It was snowing when I arrived at SS Great Britain for their special Victorian Christmas event.

The people were all dressed in Victorian clothes.

Behind me a young girl was very busy keeping the deck clean.

Inside some tasty treats were ready for 1st class passengers

Humans aren’t too keen on rats, but this chap seemed friendly. He was just mooching around looking for something to eat.

More posh food in the kitchen ready to be served to those 1st class passengers!

There was a whole queue of people waiting to be served in at the canteen.

Outside I sat for a while with two very nice ladies while they waited for the carriage to leave.

The ship always has lots of mannequin humans, the driver of the carriage was one, but the ladies were real live humans. When the live humans dress in the style of the mannequins, it if they stay still it is hard to tell the difference!

The horse was a model horse too, I think a very realistic one.

Before leaving I was delighted to meet the real Father Christmas and his assistant.

This was an enjoyable thing to do on a cold December Sunday afternoon. There were also male voice choirs singing sea shanties, and the man that designed the ship, Brunel, was wandering around too. I last visited the SS Great Britain on a sunny day in May. The admission ticket lasts for a whole year which is useful especially if you live nearby.

My last visit: https://horacethealresfordbear.com/2023/05/29/ss-great-britain/

More information: http://www.ssgreatbritain.org

Horace the Alresford Bear 3/12/23