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简体中文 Rainy-day ideas
Portsmouth and Southampton when it rains
25 indoor places from our Portsmouth and Southampton guide, grouped by area. Tagged by type of place (museums, galleries, theatres, libraries and similar), so check opening times and booking with each venue. Month-by-month weather
Indoor options by area
Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth (10)
- AspexGallery
- Charles Dickens' Birthplace MuseumMuseum
- Mary Rose MuseumMuseum
- New Theatre RoyalTheatre
- Portsmouth CathedralCathedral
- Portsmouth Museum and Art GalleryMuseum
- Royal Navy MuseumMuseum
- Royal Navy Museums: SubmarinesMuseum
- St George's ChurchChurch
- St John's Catholic CathedralCathedral
Southampton Old Town & City Centre (10)
- Calshot Spit LightshipMuseum ship
- God's House TowerArts venue
- John Hansard GalleryGallery
- Mayflower TheatreTheatre
- SeaCity MuseumMuseum
- Solent SkyMuseum
- Southampton City Art GalleryGallery
- St Mary's ChurchChurch
- St Michael's ChurchChurch
- Tudor House and GardenMuseum
Southsea (5)
- Cumberland House Natural History MuseumMuseum
- Eastney Engine HousesMuseum
- Kings TheatreTheatre
- St Jude's ChurchChurch
- The D-Day StoryMuseum
Dry or bright day? Outdoor picks
The same tagging in reverse: 10 parks, gardens, streets, bridges, viewpoints and similar places that are best when it is dry.
Southampton Old Town & City Centre (6)
- Canute's PalaceRuins
- King John's PalaceRuins
- Pilgrim Fathers MemorialMemorial
- Southampton CenotaphMemorial
- Titanic Engineers' MemorialMemorial
- Watts ParkPark
Portsmouth Harbour & Old Portsmouth (3)
- Portsmouth War MemorialMemorial
- Spinnaker TowerViewpoint
- Victoria ParkPark
Southsea (1)
- Portsmouth Naval MemorialMemorial
Places are tagged from their type and a short list of manual overrides (src/data/weather-fit.json). Anything we cannot place with confidence, such as colleges, castles and mixed sites, is not listed. This is not a weather forecast.