scottish maritime museum

Visited The Denny Tank (Scottish Maritime Museum) in Dumbarton as it was a very wet day. It was brilliant, so glad it had been raining as I may have missed this place. Staff so friendly and knowledgable and the place itself is so interesting. Ate in the wee cafe which was tasty and reasonably priced. Would go back again.

great service good homemade food friendly welcoming place to eat easy to get to from main road i would go again

We held a Rotary Club "cheese & wine" fund raiser at this hidden jewel of museums in Dumbarton, and had a fantastic evening . This was possible because the staff ,who stayed with us throughout the night having given a fascinating talk about the worlds first commercial ship model experiment tank and how it pioneered the development of hull design, they took time answering all questions about the exhibits and showed passion about the subjects discussed. There were fifty of us who attended this event,and everyone felt that this was a special place and would be happy to return with friends and family.

Visited this museum today and Anne the manageress was so enthusiastic and informative about the Denny family . Great place to take your kids or yourselves to learn about the shipbuilders from Scotland . Great morning spent here . The cafe is good as wellGeorge and Christine Thacker

Had a very pleasant and informative tour of this amazing place with Anne and Laura providing answers to all our questions and it was nice to see they are so enthusiastic about the museum. Food in the wee cafe was very good and excellent value for money. Glad we took the time to visit this unique establishment.

Had a wonderful welcome when our group of eleven arrived unannounced. Personal guided tour by Anne including operating the carriage over the tank, seeing how the hull models were cast from wax and then milled down to match drawings. Very interesting displays of photographs of shipyard in its prime, tracing office looked as if staff had just left their desks. Excellent industrial museum. Also great value cafe on site.

Having passed this place for years, today I, with 12 other retired colleagues, finally went for a tour. The guides, Anne and Laura were great, they have a wealth of information and have a very pleasant manner in putting the information over to the visitors. We had a ball and it brought back many memories using the tools and instruments on display. We are a bunch of retired engineers and scientists and we all thought this was a fantastic 1/2 day out. We had coffees and empire biscuits before the tour and I had soup and toasties afterwards. The food was good and very reasonably priced. I have no concerns about recommending this as a place to visit for anyone who has an interest in boats, engineering or science. Thanks ladies for a great tour.

Today, 15 retired engineers visited the Maritime Museum to view the worlds first experimental tank using in the design of ships hulls. Anne and Laura gave us a great tour of the museum explaining how the models were made and tested.We all had a great time and would encourage young and old to visit the site.Thanks.

Excellent place to visit, only £3, or £2 for over 60's. Very informative and friendly staff.You must try the café, you don't have to enter the museum, what a friendly place. You wont find a better value café in the area. Everything was fresh, inexpensive, and the menu is fairy extensive for a small place. The staff in the café are very friendly, you must try it, you wont be disappointed. We will definitely be returning for the café!!!

Visited today after finding it online, surprising and informative visitor centre which gives real insight into the development of shipbuilding on the Clyde. Cheap entry and a good cheap cafe.

Very friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable staff made this visit to the Tank very entertaining indeed, would recommend it greatly. After the visit I went up to the Castle and the great view from the top of the rock of the old shipyard sites and the Tank really gives an appreciation of just what it was like in those days when the Denny yard was at its height and 'Cutty Sark' was sitting where the Football ground is now. The cafe at the Museum is also very good, on the day I visited no less than 5 different freshly made soups were on offer as well as homemade mains and cakes and at very reasonable prices. Thank you All. Have to visit the Irvine Maritime Museuam next.

By accident whilst on our way to Loch Lomond and having some time to kill, we came across the Denny Maritime Museum simply by seeing the signs. What a wonderful welcome from the lady at the desk (I think it was Anne)! She explained everything to us and gave us loads of information. She told us what to look out for and how to follow the story of shipbuilding through the museum. Assuring us that she was on hand to help, we made our way round and spent a most interesting hour discovering aspects of shipbuilding in Dumbarton of which we had been totally unaware. So well done to this local project and well done to the staff, particularly Anne, who work so hard to make it a success and are genuinely delighted to welcome visitors. The least we visitors can do is to support local enterprises such as this, otherwise we will lose them. So if you're in the area and have any interest in ships and shipbuilding, give it a go. You'll find it worth your while.

There is a small cafe which is great value for money. It serves everything from breakfast, lunches and light snacks. There is always a choice of 2 or 3 soups and one is always suitable for vegetarians. Jim, Helen, Laura and staff are friendly and nothing is too much trouble. You can't beat the prices in the cafe locally! The museum is also good value for money and Anne the manager offers interesting tours to adults and school children. Children enjoy the hands on experience of scraping the wax hull and testing the model hulls in the testing tank. Great for science and technology school topics and for anyone interested in the history of the local area. They also do 'ghost tours' !

Visited with the Auld Gits. There is a small cafe wich has good snacks etc.We were given an excellent guided tour - we should probably have booked in advance - we are all technically minded so found it amazing at the technology used 120years ago to design ships!

We went to the Maritime museum today and enjoyed every minute. The manager introduced us to the exhibits and added interest to the visit. Lots to see and a very good review of the history of Dumbarton and the shipping industry. We enjoyed testing the hulls and shaping the wax models. The cafe was extremely good value and the all day breakfast was a must! Definitely worth a trip. The entrance fee is minimal and worth every penny!