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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Sites et attractions

Attractions in Portsmouth and Southampton

57 lieux

Aspex, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthGalerie
Galerie

Aspex

Contemporary art gallery and charity at Gunwharf Quays, showing new art and ideas.

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Bargate, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Historic 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
Blue Reef Aquarium, SouthseaZoo ou aquarium
Aquarium

Blue Reef Aquarium

Seafront aquarium with clownfish, stingrays and turtles, about 200 metres from the D-Day Story.

  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Calshot Spit Lightship, Southampton Old Town & City CentreMusée
Navire-musée

Calshot Spit Lightship

Former Trinity House lightvessel LV 78, once anchored off Calshot Spit and now a museum ship beside Solent Sky.

En intérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthMusée
Musée

Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum

House museum in Landport, north of the city centre, in the house where Charles Dickens was born.

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Clarence Pier, SouthseaAutre site
Amusement 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
Cumberland House Natural History Museum, SouthseaMusée
Musée

Cumberland House Natural History Museum

The city's natural history museum, in Cumberland House on Eastern Parade.

En intérieur
  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Eastney Engine Houses, SouthseaMusée
Musée

Eastney Engine Houses

Victorian pumping station with restored engines, some dating from 1887, opened to visitors on regular open days.

En intérieur
  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Shopping 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
HMS M.33, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Navire historique

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
HMS Victory, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Navire historique

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
HMS Warrior, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Navire historique

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
Holyrood Church, Southampton Old Town & City CentreCathédrale ou église
Church 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
King John's Palace, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Ruines

King John's Palace

En extérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Lumps Fort, SouthseaAutre site
Fortification

Lumps Fort

Disused fort on the seafront, built as part of the defences of the Portsmouth naval base.

  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthMusée
Musée

Mary Rose Museum

Museum of Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, built in 1511, and the Tudor objects recovered with her.

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Ocean Village, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Marina

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
Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Monument commémoratif

Pilgrim Fathers Memorial

Memorial to the Pilgrim Fathers on the waterfront road, near the Wool House and Town Quay.

En extérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Point Battery, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Fortification

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
Portsmouth Cathedral, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthCathédrale ou église
Cathédrale

Portsmouth Cathedral

Anglican cathedral of St Thomas of Canterbury in Old Portsmouth, about 500 metres from Gunwharf Quays.

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Salle de concerts

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
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Historic 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
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, SouthseaAutre site
Monument commémoratif

Portsmouth Naval Memorial

Grade I listed naval war memorial on Southsea Common, beside Clarence Esplanade.

En extérieur
  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Portsmouth War Memorial, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Monument commémoratif

Portsmouth War Memorial

First World War memorial in Guildhall Square, in the city centre.

En extérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Pyramids Centre, SouthseaAutre site
Leisure centre

Pyramids Centre

Indoor leisure complex on the Southsea seafront, just east of Southsea Castle.

  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Round Tower, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Fortification

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
Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthCathédrale ou église
Church 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
Royal Navy Museum, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthMusée
Musée

Royal Navy Museum

Museum of the history of the Royal Navy in the Historic Dockyard, run by Royal Navy Museums.

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Royal Navy Museums: Submarines, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthMusée
Musée

Royal Navy Museums: Submarines

Submarine museum across the harbour in Gosport, with the submarines HMS Alliance and Holland 1; reached by the Gosport Ferry.

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
SeaCity Museum, Southampton Old Town & City CentreMusée
Musée

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.

En intérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Solent Sky, Southampton Old Town & City CentreMusée
Musée

Solent Sky

Aviation museum near Ocean Village that calls itself the home of the Spitfire.

En intérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
South Parade Pier, SouthseaAutre site
Jetée

South Parade Pier

Pier on the Southsea seafront, about a kilometre east of Southsea Castle.

  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Southampton Cenotaph, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Monument commémoratif

Southampton Cenotaph

First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, in Watts Park.

En extérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Southampton Guildhall, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Salle de concerts

Southampton Guildhall

Concert and events venue in the Civic Centre.

  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Southampton Town Walls, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Town 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
Southsea Castle, SouthseaChâteau
Château

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
Southsea Hoverport, SouthseaAutre site
Terminal de ferries

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
Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthPoint de vue
Point de vue

Spinnaker Tower

170-metre observation tower at Gunwharf Quays with views over the harbour and the Solent; tickets are sold on arrival.

En extérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Square Tower, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthAutre site
Fortification

Square Tower

Old fortification on the Old Portsmouth seafront, a short walk from the Round Tower.

  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
St George's Church, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthCathédrale ou église
Église

St George's Church

En intérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
St Michael's Church, Southampton Old Town & City CentreCathédrale ou église
Église

St Michael's Church

En intérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
The D-Day Story, SouthseaMusée
Musée

The D-Day Story

Museum about the D-Day landings of 1944 on the seafront, including the landing craft LCT 7074.

En intérieur
  • Southsea, Portsmouth and Southampton
Titanic Engineers' Memorial, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Monument commémoratif

Titanic Engineers' Memorial

Grade II listed memorial to the engineers of the Titanic, in East Park.

En extérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Town Quay, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Terminal de ferries

Town Quay

Quay with the Red Funnel terminals for ferries to the Isle of Wight.

  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton Old Town & City CentreMusée
Musée

Tudor House and Garden

Grade I listed house and garden, the city's oldest museum, telling over 800 years of local history.

En intérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Victoria Park, Portsmouth Harbour & Old PortsmouthParc ou nature
Parc

Victoria Park

Public park just north of the Guildhall, beside Portsmouth and Southsea station, with several naval memorials.

En extérieur
  • Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth and Southampton
Watts Park, Southampton Old Town & City CentreParc ou nature
Parc

Watts Park

One of the central parks, opposite the Civic Centre, with the Cenotaph and a statue of Isaac Watts.

En extérieur
  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton
Wool House, Southampton Old Town & City CentreAutre site
Bâtiment historique

Wool House

Grade I listed medieval former warehouse near Town Quay.

  • Southampton Old Town & City Centre, Portsmouth and Southampton

Par quartier

Things to do by area in Portsmouth and Southampton

Chaque lien ouvre le guide du quartier avec les descriptions complètes, les photos et les itinéraires.

More about Portsmouth and Southampton: the Portsmouth and Southampton guide, free things to do and UK museums and galleries.

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  • Entry (free or paid). Shown only where the venue's own website says so in plain words, read on 25 Oct 2026. 0 places here are marked free and 0 paid; the other 57 are not stated. "Free" means general admission: special exhibitions, events and facilities can still be charged. The words we relied on are on the sources page.
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  • Adapté aux familles. Lieux signalés adaptés aux familles dans nos guides (0 pour l’instant).
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  4. Notre guide des activités gratuites, qui recense les lieux dont le site officiel indique une entrée gratuite.