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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.
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A mini guide to
Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth
The Historic Dockyard, the Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quays and the old harbour-mouth streets
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1 / 10Welcome to the area
The Historic Dockyard, the Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quays and the old harbour-mouth streets
This is Portsmouth's waterfront. The Historic Dockyard, with HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior, the Spinnaker Tower and the shops and restaurants of Gunwharf Quays are all a few minutes' walk from Portsmouth Harbour station.
South of Gunwharf, Old Portsmouth has the cathedral, the Round and Square Towers, the Hotwalls Studios and the pubs of Bath Square at the harbour mouth. The Gosport Ferry crosses to the submarine museum, and the Guildhall and city centre lie inland to the east.
Highlights
Start here
If you only have a few hours, these are good places to begin.
Historic ship
HMS Victory
First-rate ship of the line launched in 1765, Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
Museum
Mary Rose Museum
Museum of Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, built in 1511, and the Tudor objects recovered with her.
Historic ship
HMS Warrior
Steam-powered ironclad frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859-1861, now one of the Historic Dockyard's ships.
Historic ship
HMS M.33
Small M29-class monitor warship built in 1915, one of the attractions inside the Historic Dockyard.
Museum
Royal Navy Museum
Museum of the history of the Royal Navy in the Historic Dockyard, run by Royal Navy Museums.
Find your way
On the map
The map shows Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth and the streets around it. The Getting there page lists nearby stops and stations.
Insider tips
Before you go
1
One ticket for the ships
The Historic Dockyard sells one ticket that includes HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior. Its annual ticket lets you return as often as you like for a year.
2
Walk between the sights
Visit Portsmouth puts Gunwharf Quays about 250 metres from the Dockyard, the cathedral about 500 metres further, and the Hotwalls Studios about 300 metres beyond that.
3
Spinnaker Tower tickets
The tower says there is no need to book: buy tickets on arrival. Its Sky Bar, Clouds Café and afternoon tea were closed when we checked.
4
Cross to Gosport
The Gosport Ferry runs every 15 minutes and takes 4 minutes, according to the operator. The submarine museum is on Jetty Road on the Gosport side.
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- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth (area photo): geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Portsmouth Historic Dockyard: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- HMS Victory: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, source
- Mary Rose Museum: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- HMS Warrior: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- HMS M.33: Dogboy, CC BY 3.0, source
- Royal Navy Museum: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Navy Museums: Submarines: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spinnaker Tower: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Portsmouth Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, source
- Round Tower: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Square Tower: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Point Battery: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Royal Garrison Church: The original uploader was Cloudz679 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- King James's and Landport Gates: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0, source
- Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery: Editor5807, CC BY 3.0, source
- Portsmouth Guildhall: Udit Kapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Southsea: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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