Portsmouth

Historic Portsmouth..... For centuries this great city has helped shape this nation's history and has been the home of the Royal Navy.

Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution that changed the world and the crucial role it has played in times of war and peace. The Dockyard is one of the top ten heritage attractions in the UK, home to Admiral Lord Nelson's world famous ship HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and Henry VIII's Mary Rose. See over 1000 Tudor artefacts perfectly preserved from the Mary Rose

The city has no less than twelve museums showing Portsmouth's story and the people that have helped to write it, including its famous sons Charles Dickens, Brunel and Conan Doyle. Dickens' Birthplace is now preserved as a museum.

You can soak up the atmosphere then discover history for yourself in the narrow lanes and cobbled streets along the water front. See where convicts and heroes left England for the last time. Explore the Square and the Round Tower and discover fortifications ordered by Henry V to ward off invaders. This is after all the most haunted city on the South coast and was recently featured on TV's 'Most Haunted'!

Portsmouth's Anglican Cathedral dates back to 1185, St John's RC Cathedral in the heart of the city and the Royal Garrison Church.

Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower a new landmark for the city and the south coast of England reaches up to 170m,