A voyage of discovery
The building of the current ship
Constructing today’s ship took years of research and traditional ship building skills.
The Hinks Shipyard - By Alison Boyle
The Golden Hinde reconstruction was built at the legendary J. Hinks & Son shipyard in Appledore, Devon. Alison Boyle - Administrator and daughter of lead Shipwright Alan Hinks - presents her incredible photographs of one of the last great workshops of the industry...
The Circumnavigation 1577 - 1580
Discover the historic voyage that resulted in the first English ship to traverse the globe.
The new voyages
Today’s ship has a colourful history of her own, travelling further than the original Golden Hinde.
Sir Francis Drake
Meet the complex figure behind these events that shaped England’s history.
