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Photo of HMS Warrior, Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH ATTRACTIONS

Apart from the visitor attractions listed below, the City of Portsmouth hosts many large scale national and international events such as, the International Kite Festival, The Great South Run plus numerous other music and cultural events, held at venues such as Castle Field, Southsea Bandstand, Southsea Common and other venues.

PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD

Photo of HMS Warrior at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Portsmouth Dockyard is home to the three historic ships, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and Henry VIII's Mary Rose .
The Mary Rose the only surviving 16th century warship, sank off Portsmouth in 1545 and raised from the Solent in 1982.
HMS Victory , Nelson's flagship in the battle of Trafalgar 1805, is the oldest commissioned warship in the world and is still manned by Officers and Ratings of the Royal Navy.
HMS Warrior the first iron clad warship, built in 1860 is full of Victorian naval artifacts and technology.
Also housed within the Dockyard are Action Stations an exciting combination of interactive displays and exhibitions depicting life in the modern Navy, The Royal Navy Museum, the Dockyard Apprentice exhibition, plus many other Naval statues, figureheads and artifacts displayed around the site.
View a map for the Historic Dockyard.
For more details visit the Dockyard site, Historic Dockyard

GUNWHARF QUAYS

Photo of the waterfront at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth.

Gunwharf Quays is an attractive and vibrant retail and entertainment complex which was redeveloped from the decommissioned HMS Vernon site, at Portsmouth Harbour.
The centre combines designer label shopping, with a wide choice of restaurants and bars, multiplex cinema and bowling alley.
For more detail, map and directions visit our Gunwharf Quays page.

SPINNAKER TOWER

Photo of the Spinnaker Tower, from Old Portsmouth.

Overlooking Portsmouth Harbour at Gunwharf Quays, the Spinnaker Tower is the tallest publicly accessible structure in the UK.
Fantastic views of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour and across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.
Click here for a map
Read more at our Spinnaker Tower page.

D DAY MUSEUM

Photo of a tank at the D-Day Museum, Portsmouth.

The D Day Museum is situated on Clarence Esplanade, close to Southsea Castle.
It was opened in 1984 to commemorate the D Day 40th anniversary.
The museum houses the 272 foot long Overlord Embroidery a modern equivalent of the Bayeux Tapestry along with many other interesting artifacts relating to the 2nd World War.

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For more details, visit the D Day Museum website.

ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH

Photo of the Royal Garrison church at Old Portsmouth.

Situated in Grand Parade, Old Portsmouth. The Royal Garrison Church was founded in 1212 as a hospice, the Domus Dei (God's house), was used as a shelter for overseas pilgrims travelling to Canterbury, Chichester and Winchester.
The church was closed during the dissolution under Henry VIII, part of the site being converted to a residence for the Governor of Portsmouth.

Later the church was used by the garrison troops and was restored between 1866 and 1868.
The Nave of the church was gutted by a fire bomb on the 10th January 1941, hence its roofless appearance, a memorial to the blitz.
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PORTSMOUTH CITY MUSEUM

Photo of the Portsmouth City Museum.

Situted on Museum Road close to Old Portsmouth.
The main display area on the ground floor, is home to Study in Sherlock exhibition, part of Lancelyn Green's collection of no 40,000 Sherlock Holmes items, bequeathed to the City in 2004.
The Living in Portsmouth Gallery recreates a 17th century bedroom, a 1930's kitchen and a 1950's living room.
There is also a Decorative Art Gallery and a temporary exhibition gallery which houses a changing programme of exhibits.
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For more details visit the museum website Portsmouth City Museum

BLUE REEF AQUARIUM

Photo of the Blue Reef Aquarium, Southsea.

The Blue Reef Aquarium is sited right on Southsea seafront on Clarence Esplanade, a few hundered metres west of the D Day museum, where car parking is available.Voted visitor attraction of the year by Tourism South East.
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For more details visit the aquarium website Blue Reef Aquarium

FORT NELSON

Photo of Fort Nelson, part of the Royal Armouries Museums, Portsmouth.

Fort Nelson was part of the City defences built by Lord Palmerston in the 1860's, on Portsdown Hill to the north of the city.
Since 1995 it has housed part of the Royal Armouries collection of Artillery including over 350 guns and cannons. Entrance to the museum is free.
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For more details visit the Fort Nelson website.