The Log
Rum & the Sea
Man’s desire to travel farther and farther across oceans provided several difficulties when it came to supplies (and most importantly what to drink...
Shackleton's Endurance Found!
Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship ‘Endurance’ has been found in the Weddell Sea 107 years after it was crushed by ice and sank to the freezing depths. L...
The hunt for Shackleton's Endurance wreck begins in Antarctica
A century after Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance was crushed by a pack of ice in 1915, a team of modern adventurers are setting sail to the Antar...
Sir Ernest Shackleton & Arthur Beale
Yesterday marked the 100 year anniversary of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s untimely death aboard the vessel 'Quest' on his final expedition to Antarctica...
We've had a fresh coat of yacht enamel...
We've had a fresh coat of yacht enamel...You may have noticed we have updated our logos and the look of our website! We decided now was a great tim...
Are you open yet?
Not quite, I’m afraid. You are very welcome to phone through to the shop and arrange a collection, or you can still order online, but we are not ...
Thank you for all your help!
We always really appreciate your custom but especially now that the shop is closed for the lockdown period. 90% of our sales were through the shop...
Update on our response Covid-19 - The Shop is Closed, but we're Open Online
We have decided to extend our weekend closure into next week and beyond, until we feel it is safe to reopen. We are constantly following the update...
Arthur Beale Closed this Weekend – Unless You Need Something!
We’ve never seen Shaftesbury Avenue so quiet, and we’re sorry to say that because of this we won’t be opening the shop this Saturday or Sunday – U...
What planets are they from?
Corona Virus is just one of those problems we have to cope with but Arthur Beale also has to contend with the thoughtless actions of the Local Cou...
Interesting Thames Tides
There wasn't much water in the river yesterday despite it being well past the time for low tide. It seems to be 2.3 m below predicted which sounds ...
Last Posting Dates - Don't hang around!
If you haven't done your Christmas Shopping yet - and I haven't - then you had better get a move on. If you want to order online from our lovely sh...