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Delve into Portsea
The district Portsea of Portsmouth in Portsmouth (England) is a district located in United Kingdom about 65 mi south-west of London, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 76% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 89% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Somerset House Boutique Hotel and Restaurant
The Clarence Boutique Hotel
Portsmouth Marriott Hotel
Number Four Boutique Hotel
Florence House Boutique Hotel and Restaurant
Florence Gardens Boutique Hotel and Restaurant
The Florence Suite Boutique Hotel and Restaurant
Village Hotel Portsmouth
Best Western Royal Beach
Seacrest Hotel
Videos from this area
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Royal Navy ships in Portsmouth Harbour - July 2001
Ships of The Royal Navy moored in Portsmouth Harbour - 28th July 2001. HMS Exeter - (Launched 25/4/78, Commissioned 19/9/80, Decommissioned 27/5/09, Scrapped 23/9/11) HMS Iron Duke ...
Spinnaker Tower - Portsmouth
One of the top sights to visit in Portsmouth is Spinnaker Tower, from the top there are fantastic views around the whole of Portsmouth harbour. By David Goorney.
The Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, 23/08/2013
This is my video of The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth on 23rd August 2013. This is my second visit to the tower after first visiting back in 2010. We were on our way to the Isle of Wight for...
Trains at Portsmouth & Southsea 16/06/12
A look at a few trains seen at Portsmouth & Southsea on Saturday 16th June 2012. From 0:00 377122 departs on 1C16 12:02 London Victoria to Portsmouth Harbour. From 0:55 444033 arrives and...
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) leaving Portsmouth UK 22/04/11
USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Admiral Forrest Sherman, and is the second US Navy ship to bear the...
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
View the 60 second version of the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard TV ad. Never before seen on Television and only available on the internet! Includes footage aboard HMS Victory, HMS Warrior and...
Portsmouth City Centre Buses (29/04/2009, Part 1)
Plenty of buses in action at Commercial Road, Portsmouth. Also featuring First Hampshire & Dorset's new Volvo B7RLEs, Stagecoach's Surf to Town, City & Sea Enviro 300s and some friendly ...
Graduation 2014 Portsmouth School of Architecture School of Creative Technologies
Portsmouth School of Architecture School of Creative Technologies.
First Great Western class 158 at Portsmouth Harbour
First Great Western 158 953 arrives with 1F13 from Cardiff and departs for the return trip with 1F26 on 18 september 2012.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Domus Dei
Domus Dei was an almshouse and hospice established in 1212 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK by Pierre des Roches, Bishop of Winchester. It is now also known as the Royal Garrison Church and is an English Heritage property and a listed Ancient Monument.
Portsea
Portsea is an area of the English city of Portsmouth, located on Portsea Island, within the ceremonial county of Hampshire. Engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was born at Britain Street in 1806; writer Charles Dickens was born nearby at Landport, in Portsea, on 7 February 1812; the professor William Garnett was born in Portsea on December 30, 1850. The area was originally known as the "Common" and lay between the town of Portsmouth and the nearby Dockyard.
HMS Warrior (1860)
HMS Warrior was the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warship; built for the Royal Navy in response to the first ironclad warship, the French armoured frigate Gloire, launched in 1859. For a brief period the two Warrior-class ironclads were the most powerful warships in the world, being virtually impregnable to the naval guns of the time.
HMS M33
HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy built in 1915. She saw active service in the Mediterranean during World War I and in Russia during the Allied Intervention in 1919. She was used subsequently as a mine-laying training ship, fuelling hulk, boom defence workshop and floating office, being renamed HMS Minerva and Hulk C23 during her long life.
University of Portsmouth
The University of Portsmouth is a university in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. It was created in 1992, from Portsmouth Polytechnic. The University is a member of the University Alliance.
Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth
The Diocese of Portsmouth is an administrative division of the Church of England Province of Canterbury in England. The diocese covers south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The see is in the City of Portsmouth in Hampshire, where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Thomas of Canterbury.
HMNB Portsmouth
Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the British Royal Navy,. Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is located on the eastern shore of Portsmouth Harbour, north of the Solent and the Isle of Wight. The base is home to the oldest dry dock in the world, as well as being the headquarters for two thirds of the Royal Navy's surface fleet.
Gunwharf Quays
Gunwharf Quays is an area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, now home to a large shopping centre.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important transport terminal, with a bus interchange and ferry services to Gosport and the Isle of Wight. The station currently has four platforms: numbered 1, 3, 4 and 5. It is managed by South West Trains. Platform 2 is no longer in use.
United Services Portsmouth F.C
United Services Portsmouth F.C. are a football club based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They were established in 1962 and were among the founding members of the Wessex League in 1986. In 2004, they changed their name from Portsmouth Royal Navy to their present name. They are currently members of Wessex League Division One.
Royal Naval Museum
The Royal Naval Museum is the museum of the history of the Royal Navy in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard section of HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The museum is part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy, a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. Its current Acting Director is Graham Dobbin.
Portsmouth Point
Portsmouth Point, or "Spice Island", is part of Old Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the southern coast of England. The name Spice Island comes from the area's involvement in the trade of Caribbean spices. The area forms the eastern side of the narrow entrance to Portsmouth Harbour, facing Gosport on the western side. Historically, the Point lay outside the boundaries of Portsmouth, with access being controlled by various fortifications over the centuries.
King James's and Landport Gates
King James's and Landport Gates are two English Heritage sites in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The ornate gateways were originally access points to Portsmouth through the town walls. The majority of the town walls were demolished in 1860.
Portsmouth Guildhall
Portsmouth Guildhall is the biggest events venue in the Hampshire city of Portsmouth in England.
St Ann's Church, HMNB Portsmouth
St Ann's Church is an Anglican chapel within Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth. It is regarded as the spiritual home of the Royal Navy, and contains numerous memorials to men lost at sea. The original church was built in 1704, on the site of what is now Admiralty House. The present church was opened in 1786, and is built in red brick in Flemish bond. It was possibly designed by Marquand, a Navy Board surveyor, working under Samuel Wyatt at Admiralty House.
National Museum of the Royal Navy
The National Museum of the Royal Navy was created in early 2009 to act as a single non-departmental public body for the four service museums of the Royal Navy.
HMS Vernon (shore establishment)
HMS Vernon was a shore establishment or 'stone frigate' of the Royal Navy. Vernon was established on 26 April 1876 as the Royal Navy's Torpedo Branch and operated until 1 April 1996, when the various elements comprising the establishment were split up and moved to different commands.
St Agatha's, Landport
St Agatha’s Landport is an historic church in the Landport district of Portsmouth.
The Hard Interchange
The Hard Interchange is a transport interchange in Portsmouth, southern England. It is located about a mile south-west from the city centre. It offers bus and coach transport, and the neighbouring Portsmouth Harbour Station provides trains to London, Cardiff and Brighton. It is a short walk from the Gunwharf Quays shopping and entertainment development. There are also two passenger ferry services running from The Hard Interchange.
School of Mathematics and Naval Construction
The Central School of Mathematics and Naval Construction was a short-lived shipbuilding college at Portsmouth Dockyard on the south coast of England. It was founded in 1848 but only lasted five years, until 1853. The first Principal was Joseph Woolley, who in 1864 would found the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in South Kensington that became part of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in 1873.
Square Tower
The Square Tower is situated in Portsmouth, England The tower was built in 1494 as part fortifications and as a home to the governor of Portsmouth. In 1584 it was converted to a gunpowder store, the governor moving residence next to the Garrison Church. At the time of the royalist surrender of Portsmouth at the end of the Siege of Portsmouth during the English Civil War 1200 barrels of gunpowder were stored in the tower.
Greyhound Pub
The Greyhound was a Public House (popularly known as "The Spotted Dog"), in High Street, Old Portsmouth, famous as the site of the murder of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham in 1628.
United Services Recreation Ground
The United Services Recreation Ground is a sports ground situated in Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The ground is also bordered to the north by Park Road, along which the railway line to Portsmouth Harbour and Gunwharf Quays overlooks the ground, and to the east by Anglesea Road. The southern end of the ground is dominated by the Officer's Club building, which overlooks the ground. The ground is owned by The Crown.
Round Tower (Portsmouth)
The Round Tower is a fortification at the entrance to Portsmouth harbour.
Mary Rose Museum
The Mary Rose Museum is an historical museum designed by architects Wilkinson Eyre and Pringle Brandon. The museum is located at Historical Dockyards in Portsmouth in the United Kingdom run by the Mary Rose Trust. The museum is dedicated to the 16th century Tudor navy warship Mary Rose as well as the historical context in which she was active.