Visitor attractions and information - Portsmouth
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 Charles Dickens Birthplace, 393 Old Commercial
Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 4QL. Charles Dickens was born
in 1812 during the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Twenty-five years
later he published his first novel. There are three furnished
rooms: the parlour, the dining room and the bedroom. The Birthplace
is usually closed from November to March except on his birthday,
7 February. www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk. Location: In the centre of Portsmouth. |
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Portsmouth
City Museum, Museum Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2LJ. Tel:
023 9282 7261. Displays include a 17th - century bedchamber,
a 19th - century dockyard worker's kitchen, a Victorian parlour,
a 1930's kitchen, and a 1950's living room, a 1930's dining room. Location:
In the centre of Portsmouth. |
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D-Day Museum, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea
Tel: 023 9282 7261. Opened in 1984 to commemorate the 40th Anniversary
of D-Day. The museum houses The Overlord Embroidery with its
stirring scenes. It measures 272 feet and is the largest work
of its kind in the world. Film show with archive film. www.ddaymuseum.co.uk.
Location: In the centre
of Southsea. |
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Portsmouth
Historic Dockyard, Visitor Centre, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base,
Portsmouth PO1 3LJ. Tel: 023 9283 9766. Discover the world famous
historic ships – HMS Victory, the Mary Rose & HMS Warrior
1860 that have shaped British history at Portsmouth Historic
Dockyard. Home of the Royal Navy, other attractions include The
Royal Naval Museum. www.flagship.org.uk.
www.hms-victory.com. Location:
In the centre of Portsmouth. |
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The South Downs Way, over 100 miles long,
passes through the beautiful countryside between Winchester and
Eastbourne. The trail is very popular with walkers, cyclists,
and horse riders. Passes through Eastbourne
& Winchester. It passes close
to (miles) Steyning (1/2 ), Midhurst (2), Newhaven
(3),
Lewes (4), Portsmouth
(12),
Alton (15), Brighton
(7),
Worthing (4). |
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