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Aspex Gallery
Aspex has a name in this area of the country for being one of the lading exhibition spaces for contemporary art. Throughout the year, the beautifully appointed gallery hosts...
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Blue Reef Aquarium
Voted “Visitor Attraction of the Year” by Tourism Southeast, Blue Reef brings the magic of the undersea world alive. A giant tropical ocean tank with its own underwater tunnel, the...
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Centre for Archaeology
English Heritage established this purpose designed facility close to Portsmouth in order to centralise a great deal of the archaeological work that they do as an organisation, both alone and...
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Dickens Birthplace Museum
Charles Dickens is of course one of the most famous writers ever to have lived anywhere in the world. His works are still some of the best read in...
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Fort Cumberland
What many would argue is one of the most impressive pieces of 18th Century defensive architecture, Fort Cumberland is certainly a beautiful and most recognisable part of the local area....
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Gunwharf Quays
Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth’s historic harbour is an exciting waterfront development that successfully juxtaposes the old with the new. Whether you are looking for an excellent shopping experience, a...
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HMS Warrior
The steam powered HMS Warrior was one of the great prides of the Royal Navy in Queen Victoria’s reign. Harnessing the power of steam, the vast vessel revolutionised warships...
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Natural History Museum
Portsmouth has always been a special place for wildlife in Britain and is home to a large collection of sea an land based animals. This large museum is home...
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Norrish Central Library
The Norrish Central Library is located in the heart of Portsmouth and is one of the most important cultural and social exchanges in the city. Carrying a large collection...
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Portsmouth Cathedral
The Cathedral is set in the heart of historic Old Portsmouth, close to the seafront and the Millennium walkway. The oldest part of the cathedral dates back to 1185. It...
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Portsmouth City Museum
Portsmouth City Museum is dedicated to the long and interesting history of this city and its people, an important port for centuries. There are rooms set out in a...
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is home to three famous warships. Admiral Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory, the first iron hulled armoured battleship HMS Warrior 1860 and King Henry VIII’s favourite warship the...
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Preserved Transport Depot
Located in the heart of the great port town of Portsmouth, this depot is a living archive of the transport industry that has served this bustling city over the last...
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Round Tower
This is one of the oldest fortifications in Portsmouth and was built around 1418 in order to defend the entrance to the main historic harbour from raids by French ships....
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Royal Garrison Church
Often referred to as Domus Dei, the Royal Garrison Church was built in 1212 as an almshouse and hospital by Pierre des Roches, the Bishop of Worcester. The church...
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Royal Naval Museum
The history of the Royal Navy and its people stems back over a thousand years. Out interactive exhibitions tell the story of the sailing navy, Nelson and HMS Victory and...
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Spinnaker Tower
Climb all 170m of this impressive tower, which stands at the entrance to the historic harbour of Portsmouth. Take the high speed lift right to the top where, on a...
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Square Tower
The Square Tower is a surviving part of the original fortifications built for Portsmouth in 1494, in fact it is one of the only parts that still remains from this...
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The D-Day Museum
Centrepiece of the D-Day Museum, opened in 1984 to commemorate the invasion’s 40th anniversary, is the Overlord Embroidery designed by Sandra Lawrence and commissioned by Lord Dulverton of Batsford as...
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Treadgold Museum
The Treadgold Museum represents one of the most interesting local history collections in the region. The museum contains a wealth of information relating to the maritime past of Portsmouth...
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 Other towns close to Portsmouth:
 
 All distances are direct and may be longer by road
Southsea Attraction (2 miles)
Newtown Attraction (4 miles)
Gosport Attraction (5 miles)
Havant Attraction (5 miles)
Emsworth Attraction (7 miles)
 



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