Discovery Point and RRS Discovery

No visit to Dundee is complete without going to Discovery Point. It really is the most wonderful maritime museum, documenting the RRS Discovery expedition to the Antarctic in the early 20th century, led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott. The ship in drydock, currently having more conservation work done to her next to the museum where you can see it, is the final highlight of a marvellous historic journey. The long-term loan of the Hope Cross from South Georgia Museum is an emotional addition to an already amazing experience. To see that Memorial bridge the gap from the museum to the RRS Discovery itself - the first ship Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed to Antarctica on, is awe-inspiring. Every part of the museum has been well thought out and the hands on aspects for children (and us bigger kids) is cleverly done. The ships history after being retired as a research vessel then going on to carry cargo during the war before returning to her original use is beautifully represented at Discovery Point by artifacts, pictures, and film. The fact that the ship is still in a condition that enables us to see and even board her her is down to the restoration by the Maritime Trust, the dedication of the team at Discovery Point and the conservation that continues led by the Dundee Heritage Trust. Not to be missed

Both an historic ship and an excellent museum, RSS Discovery point is a great gateway into history. There is active repair and restoration underway aboard the ship at the mo, which enhances the experience. The sound of hammering and works by the shipwrights make you experience what it was like when the ship was being built and prepared over a century ago.

Was well worth the visit as we got in free to see the ship very interesting and lots of information on boat and in museum. Amazing how much was below deck a must for anyone interested in boats,travel, history.

Discovery Point and RRS Discovery This museum offers an extraordinarily detailed look into the history of the research ship RRS Discovery. With numerous original artifacts from the ship and its crew, you can really relive the story (without having to freeze in Antarctica, thankfully). Plenty of text and video displays keep the information flowing, covering everything from seafaring and politics to technology, biology, and modern history. The tour of the ship itself is seriously impressive—it’s hard to believe the journeys this vessel and its crew actually survived. Fun fact: your ticket automatically doubles as a 1-year pass. So if you really love ships, you can come back again (and again). And yes, of course there’s a souvenir shop—because what’s a museum without one?

A nice place to visit, but not somewhere to stay for a long time. Car park was very busy, we were lucky to get a space. Discovery Point itself was fairly quiet, especially considering visiting on a Sunday.

Highly recommend had a wonderful day today at Discover point and RRS Discovery purchased ticket pass for also Verdant works museum really good price from 10.30 til 4pm ,on my dundee Scotland holiday absolutely fantastic the exhibition, displays, all the videos you wish to listen to, very moving , history all the way to the present ,the finale was to experience the RRS Discovery what a beautiful she is , high praise the team who are doing g work to preserve her to be able to go inside and upstairs was a privilege, the toilet facilities very clean and the gift shop i had some fun spending x the team all very friendly x thanks for an amazing visit cheers nicki t car park i do recommend City Quay just a 5 minute walk x

one of best visitors attraction, we the museum was really interesting, is gem for the persons who love to explore the history. There are so many different things to explore are available, we are so happy that we able to sit on ship it was great experience, the museum had great information on Dundee maritime history, we thought we only going to visit the ship but there's many and more things which we never expected LOL

Fantastic museum telling the story of antarctic explorations. Scenes have been created showing life on the ice and there is a wealth of fascinating information on the life of the explorers, with details of their food needed for the long time away and the clothes that were needed to combat the temperatures. There are separate displays of the history of whale hunting and others about the building of the Discovery and the shipbuilding history of Dundee. All these are fully accessible for a wheelchair user. After spending time here we then went outside to visit the ship itself. This too had a ramp so that the top deck was accessible. A wonderful guide was on hand to talk to my wife in her wheelchair why I went below deck to explore. In all, this was a wonderful few hours spent, which I would recommend to any visitors to Dundee