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PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC SHIPS.
Portsmouth is the home to a fantastic collection of Historic Ships, located in the Historic Portsmouth Dockyard are:
HMS VICTORY, Nelson's famous flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. HMS Victory is the oldest serving warship still in commission, you can visit her at Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard and take part in a guided tour.
The remains of the MARY ROSE Henry VIII's Tudor warship which sank off Southsea Castle in 1512 are on display in a state of the art new museum, next door to HMS Victory. Opening Spring 2013.
HMS WARRIOR the world's first iron hulled warship, is moored at Portsmouth Dockyard in all her glory. Warrior was built in 1860 and restored to her present state between 1979 - 1987 and has been moored at Portsmouth since 1987. -
PORTSMOUTH HOTELS
Portsmouth and Southsea has a wide range of hotels to suit all tastes and budgets. These range from national hotel brands to unique cosy boutique hotels.
The hotel listings on this site have been divided into three distinct areas, to make your search easier. These are:
PORTSMOUTH HOTELS
SOUTHSEA HOTELS
PORTSMOUTH NORTH HOTELS which includes the Cosham and Port Solent areas.
Each hotel in the listing has a map page and most of the hotels can be booked online, use the book now button in the listing.
PORTSMOUTH SHOPPING
Portsmouth and Southsea have some great places for shopping that include all of the big name stores and outlets.
The shopping areas range from the large outlet shopping centre at Gunwharf Quays to the smaller eclectic mix of independent retailers at Albert Road. Portsmouth shopping areas include the following;
ALBERT ROAD, SOUTHSEA
CASCADES SHOPPING CENTRE
COMMERCIAL ROAD
COSHAM HIGH STREET
GUNWHARF QUAYS
OCEAN RETAIL PARK - BURRFIELDS RD
PALMERSTON ROAD, SOUTHSEA
PORT SOLENT
THE POMPEY CENTRE
VICTORY RETAIL PARK
PORTSMOUTH RESTAURANTS
Portsmouth has a really wide variety of quality restaurants to choose from. The range includes Bangladeshi, Chinese, Greek, Moroccan, Turkish, Thai, Indian, Nepalese, Spanish, South American, Italian and traditional English restaurants and pubs.
Bon apetit.
GUNWHARF QUAYS RESTAURANTS
HILSEA & NORTH END RESTAURANTS
OLD PORTSMOUTH RESTAURANTS
PORT SOLENT RESTAURANTS
SOUTHSEA - ALBERT ROAD RESTAURANTS
SOUTHSEA RESTAURANTS
PORTSMOUTH ATTRACTIONS
As well as the maritime history on show at the Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth has a fantastic choice of other attractions to visit, plus a range of excellent museums. These range from the Charles Dickens birthplace museum to the D-Day Museum in Southsea.
Portsmouth Attractions include the following;
BLUE REEF AQUARIUM
CHARLES DICKENS BIRTHPLACE MUSEUM
D DAY MUSEUM
FORT NELSON
PORTCHESTER CASTLE
PORTSMOUTH CITY MUSEUM
ROYAL GARRISON CHURCH
ROYAL MARINES MUSEUM
SOUTHSEA CASTLE
SOUTHSEA SEAFRONT
SPINNAKER TOWER
PORTSMOUTH - DID YOU KNOW?
The City is the birthplace of Charles Dickens, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Peter Sellers, read more about famous Portsmouth residents in our Portsmouth Hall of Fame.
Portsmouth is home to the annual BUPA GREAT SOUTH RUN, RACE FOR LIFE in aid of Cancer Research and the MOONLIT MEMORIES WALK in aid of the Rowans Hospice.
PORTSMOUTH FERRY PORT is one of the busiest in the UK carrying approximately 2.2 million people per year.
Portsmouth is one of the UK's largest fruit handling ports, handling fruit from Central and South America, Morocco, South Africa, New Zealand and the eastern Mediterranean. Bananas imported to the UK by Dole, Fyffes, Geest and other Jamaican Producers are landed at Portsmouth, this means that 65% of bananas eaten in Britain pass through the Port!
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. Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard played a starring role in the film version of Les Miserables.
Portsmouth is home to the Royal Navy, the University of Portsmouth and to Portsmouth Football Club founded in 1898.
