A few Sundays this summer will offer an opportunity to go down into the dry dock around the Golden Hinde replica ship and get up close to the restoration work being carried out at the moment.
(c) The Golden Hinde
The ship is a full-size replica of Francis Drake’s original and was launched 50 years ago, in 1973, on a global tour.
Since 1996, she has been berthed in a dry dock next to Southwark Cathedral as a tourist attraction. At the moment, a restoration project is underway, and tours wil