hunt commencing at 10.45am followed by a variety of fun activities until 3pm.

Children's Parties at Polly Woodside

Come and join us for children's party fun at Polly Woodside! We offer Sailor or Pirate themed parties with your own party host, party bags and lots of fun activities around the ship. Parties run on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the year. Contact us for more information.

What's happening at Polly?

We're revitalising the much loved Polly Woodside by undertaking conservation works to the rigging and masts.

Ahoy there!

During 2017 the Polly Woodside will be undergoing extensive conservation works to her masts and rigging. The purpose of this major project is to restore the masts and rigging to a sound and safe condition; repairing and refurbishing where possible and renewing where required.

Tusk Engineering, Ferdi Darley and the Polly Woodside Volunteer Association will be –

removing and replacing the rigging,
sanding, refinishing and replacing areas of the masts and
repainting or replacing associated elements like the blocks.

Preliminary non-destructive ultrasonic testing has shown that the lower steel sections of the mast (below deck level) are in very good condition however we do need to undertake work to the upper timber masts. To get these large pieces of timber down we will need a crane, so please watch your step!

All this hard work will make the Polly Woodside safe and able to support willing volunteers and pirates aloft, so please be patient through this process.

The works will only be undertaken during the day however if at any stage you have concerns or are just interested in what’s happening onsite, call the contacts below or pop in to the Polly Woodside Museum.

For preservation enquries: Samantha Tait – s.tait@tuskengineering.com.au 0408 761 843

For volunteering opportunities and how you can assist the Polly Woodside contact Emily Howells – emily.howells@nattrust.com.au 9656 9840

Supported by the Victorian Government, Living Heritage Program