Discovery Point and RRS Discovery

🚨 Visitor notice

Please note, Discovery Point & RRS Discovery and 77º South Cafe will close early at 2:30pm on Thursday 18 June.

We will reopen at 9am on Friday 19 June as usual, thank you for your understanding.

Plan your voyage of wonder at our website: https://dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/attraction/discovery-point/

📰 Read all about it!

Thanks to The Courier UK for the lovely article on our brand new cafe, 77º South; pairing views over the bow of the magnificent RRS Discovery with the finest flavours and produce from Tayside.

77º South is open during museum opening hours, and is open to all - whether you're embarking on a voyage of wonder through Discovery Point & RRS Discovery, simply passing by, or are a foodie looking for your newest culinary adventure.

📖 Read the article online here: https://thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/food-drink/5512279/77-degrees-south-cafe-dundee/
🌐 Plan your visit to 77º South here: https://dundeeheritagetrust.co.uk/visit/eat-shop/
📽 Check out Kenwhaursgood's review of 77º South and enter a giveaway here: https://instagram.com/kenwhaursgood

🦐 Proof that things are not always what they seem at first glance... and that even 100 years on, the Discovery Investigations still have things to teach us!

Back in September 2025, we welcomed our friends from National Oceanography Centre [NOC] to Dundee, to open our collaborative '100 Years of RRS Discovery' exhibition.

During NOC's time visiting Dundee, their Discovery Collections curator Dr Tammy Horton found an extraordinary surprise in a specimen jar - unveiling more information about what was housed inside! 😯

What appeared to be a folded scrap piece of lab paper within a specimen jar soon revealed itself as a note written by naturalist, Arthur George Bennett; and it held a fascinating story about the sample.

The note explains how the barnacles would have once hitched a ride on the teeth of a deformed s***m whale in the Antarctic South Shetland Islands.

🐋 "This whale had the fore end of the jaw curved round to the right. On this curvature barnacles were growing around each tooth. Obviously the jaw being bent round the teeth at the anterior end did not fit the groove in the upper jaw otherwise it would [be] impossible for parasites to establish themselves. A.G. Bennet 30.11.1925”

Dive into the Discovery Investigations and explore life aboard all four generations of ships named the Royal Research Ship Discovery in '100 Years of RRS Discovery'.

📅 Exhibition on display until 13 September 2026
🎟 Included in museum admission. Book online + save!
🗺 Discovery Point & RRS Discovery, Dundee

📷: Dr Tammy Horton uncovering Bennett's note (c) NOC. '100 Years of RRS Discovery' exhibition, produced in collaboration with the NOC, the University of Southampton and the Marine Biological Association

🫶 We’re proud to announce the launch of our Patrons Giving Circle; an exciting new way to support the work of Dundee Heritage Trust and gain access to remarkable insights from behind-the-scenes of the Royal Research Ship Discovery and the 1833 Verdant Works mill.

By stepping aboard as Patron and joining our community of dedicated heritage lovers, you’ll unlock opportunities to get closer to the heritage stories that you love, whilst supporting the continued care and conservation of over 9,000 artefacts in our Recognised Collections of National Significance, and allowing us to continue to spark curiosity in the thousands of young learners and visitors who climb aboard RRS Discovery and roam through Verdant Works each year.

It was our pleasure to welcome John Shears, Expedition Leader on the Endurance22 Expedition to Discovery Point recently to formally launch our Patrons Giving Circle alongside David Henry, Chair of Dundee Heritage Trust.

💙 Find out more and join the Dundee Heritage Trust Patrons Giving Circle online:

📷: John Shears & David Henry / 📷: Samantha Lagneau, Development Director at Dundee Heritage Trust (Photo by Rebecca Wade)