Tar weekend coming up!
Summer is over and the maintenance of our beloved ship is in need of some extra pair of hands! If you have time to spend, and love the dark and musky fragrance of tar?
Open on weekends in September 2023
Good news! We will extend the period that we are open to visitors in Eriksberg, Gothenburg. All through September 2023, we will stay open for guided tours on weekends. Opening hours will be 11:00–15:00 and tours will leave once an hour. Welcome on board the world's largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship!
Photo: Martin Pazderka
When we came back to Gothenburg in June, the plan was to stay open for Gothenburg's 400-anniversary, until 2–3 September. We've had great interest in the ship all through summer, and many requests to extend the period. Therefore, we are now excited to announce that we will stay open on weekends all through September as well!
Opening hours and information:
Saturdays & Sundays 11:00–16:00.
Tours will leave every hour, last tour leaves at 15:00.
Tours in Swedish at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00 and 15:00.
Tour in English at 12:00 and 14:00.
Tours take 45–50 minutes.
Prices:
Adults: 150 SEK
Children 7-14 years: 75 SEK
Children 0-6 years: Free of charge
You can buy your tickets online or at the ship.
(Please note that we are cash-free. Payments can be made by card or via Swish.)
Information about the tour:
A guide, who has also sailed with us before, will take you around the ship and talk about the history of the ship, the Swedish East India Company, and what it is like to sail an 18th century ship today. Next to the ship we have also opened up our workshop to visitors, and there is an interesting historical exhibition.
Read more about us, the tours, how to get to Eriksberg and book tickets on the links below!
Welcome on board and come prepared with all your questions!
Götheborg will attend Donsö Shipping Meet
At the end of August, Götheborg of Sweden will attend Sweden’s largest shipping event, Donsö Shipping Meet (DSM). It’s the first time that the ship will attend the event, and it is also the first time that Götheborg will moor at Donsö in the southern archipelago outside of Gothenburg.
Visit us in Gothenburg during summer 2023
As part of the city of Gothenburg's 400-year jubilee, Götheborg of Sweden is open to visitors in Eriksberg, Gothenburg, during summer 2023. We're open every day until the 20th of August, and after that on the 26th of August and 2–3 of September. Come for a guided tour on board the world's largest ocean-going wooden sailing ship!