Location: Portsmouth
Top Things to do in Portsmouth
Top Restaurants in Portsmouth
Top 10 Historic Sites in Portsmouth, England
Portsmouth (/ˈpɔːrtsməθ/ ( listen)) is a port city in Hampshire, England, mainly on Portsea Island, 70 miles (110 km) south-west of London and 19 miles (31 km) south-east of Southampton. It has a total population of 205,400. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Southampton and the towns of Havant, Waterlooville, Eastleigh, Fareham, and Gosport.
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1. Treadgold Industrial Heritage Museum
2. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7,987 reviews
Featuring world famous ships HMS Victory and HMS Warrior 1860. Plus visit HMS Alliance, the only remaining WW2 era British ocean going submarine, and the M33, the sole remaining British veteran of the bloody Dardanelles Campaign of 1915-1916. Also including the National Museum Royal Navy Portsmouth, Action Stations, the Harbour Tours, andd the Jutland Exhibition, there's plenty to see and do. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is a great day out for all the family. Situated within a working Naval Base, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is the only place in the world to see the Royal Navy past, present and future - a must see for anyone visiting the south of England.
Reviewed By Flantheman2334 - Gosport, United Kingdom
Individually, all of the attractions in the dockyard are not particularly cheap. However, if you buy an annual "All in" ticket, then the full price is £31 online. This covers Entry to HMS Warrior, HMS Victory, National Museum of the Royal Navy Portsmouth, Action Stations, HMS M.33, Harbour Tours, Boathouse 4, Dockyard Apprentice, Royal Navy Submarine Museum and Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower !!! And for a year!" Excellent value. The Mary Rose is an additional £18, which makes it by far the most expensive.
3. Portsdown Hill
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4.5 based on 339 reviews
Reviewed By ShaunL - Clanfield, United Kingdom
It’s a nice walk up on the hill taking in the views. Plenty of space to park if you avoid a sunny weekend. I parked on the north side just past the Churchillian pub. Walked some of the footpaths looking both north into the South Downs and south with the views across Portsmouth and the Solent. There is a lot of history up here notably the forts but the hill was heavily used during World War Two. Check out the Portsdown Tunnels web page for more info.
4. Landport Gate
5. Royal Armouries - Fort Nelson
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4.5 based on 1,314 reviews
Reviewed By 481RobertS481
Free entry to an absolute treasure trove of guns, cannons, naval turrets etc set in a fort that's interesting in it's own right. All exhibits are well explained. Only very slight oddity was 2nd car park for museum says it is locked at 4.00pm an hour before museum closes.
6. Trafalgar Sail
7. The Round Tower
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4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By bsandrs - Portsmouth, United Kingdom
The Round Tower together with the nearby Square Tower (We like simple names here) were built in their present form as part of the Harbour defences, towards the end of the 15th century and really have seen history pass. In more recent years ships sailing to the Falklands and Gulf Wars. It is a very popular spot for naval families to wave goodbye or welcome back. Today, whilst you do require a certain level of fitness to reach the viewing area, it makes the perfect place to see the commercial and military ships sailing in and out of the Harbour. It also gives excellent, free views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.
8. Dockyard Apprentice
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4.0 based on 108 reviews
Reviewed By X5378JVdavidc - London, United Kingdom
Very interesting with the sights sounds and smells gives a great insight into a working dockyard from days gone by
9. Hilsea Lines
10. Rockingham Hotel
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3.0 based on 1 reviews
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