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GalleryGallery
Aspex
Contemporary art gallery and charity at Gunwharf Quays, showing new art and ideas.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Attractions in Portsmouth and Southampton
57 places from our Portsmouth and Southampton guide, from Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth to Southsea. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
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Attractions
Attractions in Portsmouth and Southampton
57 places
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Gallery
Other sightHistoric gateway
Bargate
Medieval gatehouse in the line of the old town walls, between Above Bar Street and the High Street.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Zoo or aquariumAquarium
Blue Reef Aquarium
Seafront aquarium with clownfish, stingrays and turtles, about 200 metres from the D-Day Story.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum ship
Calshot Spit Lightship
Former Trinity House lightvessel LV 78, once anchored off Calshot Spit and now a museum ship beside Solent Sky.
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightRuins
Canute's Palace
Outdoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum
House museum in Landport, north of the city centre, in the house where Charles Dickens was born.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightAmusement pier
Clarence Pier
Seafront amusement park with arcades and crazy golf; its rides are closed until 2027, according to the pier's own site.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Cumberland House Natural History Museum
The city's natural history museum, in Cumberland House on Eastern Parade.
Indoor
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Eastney Engine Houses
Victorian pumping station with restored engines, some dating from 1887, opened to visitors on regular open days.
Indoor
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightShopping and leisure
Gunwharf Quays
Waterfront outlet shopping centre with bars, restaurants, a bowling alley, a multiplex cinema and the Aspex gallery, beside the Spinnaker Tower.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightHistoric ship
HMS M.33
Small M29-class monitor warship built in 1915, one of the attractions inside the Historic Dockyard.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightHistoric ship
HMS Victory
First-rate ship of the line launched in 1765, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightHistoric ship
HMS Warrior
Steam-powered ironclad frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859-1861, now one of the Historic Dockyard's ships.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchChurch ruin
Holyrood Church
Ruined church, one of the five original churches of the medieval walled town, on the High Street.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
GalleryGallery
John Hansard Gallery
Contemporary art gallery run by the University of Southampton, on Above Bar Street.
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightHistoric gateway
King James's and Landport Gates
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightRuins
King John's Palace
Outdoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightFortification
Lumps Fort
Disused fort on the seafront, built as part of the defences of the Portsmouth naval base.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Mary Rose Museum
Museum of Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, built in 1511, and the Tudor objects recovered with her.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Historic houseHistoric house
Medieval Merchant's House
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightMarina
Ocean Village
Marina on the eastern side of the city centre, next to Solent Sky and the lightship.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightMemorial
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial
Memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers on the waterfront road, near the Wool House and Town Quay.
Outdoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightFortification
Point Battery
Gun battery of the Palmerston era on the Point in Old Portsmouth, by the harbour entrance.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchCathedral
Portsmouth Cathedral
Anglican cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury in Old Portsmouth, about 500 metres from Gunwharf Quays.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightConcert venue
Portsmouth Guildhall
The city's Guildhall on Guildhall Square, now mainly used as a concert and events venue.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightHistoric dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
The part of the naval base open to visitors, where one ticket covers HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery
The city's local history museum and art gallery, on Museum Road between Old Portsmouth and Southsea.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightMemorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grade I listed naval war memorial on Southsea Common, beside Clarence Esplanade.
Outdoor
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightMemorial
Portsmouth War Memorial
First World War memorial in Guildhall Square, in the city centre.
Outdoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightLeisure centre
Pyramids Centre
Indoor leisure complex on the Southsea seafront, just east of Southsea Castle.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightFortification
Round Tower
Stone tower at the harbour mouth on Broad Street, part of Old Portsmouth's historic fortifications.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchChurch ruin
Royal Garrison Church
Church in Old Portsmouth where Charles II married, roofless since Second World War bomb damage. Cared for by English Heritage.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Royal Navy Museum
Museum of the history of the Royal Navy in the Historic Dockyard, run by Royal Navy Museums.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Royal Navy Museums: Submarines
Submarine museum across the harbour in Gosport, with the submarines HMS Alliance and Holland 1; reached by the Gosport Ferry.
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
SeaCity Museum
City museum in the Civic Centre, opened in 2012, on Southampton's Titanic story and its history from prehistoric times to the Second World War.
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Solent Sky
Aviation museum near Ocean Village that calls itself the home of the Spitfire.
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightPier
South Parade Pier
Pier on the Southsea seafront, about a kilometre east of Southsea Castle.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightMemorial
Southampton Cenotaph
First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, in Watts Park.
Outdoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
GalleryGallery
Southampton City Art Gallery
The city's public art gallery, in the Civic Centre on Commercial Road.
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightConcert venue
Southampton Guildhall
Concert and events venue in the Civic Centre.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightTown walls
Southampton Town Walls
Long surviving stretches of the medieval defensive walls that ringed the old town.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
CastleCastle
Southsea Castle
Artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1544, with a keep museum and ramparts beside the D-Day Story.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightFerry terminal
Southsea Hoverport
Hovertravel's terminal on the seafront, with hovercraft to Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight in under 10 minutes.
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
ViewpointViewpoint
Spinnaker Tower
170-metre observation tower at Gunwharf Quays with views over the harbour and the Solent; tickets are sold on arrival.
Outdoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightFortification
Square Tower
Old fortification on the Old Portsmouth seafront, a short walk from the Round Tower.
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchChurch
St George's Church
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchCathedral
St John's Catholic Cathedral
Indoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchCathedral or churchChurch
St Mary's Church
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Cathedral or churchChurch
St Michael's Church
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
The D-Day Story
Museum about the D-Day landings of 1944 on the seafront, including the landing craft LCT 7074.
Indoor
- Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightMemorial
Titanic Engineers' Memorial
Grade II listed memorial to the engineers of the Titanic, in East Park.
Outdoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightFerry terminal
Town Quay
Quay with the Red Funnel terminals for ferries to the Isle of Wight.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
MuseumMuseum
Tudor House and Garden
Grade I listed house and garden, the city's oldest museum, telling over 800 years of local history.
Indoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Park or naturePark
Victoria Park
Public park just north of the Guildhall, beside Portsmouth and Southsea station, with several naval memorials.
Outdoor
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Park or naturePark
Watts Park
One of the central parks, opposite the Civic Centre, with the Cenotaph and a statue of Isaac Watts.
Outdoor
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Other sightHistoric building
Wool House
Grade I listed medieval former warehouse near Town Quay.
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
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- London254
- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire50
- Anglesey21
- Isle of Arran17
- Bath45
- Birmingham44
- Blackpool and the Lancashire coast28
- Brighton & Hove62
- Bristol67
- Isle of Bute13
- Cambridge57
- Cardiff46
- Cornwall71
- The Cotswolds50
- Coventry13
- Devon98
- Edinburgh109
- Glasgow87
- Gloucester13
- Hereford13
- The Scottish Highlands81
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- Canterbury & Kent62
- The Lake District81
- Leeds46
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- Lindisfarne (Holy Island)23
- Liverpool109
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- Manchester98
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- Newcastle and Gateshead50
- Norfolk and the Broads70
- North Coast 50026
- Northern Ireland82
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- Orkney62
- The Outer Hebrides44
- Oxford52
- The Peak District71
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- Sheffield43
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- Stratford & Warwickshire36
- Wales95
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- Worcester12
- York58
- Yorkshire82
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