Polly Woodside

We played for a corporate party here last Friday. We had a great time and event got a good feedback from our client. Roan even called us before to confirm if everything is all good. Thank you team! Looking forward to working with you again.

Great tourists spot, lovely walk from tram, family friendly, surrounded by cafes, lovely view and dfo

Amazing ship to look at and go inside to see how they did things in the old days you'll have a good experience in something that has be around for so long.

An interesting museum for those interested in naval history. There is a good movie explanation of the history of the ship. You can go on board the ship and have a good look around but cant to go right down into the very bottom of the ship.All in all, a very impressive and beautiful ship.

Were lucky to visit Melbourne during schoolholidays and ship open for visit on weekdays. Very well restored by volunteers. Good movie about the history and life on board of the ship; catapults one back in time. Can wander around freely and take time to have a good look from all angles. Very worthwhile visit and must see attraction.

Polly Woodside was built in 1885 in Belfast as a three masted Iron Barge and covered around 1.5 million kms around the globe. It use to largely carry coal between England and South America but made many trips to Australia & NZ as well. The owner of the ship named it “Polly” after his wife Marian Woodside whose nickname was “Polly” because she talked all the time like a parrot.It’s worth checking out the Captain’s quarters and other crew’s rooms and how they lived and traveled through ships in those days. It is one of the very few ships in the world from that era that have survived and are on display for people to see today. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Melbourne city.

A great place for school groups. Close to public transport and restaurants. I good place to come if you have young children and spend the day site seeing Melbourne.

Amazing... We had 3 kids a 4, 5 and 7 year olds and they loved it. Sarah the tour care taker was amazing. Passionate and energetic to make it an educational and fun day for the girls. Don't wait and go for a day out with the kids.

Fantastic adventure!I did not expect to have so much fun this Sunday morning learning about the Polly Woodside ship history. Super interesting ship and great setup by the National Trust.Jacinta is an amazing first mate, very knowledgeable and makes the whole experience so realistic that you feel included in the history of the ship. Sadly, I will not be returning to the next adventure. I am afraid of the 6 hour scrubbing shift hahahaha

The dock was dry and empty in October 2009 for the construction. You might see how that ship was set in the ship dock.