Location: Portsmouth
Top Things to do in Portsmouth
Top Restaurants in Portsmouth
Top 10 Things to do Adventurous 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.
Restaurants in Portsmouth
1. Onboard RIBs
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5.0 based on 48 reviews
Exciting Powerboat Rides from the heart of Gunwharf Quays,Portsmouth. Tour the historic harbour, blast out around the amazing Solent Forts, the Mary Rose wreck site & across to the Isle-of-Wight. All in the care of one of our experienced skippers, on one of our fast & exciting, high power RIBs. We operate between 10.00 and 18.00 hrs daily Prices start from £ 17.95 per person and family tickets from £ 55.00. (Pre-booking is always advisable)
2. The Real Escape
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5.0 based on 217 reviews
The Real Escape is a unique live action “exit game” for groups of between three and six people. Locked in a room, you must solve hidden clues to find a way out. The Real Escape is suitable for friends and family groups, higher education students and as a team-building exercise for businesses. Getting in is easy. Together you can find a way out.
Reviewed By Mazzles_25 - Hampshire, United Kingdom
Deciding on the day we fancied doing an escape room we booked Mission 60. We arrived slightly early which was fine and had our video brief. Lockers are available to pop belongings in. Then it was off to the room! We got through probably half of it before we hit trouble. Asking for a couple of hints and being given one or two when it was obvious we were struggling really helped. Typically the clues were so obvious. Proper doh! moments but it meant we didn’t waste time. We managed to escape with exactly 10 minutes to spare. A lot of fun! Thank you :)
3. AKM Limos
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5.0 based on 26 reviews
limousine and hummer hire covering Portsmouth Southsea and all across the South .We have 16 seater hummer limousines and 8 seater baby bently limos and cars ideal for wedddings
Reviewed By Tubbs1988
Mike at AKM Limos went over and above to ensure my son had a 10th birthday to remember! He arrived in a hummer suited and booted to pick our son up as a surprise, had all his favourite music pre downloaded and even addressed him as Mr Fletcher all day ensuring he felt like a proper VIP. Drove us around portsmouth to all the hot spots and stopped to let him out for photos and even a chip shop for lunch. I would highly recommend AKM limos to anybody looking to add a wow factor to their special day or even just for a trip out. Attention to details was second to none and wouldn’t change any part of their service it was spot on! Thanks again AKM Limos
4. Other World Escapes - Escape Room Portsmouth
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5.0 based on 201 reviews
Here at Other World Escapes, we offer escape rooms and team building exercises to clients throughout Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. We have a real passion for what we do and we feel that this shows in every single one of the escape rooms that we offer from our base in Portsmouth. This is one of the main reasons why we firmly believe that we should be your first and only port of call for escape rooms, escape rooms and team building exercises, anywhere in the Portsmouth area. Other World Escapes make you a HERO in your own ADVENTURE; our Portsmouth-based escape rooms are fun, thrilling and interactive team-based adventures with YOU at the centre. To find out more on our Portsmouth escape rooms, get in touch with us today.
Reviewed By Suziespangle
We visited with friends between Xmas and New Year. We have done several Escape rooms with various companies and the Chip shop was ace! Fun and challenging and very interactive compared to some others we have done! We will def return to do others!
5. dointhedo boat hire limited
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5.0 based on 20 reviews
Dointhedo is a new modern charter boat based at Premier Marina Gosport - Portsmouth Harbour. With modern facilities and undercover seating. We can cater for up to 12 Passengers. With the Solent, The English Channel and the Isle of Wight right on our doorstep we can provide for numerous waterborne activities, including Fishing, Sightseeing. We provide ashes scattering services. www.ashesatsea.co.uk
6. Exciting Escapes
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5.0 based on 433 reviews
An Escape Room is an hour-long adventure with your friends, your family or perhaps your work-mates. It’s a bit like the Crystal Maze from TV, or a real-life version of an online Room Escape game. You play as a team and have to find clues, solve puzzles, and complete challenges to finish your mission in 60 minutes!
Reviewed By serenawright2020 - Ely, United Kingdom
We've been to a *lot* of Escape Rooms, and Exciting Escapes in Portsmouth is still one of our favourites! The staff team are helpful and friendly, and they have done everything they can to be warm and welcoming while observing social distancing! The rooms are cleaned and reset between every adventure, so it's all COVID secure. Remember to bring a mask as, like all escape rooms now, you need to wear it during the game (so you're not excitedly huffing over every discovery, which I am prone to do). We've now completed three 'escapes' here - seven of us tackled 'The Voices We Hear...' for our school-friends Christmas reunion '19 (this is hands-down THE most wonderfully terrifying immersive escape room I've ever done! If you like to be scared, this is the one for you!), the 'Millennium Meltdown' two-player (also December - we went back the next day!), and 'Dark Deeds and Groceries' (end of August '20), which is a 3-6 player but we tackled as a pair. Obviously I wouldn't want to give anything away, but there is a great mix of tasks suited to different aptitudes - keen observation and logical deduction, some maths, colour matching, and some really nice interactive touches - and you really feel like you're in a 1920s green-grocers, or saving the world on New Year's Eve 1999! Unlike some escape rooms I've visited, this is all about observation and logic - everything makes sense. Anyone who finds themselves in Portsmouth and at a loose end for an hour should book up immediately!
7. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
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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.
8. HMS Warrior 1860
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4.5 based on 2,444 reviews
As you arrive at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the stunning sleek, black lines of Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured warship, take your breath away. Warrior, launched in 1860, was the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet. Powered by steam and sail, she was the largest, fastest and most powerful ship of her day and had a profound effect on naval architecture. Warrior was, in her time, the ultimate deterrent. Yet within a few years she was obsolete. Restored and back at home in Portsmouth, Warrior now serves as a ship museum, monument, visitor attraction, private venue and more.
Reviewed By meganp913 - Dursley, United Kingdom
I visited with my young daughter and this was our first stop of the day. She really is still today an amazing ship. We spent a great deal of time looking around and found the volunteers on board most helpful and friendly. I highly recommend visiting the gentleman who does the knots at the front of the gun deck, he was brilliant and my daughter loved watching him work. We will certainly be coming back to visit again.
9. Laser Quest at Action Stations
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4.5 based on 17 reviews
10. Spinnaker Tower
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4.5 based on 5,354 reviews
Reviewed By 559jennies
Looking for something different for a girls weekend I spotted the high tea option - Wow what a brilliant choice, amazing views, fantastic staff - Tom who had such great knowledge combined with fab service and the mad lift boy!! Had us in stitches. Food was fresh and tasty.
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