Filming and Prop Hire Overview

Cutty Sark has been used as a filming location on many occasions for everything from feature films, through to national television network programmes to international educational documentaries.

The ship is currently closed during the Conservation Project, but on completion of the project, Cutty Sark will be available to hire for filming. By Spring 2011 she will offer a much improved visitor experience with new gallery space and exhibitions, but she will also still have the romance, atmosphere and appearance of the historic vessel used so successfully for filming in the past.

Her unique appeal as the sole surviving clipper ship makes her an ideal choice for period dramas, documentaries about the era of sail or just as a beautiful setting for filming a variety of programmes for television and cinema.  The faithful preservation of Cutty Sark's interior appointments, particularly in the Master's saloon and the cabins, provide ready-made sets ideal for such productions as BBC’s Our Mutual Friend and Timewatch, the epic Four Feathers and most recently the docudrama, The Search for the North West Passage.  The last ever Changing Rooms featured scenes on Cutty Sark.

For further information please email information or use the following numbers:
Tel: +44 (0)20 8858 2698
Fax: +44 (0)20 8858 6976

Use the following link to download our filming agreement

Technical services

The technical team for Cutty Sark are able to advise on appropriate materials and props for filming. They also provide rigging services, and are currently working on several other historic vessels.  For more information, select the appropriate page from the menu on the left.