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Museum
The D-Day Story
Museum about the D-Day landings of 1944 on the seafront, including the landing craft LCT 7074.
A mini guide to
Southsea: things to do
Places worth your time in Southsea
Top places
Things to do in Southsea
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Castle
Southsea Castle
Artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1544, with a keep museum and ramparts beside the D-Day Story.
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.
Pier
South Parade Pier
Pier on the Southsea seafront, about a kilometre east of Southsea Castle.
Memorial
Portsmouth Naval Memorial
Grade I listed naval war memorial on Southsea Common, beside Clarence Esplanade.
Museum
Cumberland House Natural History Museum
The city's natural history museum, in Cumberland House on Eastern Parade.
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Fortification
Lumps Fort
Disused fort on the seafront, built as part of the defences of the Portsmouth naval base.
Leisure centre
Pyramids Centre
Indoor leisure complex on the Southsea seafront, just east of Southsea Castle.
Theatre
Kings Theatre
Theatre in Southsea, a short walk from the restaurants of Albert Road.
Museum
Eastney Engine Houses
Victorian pumping station with restored engines, some dating from 1887, opened to visitors on regular open days.
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Church
St Jude's Church
Church of England church built in 1851 by Thomas Ellis Owen as part of his Southsea housing development.
Ferry terminal
Southsea Hoverport
Hovertravel's terminal on the seafront, with hovercraft to Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight in under 10 minutes.
Aquarium
Blue Reef Aquarium
Seafront aquarium with clownfish, stingrays and turtles, about 200 metres from the D-Day Story.
Portsmouth and Southampton
More areas to explore
24 sights · 27 places to eat
Southampton Old Town & City Centre
Medieval walls and merchants' houses, the Titanic story at SeaCity and the ferries at Town Quay
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24 sights · 25 places to eat
Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth
The Historic Dockyard, the Spinnaker Tower, Gunwharf Quays and the old harbour-mouth streets
Open the mini guide →Photo credits
- Southsea (area photo): Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- The D-Day Story: Wintonian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Southsea Castle: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Clarence Pier: Unisouth, CC BY 3.0, source
- South Parade Pier: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cumberland House Natural History Museum: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0, source
- Lumps Fort: RAF, Public domain, source
- Pyramids Centre: Tim Sheerman-Chase, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kings Theatre: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Eastney Engine Houses: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- St Jude's Church: Margaret Anne Clarke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Southsea Hoverport: Editor5807, Public domain, source
- Southampton Old Town & City Centre: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth: geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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