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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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Category:
  • Landmarks
Address:
  • Victory Gate
  • Portsmouth
  • PO1 3LJ
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  • 023 9283 9766

Opening hours:
Sommer 10h - 18h Winter 10h - 17:30h
Child friendly:
Yes
Price range:
£££
Disabled access:
Yes
DanielPetrov
DanielPetrov

Portsmouth

40 reviews

30 January 2013rating

good landmark

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cscoggins
cscoggins 25 reviews

20 November 2012rating

An excellent day out, the dockyard has many different displays (some ship-based, some not) with lots of interesting stuff for all ages. All-in tickets may seem quite expensive, but when you factor in everything there is to see they are not too bad, and they are valid for a year. This is a good thing too, as there is much more to see than can be squeezed into one day. I believe that you can currently use vouchers from a well-known supermarket loyalty scheme to obtain discount tickets as well, which may give considerable savings if you can plan ahead.

HMS Victory and Warrior are a must, it's great to be able to walk around and see how ships were run (and fought) from two eras. The Mary Rose itself is currently not open, whilst a fantastic-looking new pavilion is built around the remains of the hull - due to open in early 2013. There is still an exhibition though, with lots of information and interactive things to keep anyone with even a passing interest in history happy. The boat trip around the harbour is also very informative, with the commentary covering details of just about every ship old and new moored within sight at the time.

There are various catering options, including a cavernous restaurant (we visited in November, I assume it gets extremely busy in the summer), a tea-room and a coffee bar. Plenty of space for a picnic too, although being a dockyard don't expect grass to sit on!

Car parking is not on-site, and the "official" car park nearby is quite expensive. Cheaper options not much further away may be available, worth checking.

All in all a very enjoyable day out, and we'll be going back when the Mary Rose reopens next year.


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queenofmaps
queenofmaps 39 reviews

11 November 2012rating

What a fantastic day out.

- HMS Victory guided tours
- HMS warrior free run around the ship
- Harbour boat tours
- Action stations activities for kids
- Mary Rose access currently closed for the building work on the new museum opening in May 2013.

Make sure you look around the Naval museum and definitely go into the 15 minute visual experience with a short film and then models with sounds and sights to recreate the Battle of Trafalgar finishing off with a fantastic close up of Wyllie painting of the Battle.

Worth buying your ticket online and printing it out before you go as you save money that way.

The tea room next to the antique centre does fantastic food and great variety and you even get a choice of tea leaves of a tea bag.


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madamclaire
madamclaire

Portsmouth

76 reviews

2 June 2009rating

What a great way to entertain the kids at half term! Tickets to all the attractions in the Dockyards are not on the cheaper side, but you have so much to look around it it worth spending a day or two taking it all in.
You get to see the Mary Rose, HMS Warrior, and HMS Victory. They have guides around to tell you and the little ones about the history (kids + history = bonus!) and they all seem well informed and are all very friendly.
The Navy Museum is an experience in itself, i learned a fair bit about the goings on of Navy life and it was a great day out.
Like another reviwer, i’d advise going in the morning to make the most of everything, as it can take a while to walk around. There are also some great little shops to wander in, and you can pick up some fab souveniers whilst you are there.

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moodstuart
moodstuart

Coleraine

111 reviews

23 May 2009rating

This is an amazing walk back in time!
Everyone should try to visit if in Portsmouth. HMS Warrier was very impressive and the Victory is uncanny It is hard to believe that Nelson actually walked those decks along with hundreds of others over the years. Just remember to keep your head down as there is not much head room! I didn’t really know a lot about this period in history but after my visit I was fully educated.
An educational and fun filled day was spent going round the historic dockyard. Well worth a visit. There is also some souvenir shops to spend your pennies in!

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lauratheexplorer
lauratheexplorer

Southampton

40 reviews

20 May 2009rating

If you buy a ticket for all the attractions it allows a year’s visit to the warrior, naval museum, action stations (interactive education centre) and dock yard apprentice. Everything else is single visit but brilliant. When I first went it was at 4.30 which meant only enough time for one of the attractions (the warrior was decided upon) since then every time I go shopping in Gunwharf Quay I have popped back across and done something else. The one ticket will have given 5 nice days out (still got to do the docks apprentice) although you can do it in one if you arrive in the morning.

The boat trip shows you all the naval ships and gives you information about them and the history of the opposite side of the river. Action stations contains lots of brilliant activities to get all ages thinking about maritime science as well as a climbing wall and 3 kick. The ships have been preserved brilliantly and show history in a format that everyone can appreciate.

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sketchen39
sketchen39

Havant

134 reviews

22 January 2009rating

great value day out

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smbonnar
smbonnar

Portsmouth

59 reviews

19 November 2008rating

A brilliant tourist attraction for the whole family.

Lots to do so you need to allow at least half a day, preferably a whole day to visit this attraction.

It is quite expensive and if you live locally it makes financial sense to buy a Season Ticket which allows tyou access for a year at no further charge.

HMS vicory is amazing, as is the Mary Rose. Well woth a visit.

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chaoticillusion
chaoticillusion

Winchester

154 reviews

15 November 2008rating

The Portsmouth historic dockyard is a very historical place with boats such as the Mary Rose, etc, you get to see a lot of the different styles boats that were used in the past. The naval musuem is a great place to learn more about the historical past and the children can get to learn a lot of different facts about the dockyard as well as the boats.

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rachstar
rachstar

Derby

60 reviews

15 November 2008rating

The historic dockyard in portsmouth shouldn’t be missed. The tickets aren’t cheap to go aboard all of the ships on offer, but you are able to enter the dockyard and look around the Dockyard Apprentice exhibition at no charge. HMS Victory and HMS Warrior can also be seen, although without a ticket you are not able to go on board.

It is well worth purchasing a ticket to see the vessels up close though - HMS Victory (Nelsons famous ship), HMS Warrior, and the Mary Rose. Visits to these ships and the Royal Naval Museum, will certainly ensure you get your moneys worth.

All in all, a really informative, interesting attraction which I seriously didn’t think I would enjoy.

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  • 7°C to 16°C Sunny spells

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    Sunday 26 May

    Sunny

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    Wind

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    Speed23 mph

    Monday 27 May

    Sunny spells

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    High15°c

    Low9°c

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    Tuesday 28 May

    Light rain

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    Wind

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    Speed25 mph

    Wednesday 29 May

    Light showers

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    Thursday 30 May

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