Step off the train at Portsmouth and Southsea and you are a two minute walk from the city’s oldest patch of public green. Victoria Park opened in 1878,…
Things to do in Portsmouth
Fort Nelson, big guns and tunnels above Portsmouth Harbour
Fort Nelson is a free Royal Armouries museum in a Victorian fort above Portsmouth, packed with cannon, tunnels and one of Saddam's superguns.
Portchester Castle, Roman walls and a Norman keep by the harbour
Portchester Castle pairs the most complete Roman walls in northern Europe with a Norman keep on Portsmouth Harbour. Here is what to see and how to visit.
HMS Warrior 1860, the ironclad that changed the Royal Navy
HMS Warrior 1860 was Britain's first iron-hulled armoured warship. See what is aboard her at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, and how to plan a visit.
The best coastal walks near Portsmouth: Top 7, ranked by reviews
Our ranking of the best coastal walks around Portsmouth, from the Southsea seafront and Old Portsmouth to Portsdown Hill, the Hayling Billy Trail and Farlington Marshes.
Charles Dickens’ birthplace, a literary stop in Portsmouth
Visit Charles Dickens' birthplace in Portsmouth: the Old Commercial Road house where the author was born in 1812, what is inside, and how to plan a visit.
The D-Day Story, Portsmouth’s museum of the Normandy landings
A guide to The D-Day Story in Southsea: the Overlord Embroidery, the LCT 7074 landing craft, what is inside, tickets and how to visit Portsmouth's D-Day museum.
HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship in Portsmouth
A visitor guide to HMS Victory in Portsmouth: Nelson's Trafalgar flagship, the conservation work underway, what you see aboard, tickets and how to get there.
Clarence Pier, a seaside funfair on the Southsea front
A guide to Clarence Pier amusement park in Southsea: the rides, arcades and crazy golf, what it costs, and how to get to the Portsmouth seafront funfair.
The Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s Tudor warship up close
A visitor guide to the Mary Rose in Portsmouth: the Tudor warship's story, what is inside the museum, tickets, and how to get to the Historic Dockyard.