Things to see in Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a city in United Kingdom, with an urban population of about 442 thousand. Below are 20 notable places within about 6 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1HMS Victory Museum
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line, best known for her role as Admiral Horatio Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
2Mary Rose Museum
The Mary Rose was a carrack in the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. She was launched in 1511 and served for 34 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany.
3Portsea Island Nature
Portsea Island is a flat and low-lying natural island 24.5 square kilometres in area, just off the southern coast of Hampshire in England.
4HMS Warrior Museum
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads.
5Spinnaker Tower Viewpoint
The Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant.
6Portchester Castle History
Portchester Castle is a medieval fortress that was developed within the walls of the Roman Saxon Shore fort of Portus Adurni at Portchester, to the east of Fareham in Hampshire.
7Portsmouth Cathedral Place of worship
The Cathedral Church of St Thomas of Canterbury, commonly known as Portsmouth Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral church in the centre of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, England.
8Cathedral of St John the Evangelist Place of worship
The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist (also known as St John's Cathedral) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
9Southsea Castle Museum
Southsea Castle, historically also known as Chaderton Castle, South Castle and Portsea Castle, is an artillery fort originally constructed by Henry VIII on Portsea Island, Hampshire, in 1544.
10HMS Royal George History
HMS Royal George was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was the largest warship in the world at the time of her launch on 18 February 1756.
11HMS Holland 1 Museum
Holland 1 (or HM submarine Torpedo Boat No 1) is the first submarine owned by the Royal Navy.
12Whale Island Nature
Whale Island is a small island in Portsmouth Harbour, close by Portsea Island. It is home to HMS Excellent, the oldest shore training establishment within the Royal Navy, and the location of the Navy Command Headquarters.
13HMS Alliance Museum
HMS Alliance is a Royal Navy A-class, Amphion-class or Acheron-class submarine, laid down towards the end of the Second World War and completed in 1947.
14Kings Theatre Arts & culture
The Kings Theatre is a theatre in Southsea, Portsmouth, designed by the architect Frank Matcham. It is considered one of the most complete Matcham theatres in the UK.
15Royal Naval Museums, Portsmouth Museum
The Royal Naval Museums, Portsmouth, formerly known as the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, is a museum of the history of the Royal Navy located in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard section of HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
16HMS M33 Museum
HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Built in 1915, she saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia during the Allied Intervention in 1919.
17Royal Navy Submarine Museum Museum
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a maritime museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from the navy's first submarine, Holland 1, to the nuclear-powered Vanguard-class submarines.
18Portsmouth War Memorial History
The City of Portsmouth War Memorial, also referred to as the Guildhall Square War Memorial, is a First World War memorial in Guildhall Square in the centre of Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the south coast of England.
19Portsmouth Harbour Nature
Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour between Portsmouth and Gosport in Hampshire, England, covering an area of 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi).
20Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower Museum
The Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower is situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England.
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