Honouring Our Heroes: Telling Their Stories

For over 360 years the Royal Marines have embodied service to our nation. The iconic green beret is more than a badge of honour: it is a symbol of grit and determination. From the decks of HMS Victory to the challenging terrain of modern conflict zones, Royal Marines have earned their reputation as one of the world's most versatile and respected military forces. Their story is one of extraordinary courage, selfless sacrifice, and unwavering dedication to duty. It is a story of heroes who have faced unimaginable danger and loss while serving their country.

Now, their incredible history is on the edge of finding a new home on Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.  With your support, the Royal Marines Experience will honour our heroes by telling their story, inspiring recognition and remembrance.

Concept image of Royal Marines Commandos Experience.

See what the Museum means to the Royal Marines

The story of the Royal Marines deserves to be told. At the Royal Marines Experience, modern technology will meet historic artefacts to create an unprecedented visitor journey. For generations, Royal Marines have been on the frontline of conflict across the world, and they continue to serve in the harshest and most volatile environments. They face significant physical and mental challenges: many will suffer setbacks through training, work in hugely demanding environments, and some face life-changing injuries and arduous rehabilitation. Their service is marked by sacrifice, resilience, and quiet courage. This profound story of human endeavour is at the heart of the new museum, creating a space for recognition and remembrance.  

After centuries of service and sacrifice, it is time to create a new spiritual home for the Royal Marines. Join us as we raise the final £2.5M to honour our heroes and tell their story. Donate today.

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  • Honour our Heroes. Tell Their Stories

    For over 360 years, Royal Marines have operated on the front line in conflict, crisis and places most of us will never see. Now, their experiences will be brought together in a new Royal Marines Experience at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard told in their own words, through the objects they carried and the lives they lived.

    We are now raising the final £2.5 million to complete it.

    Support the appeal. Donate: nmrm.org.uk/donate

  • £2.5 million to go. One national story to protect.

    Before his daughter was born, Ryan knew exactly where to go.  He went to the Royal Marines Museum to find something that mattered. A teddy bear with a Green Beret. Seventeen years later, she still has it.

    Ryan served in Afghanistan and was awarded the George Medal. For him, this is not just history. It is family, memory and belonging.  

    The new Royal Marines Experience will bring together those connections' stories, objects and people in one place. An anchor for a community that has always stood together.

    We are now raising the final £2.5 million to complete it.

    Support the appeal: nmrm.org.uk/donate

  • The New Royal Marines Museum (2020)

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Re-imagination of Boathouse 6

The National Museum of the Royal Navy is transforming the Grade II* listed historic Boathouse 6 on Portsmouth Historic Dockyard into a dynamic national destination.

  • In the Royal Marines Experience, visitors will embark on an immersive, multimedia journey through 400 years of Royal Marines history, from 1664 to today. A History of the Corps Gallery, interactive hands-on zones, as well as Commando challenges will reveal the Corps’ ethos, operations, and the physical and mental demands of service.
  • Remembrance Room
  • Laser Quest: Royal Marines Commando will be the world's only Royal Marines themed laser tag arena. Based on real Royal Marines operations, gameplay incorporates a helicopter entry point and is built around securing and defending an offshore oil platform.
  • A new Special Exhibition Gallery
  • Integrated conferencing facilities incorporating the auditorium and a 280-person multi-functional space.

The History of the Corps Gallery has been designed to be viewed as a whole, giving visitors a rich and dramatic sense of the Royal Marine Corps and the collections held by the museum. The full height showcases will give sweeping views of a mixed media display with objects large and small.

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