We’ve all enjoyed a few days of welcome warm sun, but the rain has come back with a vengeance and does not look great throughout the day. The Met Office predicts the showers may dissipate by tomorrow, but the warm weather looks set to end.
Even on a miserable day, Portsmouth is blessed with a wide variety of tourist attractions perfect for families. The park may not be the best place to take your child today, but there are so many other options to keep them entertained before they go back to school.
The News has put together this guide of places to visit which may help to inspire you and your family. Be sure to click through all the pages to see where you can go on a rainy day, to save you from being stuck at home all day.
9. Blue Reef Aquarium
Families can take a trip under the sea with a visit to Blue Reef Aquarium to discover the fantastic variety of creatures which can be found living off our shores. Blue Reef is on Clarence Esplanade and is open everyday (except Christmas Day) from 10am, last entry is always one hour before closing. Tickets start at £10.50. www.bluereefaquarium.co.uk/portsmouth Photo: Blue Reef Aquarium
10. Game Over
Tucked away in an Old Portsmouth basement is complete heaven for any gamers in the family thanks to the city's only Video Game Cafe. Game Over can be found at 16 High Street and offers two-hour sessions were you can enjoy a huge variety of game sand consoles from the Vectrex to the Game Cube, from Playstation 1 to Pong on the Binatone TV Master IV. Each session costs £5. www.gameover.cafe Photo: Game Over
11. Jurassic Grill, Whiteley
Head down to Jurassic Grill in Whiteley for a fun filled lunch with dinosaurs. Photo: -
12. A trip to the cinema
A trip to the cinema is always a rainy day favourite for all of the family. Portsmouth residents can choose from the Odeon at Port Solent or Vue at Gunwharf while Whiteley has Cineworld. There are also a number of other smaller independent cinemas to choose from too. Photo: Joe Pepler/PinPep