Lydia Eva, the Last Steam Drifter, Gt Yarmouth

The Lydia Eva is the last surviving steam drifter of the herring fishing fleet and is currently based in Yarmouth. The Great Yarmouth herring fleet had made the town the major herring port in the world in the early part of the 20th century.

Built in 1930, the Lydia Eva fished along the East Coast and North Sea for 9 years. The Royal Air Force brought her in 1939, using her in a variety of roles until she she laid up in 1969.

She was aquired by the Maritime Trust in 1971 and restored as a floating museum in Great Yarmouth.

Lydia Eva joined the Trust's national collection of vessels in London's St. Katherine 's Dock in 1986 but was laid up again in 1990 and eventually returned to East Anglia when the Lydia Eva Charitable Trust Ltd was formed. It leased the ship and shares her between the ports of Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

Opening Times

Tuesday to Sunday
10am - 4pm

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Ticket Prices

Entrance is free but donations are gratefully accepted, especially as coal for the engine is £280.00 a ton.

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Disabled Facilities

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More Information

Telephone: 07901 915390
Email: enquiries@lydiaeva.org.uk

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