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Discover 20 verified attractions in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. This curated collection features museums & galleries, notable attractions, natural wonders, and more — each place verified through Google Places with real ratings and reviews from visitors. Use the ratings and review counts to help prioritize your visit.

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1 🎨 Museums & Galleries

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

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★★★★½ 4.7 (16,500 reviews)
📍 Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ, UK
📞 023 9283 9766
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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2 🎨 Museums & Galleries

HMS Victory

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★★★★½ 4.8 (8,322 reviews)
📍 Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ, UK
📞 023 9283 9766
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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3 🎨 Museums & Galleries

Mary Rose Museum

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★★★★½ 4.8 (6,434 reviews)
📍 Main Rd, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3PY, UK
📞 023 9281 2931
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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4 ⭐ Notable Attractions

Carisbrooke Castle

★★★★½ 4.6 (5,692 reviews)
📍 Castle Hill, Newport PO30 1XY, UK
📞 0370 333 1181
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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5 ⭐ Notable Attractions

South Parade Pier

★★★★ 4.3 (5,371 reviews)
📍 S Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 0SW, UK
📞 023 9421 0888
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
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6 🎨 Museums & Galleries

Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson

★★★★½ 4.7 (4,232 reviews)
📍 Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Rd, Portchester, Fareham PO17 6AN, UK
📞 01329 233734
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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7 🎨 Museums & Galleries

The D-Day Story

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★★★★½ 4.7 (2,586 reviews)
📍 Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 3NT, UK
📞 023 9288 2555
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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8 🎨 Museums & Galleries

HMS Warrior

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★★★★½ 4.8 (2,045 reviews)
📍 Victory Gate, Portsmouth PO1 3QX, UK
📞 023 9277 8600
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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9 🏞️ Natural Wonders

Victoria Park

★★★★½ 4.5 (1,925 reviews)
📍 3 Stanhope Rd, Portsmouth PO1 3HJ, UK
📞 023 9282 2251
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
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10 🏞️ Natural Wonders

Southsea Rock GardenS

★★★★½ 4.5 (1,312 reviews)
📍 Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3PG, UK
📞 0800 085 3840
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
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🎨

Museums & Galleries

12 places
🎨 Museums & Galleries

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

★★★★½ 4.7 (16,500 reviews)
📍 Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ, UK
📞 023 9283 9766
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

HMS Victory

★★★★½ 4.8 (8,322 reviews)
📍 Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ, UK
📞 023 9283 9766
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

Mary Rose Museum

★★★★½ 4.8 (6,434 reviews)
📍 Main Rd, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3PY, UK
📞 023 9281 2931
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson

★★★★½ 4.7 (4,232 reviews)
📍 Fort Nelson, Portsdown Hill Rd, Portchester, Fareham PO17 6AN, UK
📞 01329 233734
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

The D-Day Story

★★★★½ 4.7 (2,586 reviews)
📍 Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth PO5 3NT, UK
📞 023 9288 2555
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

HMS Warrior

★★★★½ 4.8 (2,045 reviews)
📍 Victory Gate, Portsmouth PO1 3QX, UK
📞 023 9277 8600
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

National Museum of the Royal Navy

★★★★½ 4.6 (990 reviews)
📍 HM Naval Base (PP66), HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3NH, UK
📞 023 9289 1370
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery

★★★★½ 4.5 (963 reviews)
📍 Museum Rd, Portsmouth PO1 2LJ, UK
📞 023 9283 4779
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

Portsmouth Natural History Museum

★★★★½ 4.5 (783 reviews)
📍 Cumberland House Natural History Museum, Eastern Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth PO4 9RF, UK
📞 023 9281 5276
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 11:15 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum

★★★★ 4.3 (228 reviews)
📍 393 Old Commercial Rd, Portsmouth PO1 4QL, UK
📞 023 9282 1879
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

The WW1 Remembrance Centre

★★★★½ 4.8 (81 reviews)
📍 Bastion, 6 Airport Service Rd, Portsmouth PO3 5PJ, UK
📞 023 9400 7775
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Thursday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
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🎨 Museums & Galleries

Boathouse 4

★★★★½ 4.5 (79 reviews)
📍 Main Rd, Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3QX, UK
📞 023 9282 6077
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Notable Attractions

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⭐ Notable Attractions

Carisbrooke Castle

★★★★½ 4.6 (5,692 reviews)
📍 Castle Hill, Newport PO30 1XY, UK
📞 0370 333 1181
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: Closed
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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⭐ Notable Attractions

South Parade Pier

★★★★ 4.3 (5,371 reviews)
📍 S Parade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 0SW, UK
📞 023 9421 0888
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Thursday: 11:30 AM – 8:00 PM
  • Friday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Sunday: 11:30 AM – 9:00 PM
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⭐ Notable Attractions

Round Tower

★★★★½ 4.6 (1,091 reviews)
📍 Broad St, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2JE, UK
📞 023 9282 7261
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
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⭐ Notable Attractions

Exploria

★★★★ 4.3 (577 reviews)
📍 Pyramids Centre, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3ST, UK
📞 023 9320 0330
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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⭐ Notable Attractions

Southsea Beach

★★★★½ 4.6 (465 reviews)
📍 Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO4 9RG, UK
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Natural Wonders

2 places
🏞️ Natural Wonders

Victoria Park

★★★★½ 4.5 (1,925 reviews)
📍 3 Stanhope Rd, Portsmouth PO1 3HJ, UK
📞 023 9282 2251
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Thursday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Friday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Saturday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
  • Sunday: 7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
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🏞️ Natural Wonders

Southsea Rock GardenS

★★★★½ 4.5 (1,312 reviews)
📍 Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3PG, UK
📞 0800 085 3840
Opening Hours
  • Monday: Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday: Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday: Open 24 hours
  • Thursday: Open 24 hours
  • Friday: Open 24 hours
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: Open 24 hours
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🎭

Cultural Experiences

1 places
🎭 Cultural Experiences

Portsmouth Cathedral

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★★★★½ 4.7 (758 reviews)
📍 High St, Old Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 2HA, UK
📞 023 9282 3300
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Friday: 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
  • Saturday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM
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