Golden Hinde

Okay, it looks like a dinky theme-park ride and kids do love it, but stepping aboard this replica of Sir Francis Drake’s famous Tudor ship will inspire genuine admiration for the admiral and his rather short – average height: 1.6m – crew, which counted between 40 and 60. A tiny five-deck galleon just like this was home to Drake and his crew from 1577 to 1580 as they became the first sailors to circumnavigate the globe. Adult visitors wandering around stooped must also marvel at how the taller, modern-day crew managed to spend 20 years at sea on this 37m-long replica, after it was launched in 1973. Tickets are available from the Golden Hinde Shop. You can also spend the night aboard for £39.95 per person, including a supper of stew and bread and a breakfast of bread and cheese.