# Things to see in Portsmouth (United Kingdom): 99 places and when to go

> Portsmouth is a city in United Kingdom with around 442,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 99 places in and around it, mainly History (31), Nature (25), Museums and art (17). The best known are HMS Victory, Osborne House and HMS Warrior. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 45. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/portsmouth/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 50.8003, -1.08
- **Population:** About 442,000
- **Places:** 99 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (31) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (25) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (17) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (11) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (10) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (10)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** LGW London, 74 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Portsmouth

The places in and around Portsmouth, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [HMS Victory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-victory/): 1765 first-rate ship of the line · 2.1 km
- [Osborne House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/osborne-house-garden-and-grounds/): Former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, UK · 14 km
- [HMS Warrior](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-warrior/): 1860 Warrior-class ironclad · 2.1 km
- [Spinnaker Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/spinnaker-tower/): Sightseeing tower in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England · 2.1 km
- [Portchester Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/portchester-castle/): Medieval castle in Portchester, Hampshire, England, UK · 4.8 km
- [Portsmouth Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cathedral-church-of-st-thomas-of-canterbury/): Cathedral · 2.0 km
- [Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/cathedral-of-st-john-the-evangelist/): Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, England · 1.0 km
- [Southsea Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/southsea-castle/): Castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK · 2.5 km
- [HMS Holland 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-holland-1/): 1901 Holland-class submarine · 3.1 km
- [Isle of Wight Steam Railway](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/isle-of-wight-steam-railway/): Heritage railway on the Isle of Wight, England · 14 km
- [HMS Alliance](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-alliance/): 1945 Amphion-class submarine · 3.1 km
- [Butser Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/butser-hill/): Hill in Hampshire, England, UK · 21 km
- [Chesapeake Mill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chesapeake-mill/): Watermill in Wickham, Hampshire, England, UK · 13 km
- [HMS M33](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-monitor-m33/): 1915 M29-class monitor · 2.2 km
- [Mary Rose Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/mary-rose-museum/): Maritime museum in Portsmouth, United Kingdom · 2.0 km
- [Portsmouth Harbour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/portsmouth-harbour/): Natural harbour in Hampshire, England · 3.9 km
- [Royal Naval Museums, Portsmouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-naval-museum/): Museum in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK · 2.1 km
- [Royal Navy Submarine Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-navy-submarine-museum/): Maritime museum in Gosport, England · 3.2 km
- [Spitbank Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/spitbank-fort/): Sea fort located in the Solent, near Portsmouth, England · 3.6 km
- [Butser Ancient Farm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/butser-ancient-farm/): Archaeological open-air museum in Windmill Hill, Hampshire · 17 km
- [Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/explosion-museum-of-naval-firepower/): Museum in Gosport, Hampshire, UK · 3.4 km
- [Fort Monckton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-monckton/): Fort in Gosport, UK · 4.6 km
- [Nab Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nab-tower/): Lighthouse east of Isle of Wight, UK · 17 km
- [Portsmouth War Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/portsmouth-war-memorial/): Memorial in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK · 913 m

And the other 75, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [St Cecilia's Abbey, Ryde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-cecilia-s-abbey/), [Domus Dei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-garrison-church/), [St Agatha's, Landport](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-agathas/), [St Edmund's Church, Wootton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-edmunds/), [St James Church, Southwick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-james-without-the-priory-gate/), [St Mildred's Church, Whippingham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-mildred-s-church/), [Holy Cross Church, Binstead](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-church-of-the-holy-cross-binstead/), [Quarr Abbey House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/quarr-abbey/)
- **History**: [Warblington Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/warblingon-castle/), [Fort Blockhouse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-blockhouse/), [Titchfield Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/titchfield-abbey/), [Hilsea Lines](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bastion-1-hilsea-lines/), [Fort Brockhurst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-brockhurst/), [Fort Southwick](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-southwick/), [Fort Widley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-widley/), [Havant New railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/havant-new-station-site-of/), [No Man's Land Fort](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/no-man-s-land-fort/), [Quay Street Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/quay-viaduct/), [St George's Church, Trotton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-george-s-trotton/), [Cams Hill Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wallington-viaduct/), [Fort Nelson, Hampshire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fort-nelson/), [Northwood House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/northwood-house/), [Portsmouth Naval Memorial](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/royal-naval-war-memorial/)
- **Museums and art**: [Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/charles-dickens-birthplace-museum/), [The D-Day Story](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/d-day-museum/), [Aspex Gallery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/aspex/), [Portsmouth City Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/city-museum/), [Eastney Beam Engine House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/eastney-beam-engine-house/), [Hovercraft Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hovercraft-museum/), [Little Woodham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/little-woodham-living-history-village/), [Classic Boat Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-gallery/), [Westbury Manor Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/westbury-manor-museum/)
- **With kids**: [Clarence Pier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clarence-pier/), [Funland Hayling Island](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/funland-hayling-island/)
- **Nature**: [Broadhalfpenny Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/broadhalfpenny-down/), [Catherington Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/catherington-down/), [Osborne Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/osborne-bay/), [Portsdown Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/portsdown-hill/), [Windmill Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/windmill-down/), [Alan Hersey Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alan-hersey-nature-reserve/), [Buriton Chalk Pit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/buriton-chalk-pits/), [Chappetts Copse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chappetts-copse/), [Farlington Marshes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/farlington-marshes/), [Head Down, Hampshire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/head-down/), [Henwood Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/henwood-down/), [Langstone Harbour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/langstone-harbour/), [Old Winchester Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/old-winchester-hill/), [Pidham Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pidham-hill/), [Tipner Lake](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tipner-lake/), [Titchfield Haven](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/titchfield-haven/), [War Down](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/war-down/), [Church Field](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-field/), [Eastney Park Farm Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/eastney-park-farm-nature-reserve/), [Pig Leg Lane Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pig-leg-lane-nature-reserve/), [Sandy Point Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sandy-point-nature-reserve/), [Torberry Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/torberry-hill/)
- **Architecture**: [Bembridge Windmill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bembridge-windmill/)
- **Hiking**: [Solent Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/solent-way/), [King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-gosport-to-portsmouth/), [King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth: Wicor Marine Alt Route](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-gosport-to-portsmouth-wi/), [King Charles III England Coast Path: Portsmouth to East Head: Southmoor Alt Route](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-portsmouth-to-east-head/), [King Charles III England Coast Path: Portsmouth to South Hayling](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/king-charles-iii-england-coast-path-portsmouth-to-south-hayl/), [Shipwrights Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-shipwrights-way/)
- **Diving**: [Britsum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/britsum/), [Edenwood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/edenwood/), [Vadne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vadne/)
- **Food and drink**: [Fallen Acorn Brewing Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fallen-acorn-brewing-co/), [Irving Brewers](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/irving-brewers/), [Make Make](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/make-make/), [Rosemary Vineyard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rosemary-vineyard/), [Staggeringly Good](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/staggeringly-good/), [The Emsworth Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-emsworth-brewery/), [The Southsea Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-southsea-brewing-company/), [Urban Island](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/urban-island/), [Wight Knuckle Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wight-knuckle-brewery/)

## When to go to Portsmouth

The best time to visit Portsmouth is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 12 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 45 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 34 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 17 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 15 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 51 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 20 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 24 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 39 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 45 |

In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 45. In April, 99 of the 99 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Portsmouth

The nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW, London), 74 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=50.8003%2C-1.08)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.8003%2C-1.08)

## Other towns nearby

- [Chichester](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chichester/): 50 places · 22 km
- [Southampton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/southampton/): 116 places · 25 km
- [Ventnor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ventnor/): 55 places · 25 km
- [Alum Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alum-bay/): 24 places · 37 km
- [Alton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alton/): 38 places · 39 km
- [wisborough green](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wisborough-green/): 35 places · 49 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Portsmouth?

The best known: [HMS Victory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-victory/), [Osborne House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/osborne-house-garden-and-grounds/), [HMS Warrior](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hms-warrior/), [Spinnaker Tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/spinnaker-tower/), [Portchester Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/portchester-castle/). In all, 99 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Portsmouth?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 15 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 45.

### How do you get to Portsmouth?

The nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 74 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=50.8003%2C-1.08) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Portsmouth as the destination and these 99 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).