Upcoming Events & News...

The Lydia Eva and Mincarlo AGM is on the 28th November 2025, at 19.00 in the Supper Room, Great Yarmouth Town Hall. Please come along and se if you can get involved with these amazing vessels! All are welcome!
We have received an incredible donation from Perenco for new fire bars worth £1000! Huge thanks to Perenco for their generous donation which will make such an incredible difference!​
Please Note: Lydia Eva will open on Saturdays up until Christmas between 1000 - 1 300

​Lamp Light of Peace on Historic Fishing Vessels...

Lamp Light of Peace at 10.57am on 11th November 2026. Please see see below for Ernie Artis' message and more information about the Charitable Trust's involvement.

"As the embers of past conflicts linger beneath our common life, remembrance becomes not merely a gesture, but a solemn vow. Each November we gather in shared silence and witness names read out, carved tenderly in stone. We are summoned to more than mourning, rather to see the possibility of enduring peace."

Saving the Mincarlo
​A schools crowdfunding project in Lowestoft by Ernie Artis

Help save historic trawler Mincarlo. Our refit campaign is urgent to prevent her loss, preserving her as a vital Lowestoft museum.

The Adventure Begins!
For the experience of a Lifetime...
come aboard Lydia Eva!
​
​The Best tourist attraction in Great Yarmouth'

​Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Information for 2025

Lydia Eva

The lovely Lydia Eva will be open Tuesday to Sunday from 1000 to 1400, closed on Monday's until 1st May 2025. From the 1st May 2025 to the 31st October, Lydia Eva will be open Monday to Sunday 1000 to 1600. Hooray!

Mincarlo

The marvellous Mincarlo will be open from the 1st of April 2025 until 1st of May 2025, Monday to Saturday from 1000 to 1400. And then from 1st May 2025 to 31st October 2025, from 1000 to 1600.

Please note; Both vessels subject to volunteer availability / Steaming for Lydia Eva for 2025 to be confirmed with costs subject to Lydia boiler being sorted and boiler certification obtained
Donate to keep these beautiful vessels afloat for generations to come... your donations help keep the ships afloat and open to the public and ​we really need your help. You can donate by clicking the link here or using the QR code. Thank you, your support means so much. Your support to keep these vessels afloat is vital... We are currently looking for volunteers to help us continue to preserve two of Britain's most important vesse​ls. To get involved or find out more get in touch today! Just email ​us here.

To make a booking, discuss hiring Lydia Eva for a private event or any other enquiries you may have just email us here.
For school visits & to book daytime or evening visits please contact our Education Officer.

CLICK FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE
The objects for which the Association is established is the advancement of the education of the public in particular by the preservation
​& exhibition of the ​Yarmouth Steam Drifter “Lydia Eva YH89″ & the Lowestoft Side Winder Trawler “Mincarlo LT412"
©Lydia Eva & Mincarlo Charitable Trust Ltd / Registered Charity No. 803654