Historical Sites In Portsmouth
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
★4.7 (15430)Historic area with iconic attractions like Nelson's HMS Victory, HMS Warrior & the Mary Rose Museum.
Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ, United Kingdom
HMS Victory
★4.8 (7633)Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Main Rd, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ, United Kingdom
Mary Rose Museum
★4.8 (5997)Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545.
Main Rd, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3PY, United Kingdom
Portchester Castle
★4.6 (4763)Commanding castle crucial to Solent defences for centuries, with audio-tours and picnic space.
Church Ln, Portchester, Fareham PO16 9QW, United Kingdom
Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson
★4.7 (3721)Restored Victorian fortress housing a big gun collection and displays tracing artillery development.
Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Rd, Portchester, Fareham PO17 6AN, United Kingdom
The D-Day Story
★4.7 (2345)D-Day story told through archive films, landing craft, weapons and the 83-metre Overlord Embroidery.
Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 3NT, United Kingdom
Southsea Castle
★4.5 (2187)Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle.
Unnamed Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3PA, United Kingdom
HMS Warrior
★4.8 (1766)Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured warship and pride of the fleet with an on-site visitor centre.
Victory Gate, Portsmouth PO1 3QX, United Kingdom
Strawbery Banke Museum
★4.7 (1365)Outdoor living-history museum on 10 acres featuring numerous buildings, gardens & crafts.
14 Hancock St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
Round Tower
★4.6 (1048)Fortification built in the 15th century, now used as an art gallery with a cafe & harbour views.
Broad St, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2JE, United Kingdom
National Museum of the Royal Navy
★4.6 (925)Royal Naval and maritime history and artefacts, helicopter simulator and a focus on Horatio Nelson.
HM Naval Base (PP66), HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3NH, United Kingdom
Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery
★4.5 (833)Includes the city's art and design collections and a special Sherlock Holmes trail in the grounds.
Museum Rd, Portsmouth PO1 2LJ, United Kingdom
Cumberland House Natural History Museum
★4.5 (731)Modern collection of natural history exhibits including dinosaurs, fossils & a working beehive.
Cumberland House Natural History Museum, Eastern Parade, Portsmouth PO4 9RF, United Kingdom
Portsmouth Cathedral
★4.6 (656)Pale-stone, Anglican cathedral in a 12th-century setting, plus lunchtime recitals for a fee.
High St, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2HA, United Kingdom
Horatio Nelson Statue
★4.5 (319)Grand Parade, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2NF, United Kingdom
Royal Garrison Church
★4.5 (313)This famous church built in the early 1200s & used as an almshouse & hospice was firebombed in WWII.
Portsmouth PO1 2NJ, United Kingdom
Fort Brockhurst
★4.4 (273)Victorian fort with a moat, parade ground and a circular keep, plus display of excavated treasures.
Gunners Way, Gosport PO12 4DS, United Kingdom
Portsmouth Historical Society
★4.8 (258)Hosting exhibits of regional art, this center offers information about local cultural attractions.
10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum
★4.2 (207)The house where Dickens was born, furnished in Regency style and open from March to September.
393 Old Commercial Rd, Portsmouth PO1 4QL, United Kingdom
The Point
★4.6 (181)3B Bath Square, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2JL, United Kingdom
Southwick House
★4.7 (169)Southwick, Portsmouth PO17 6AZ, United Kingdom
Fort Cumberland
★4.3 (78)Sprawling harbour defences built between 1785 and 1810, open for pre-booked tours and heritage days.
Fort Cumberland, Fort Cumberland Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 9LD, United Kingdom
Fort Southwick
★4.3 (65)VV5R+2F, Portsmouth, Fareham PO17 6AR, United Kingdom
Boathouse 4
★4.7 (64)Main Rd, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3QX, United Kingdom
Langdon House
★4.7 (42)Restored 1784 mansion of Governor John Langdon, with tours through elaborate, Rococo-style rooms.
143 Pleasant St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
Wymering Manor
★4.6 (40)Wymering Manor, Old Wymering Ln, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3NL, United Kingdom
Warner House
★4.7 (39)1716 house museum with Georgian architecture, period furniture, historic wall murals & guided tours.
150 Daniel St, Portsmouth, NH 03802, United States
Hill House Museum
★4.7 (39)221 North St, Portsmouth, VA 23704, United States
West Bastion
★4.8 (37)Hilsea, Portsmouth PO3 5LT, United Kingdom
Eastney Engine Houses
★4.6 (37)Tours are offered of this Victorian engine house featuring restored engines & pumps from 1887.
201-203 Henderson Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 9JF, United Kingdom
Jackson House
★4.5 (26)Visitors can explore this 17th-century wood-frame house, the oldest of its kind in the state.
76 Northwest St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
East Bastion
★4.6 (26)Portsmouth PO3 5PJ, United Kingdom
North West Wall Jetty
★4.4 (25)Portsmouth PO1 3NL, United Kingdom
HMS Marlborough Figurehead
★4.6 (23)Portsmouth PO1 3TH, United Kingdom
Lumps Fort
★4.2 (22)Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 9RU, United Kingdom
Wentworth-Gardner Historic House Association
★4.4 (19)Adjacent 18th-century homes & a warehouse, now a museum with seasonal guided tours & events.
50 Mechanic St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
HMS Vernon Figurehead
★4.4 (14)Portsmouth PO1 3TY, United Kingdom
The Ernest Smith Clock Tower
★4.6 (12)43C Castle Rd, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3AY, United Kingdom
Charles Dickens Statue
★5.0 (12)Charles Dickens Statue, Portsmouth PO1 2AB, United Kingdom
Rundlet-May House
★4.7 (11)Grand Colonial Revival merchant's family house with original period furnishings & garden design.
364 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
D-Day Memorial
★4.9 (11)Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 9RG, United Kingdom
Queen Victoria Monument
★4.8 (10)Portsmouth PO1 2RY, United Kingdom
Common Hard
★4.8 (9)The Hard, Portsmouth PO1 3DT, United Kingdom
Portsmouth City Wall
★4.9 (8)Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2LL, United Kingdom
Powder House
★4.4 (7)1300 Islington St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
The Trafalgar Memorial
★4.3 (6)Hoverport, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3AD, United Kingdom
Battery Wall
★4.5 (6)1-5 Battery Row, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2LL, United Kingdom
Brunel's Birthplace Monument
★5.0 (4)Portsmouth PO1 3RD, United Kingdom
Historic Portsmouth Stone
★4.0 (2)15 Vaughan Mall, Portsmouth, NH 03801, United States
Historic England Blue Plaque (green)
★4.5 (2)41, B2154, Portsmouth, Southsea, United Kingdom