The Classic Boat Museum is situated on the Quay at Newport, Isle of Wight. The Museum opened in 1996, and currently houses an exciting collection of sailing and power boats, of both local and national interest and importance. We are a Charity and a Registered Museum, and we are run entirely by volunteers, all of whom are delighted to welcome you to our website. Our aim is to preserve and present the best of those boats that demonstrate the workmanship of past generations for the delight of the present.
As well as the exhibitions in the Museum, we have a restoration shed where work takes place all year round, restoring to their original condition boats that are part of our maritime heritage