The Log

The Incredible Discovery of Shackleton's Ship, Quest: A Journey Through Time and Ice

In the depths of the Labrador Sea  a discovery has been made that has sent ripples through the world of maritime enthusiasts. Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary ship, the Quest, has been found on th...

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!?). The usual supplies aboard British Royal Navy ...

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. Last month we excitedly relayed the news of the End...

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 Antarctic aboard the Agulhas II, a South African icebre...

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. The Shackleton-Rowett Expedition is seen b...

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 time to develop on our wonderful brand, and we are in...

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 quite ready to actually open our doors. It was our...

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 so obviously finances have been blown skyhigh. We...

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 updated Government and World Health Organisation's advic...

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 – UNLESS you need to come in and pick something up! I...