PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, UK.
Portsmouth
also known as Pompey, is home to three hugely important historic ships,
HMS Victory, Nelson's famous flagship at the battle of Trafalgar,
HMS Warrior
the first ironclad warship and the
Mary Rose, Henry VIII's warship that sank in the Solent just off of Southsea Castle.
These are all housed at the
Historic Dockyard, home of the
Royal Navy
and also home to the worlds first dry dock. The Historic Dockyard is one of the top ten visitor attractions in the UK.
Charles Dickens
was born in Portsmouth, you can visit the Charles Dickens birthplace museum in the house where he was born in Old Commercial Road,
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the pioneering engineer was also born here, unfortunately the street where he lived no longer exists.
Many more famous people with links
to Portsmouth can be found in our Hall of Fame
But Portsmouth is not just about history, the city is a cosmopolitan, University city, with much to offer visitors and residents alike.
Portsmouth
has a
Premier league football team, a superb seafront area, excellent shopping and a wide range of restaurants, pubs and bars.
The City is home to the tallest publicly accessible structure in the UK, the
Spinnaker Tower
built right on the edge of Portsmouth Harbour at
Gunwharf Quays.
If you need hotel information follow this link to Portsmouth & Southsea Hotels.
Portsmouth has been used in a number of films and television programmes such as Tomorrow Never Dies (James Bond), Oscar and Lucinda, Making Waves, Silent Witness, Mr Bean and Eastenders. The local area was used extensively in the filming of Tommy, The Who's rock opera.
