Buckler's Hard Shipyard Trust

The Buckler's Hard Shipyard trust is a charity ( No.1212373) formed in 2025 to advance the education of the public in all aspects of the art, craft, history and heritage of shipbuilding and its associated traditional skills at Buckler’s Hard in particular through the provision of:Researching, teaching and demonstrating techniques of heritage boatbuilding and associated skills;

1. Displaying and maintaining an archive or library of materials relating to heritage boatbuilding and the history of Buckler’s Hard
2. The conservation and preservation of the ground floor of 75 Buckler’s Hard and the slipway area

Our first projects include an archaeological survey of the No 2 slipway in the summer and the digitisation some of the original ships plans for future use in the shipyard.