Essential Information

Type Family fun
Location
Date and Times First weekend of every month
Prices Included with entry to Cutty Sark: £20 Adult | £10 Child

On the first weekend of every month, our resident sea shanty groups Swinging the Lead and The HogEye Men transform the famous tea clipper's 'Tween Deck with the harmonies of sea shanties, traditional working songs. 

Included with your ticket to Cutty Sark, come along to hear this enduring maritime tradition brought to life!

Upcoming dates

7 SeptemberThe HogEye Men
8 SeptemberSwinging the Lead
5 OctoberThe HogEye Men
6 OctoberSwinging the Lead
2 NovemberThe HogEye Men
3 NovemberSwinging the Lead
7 DecemberThe HogEye Men
8 DecemberSwinging the Lead

Times: 11.45am, 12.45pm and 1.30pm

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About our sea shanty singers

The HogEye Men 

With almost 20 years of experience as a group singing shanties and maritime songs to audiences around the country, including a monthly residency on Cutty Sark since 2019, The HogEye Men are respected as London's primary exponents of these unaccompanied working songs from a past age. The group blends strong voices and subtle harmonies to give audiences a taste of the true nature of the traditional shanty form, while also offering them a selection of more up-to-date tales of the sea.

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Swinging the Lead

Swinging the Lead have been Cutty Sark's resident sea shanty singers since 2011. All have sea-going experience, including sailing on tall ships and a keen interest in the sea and maritime matters.

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Cutty Sark Characters
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Cutty Sark Characters

Meet colourful characters from Cutty Sark’s past and hear astonishing stories about life at sea in the age of sail
Weekends and Fri-Mon in school holidays
Included with entry to Cutty Sark
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  • Explore the main deck
  • Walk beneath the ship
  • See how the crew lived
  • Family activities and interactives
  • Guaranteed entry time
  • Audio guide included
Adultfrom £20
Childfrom £10
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