Murton Park, a living history museum, situated just outside York have agreed to lend space to enable the Longship to be constructed and stored there when not being used by sponsors or education or voluntary groups. www.murtonpark.co.uk

They have a strong Viking tradition and they have re-created a Dark Age village called Danelaw Village.

The site is open to the public daily and various groups and individuals visit throughout the year, many hundreds of school children come on a daily basis and many people volunteer to help maintain and develop the site as well as providing an in-depth knowledge of the numerous facets of Viking traditions and way of life. Children are able to dress up and experience for themselves what it must have been like to live over 1000 years ago.

Having access to the building of a boat will be a privilege for most people but an even rarer privilege to witness an actual Viking Longship being constructed.

Whilst the Longship is being built we have agreements from local TV, Radio and York Evening Press that they will follow the build progress and provide media coverage throughout the various stages.

When the Longship is ready to take to the water it will be a major and significant event. Full media coverage has been agreed and those who have helped fund the project will have a major impact on how this is stage managed.