Visit the boat yard

At the Viking Ship Museum's boatyard, visitors can watch the ships being built.

The smell of fresh wood tar fills the air and the sound of the boatbuilder's axe against the oak echoes rhythmically across the yard.

During the summer months, the museum's boat builders work on reconstructions of Viking ships and other traditional wooden boats both outdoors on the shipyard site and inside the shipyard hall.

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A new ship 

The boatbuilders' biggest project this year is the reconstruction of the original Viking Age ship Skuldelev 5, which is on display in the Viking Ship Hall.

Every day from May you can meet a boatbuilder or one of the other craftsmen who are helping to recreate the warship from the late Viking Age.

They will all be able to explain and show you the special techniques the Vikings used when building their impressive ships.

What happens at the Boatyard

Boat builders build ships on the shipyard and in the shipyard hall
Every day 10.00 - 17.00

Build a Boat workshop for children
Every day 10.00 - 17.00

Guided tour of the Boatyard (in English)
Every day at 12.00 & 14.00

Meet one of the traditional craftsmen that surround the Viking ships
(blacksmith, sailmaker, rope maker, wood carver or warrior)
See the programme for the craftsmen here

Exhibition of tools from the Viking Age in the Shipyard Hall
Every day from 10.00 - 17.00