The city of Portsmouth
The city of Portsmouth overlooks the Isle of Wight in the English Channel and it is still a bustling seaport and Navy town.
Here are a few of the main tourism attractions of Portsmouth.
HMS Victory
Sitting in dry dock in the cities dockyard district is the HMS Victory. This ship is the one that defeated Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo and was commanded by Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson. Visitors to the HMS Victory who have watched popular movies that depict ships of the time will be surprised to note just how small these Navy vessels really were during the day. Taller visitors should be forewarned that they may have to duck when touring the lower decks.
Mary Rose
When touring of the HMS Victory is finished, visitors can then see the hull of the Mary Rose, the recently salvaged flagship of King Henry VIII.
Seaside promenade
Once the decks of the HMS Victory and the Mary Rose are left behind, visitors to Portsmouth should take a walk along the seaside promenade and enjoy the variety of amusements that are there.
Children and parents alike can enjoy the indoor play zone that is open all year round or can stop along the boardwalk for a prawn or cucumber sandwich while watching the seagulls circle.
The beach is a pebble one, but this does not deter visitors from enjoying it of the cold waters of the Channel.
Charles Dickens birthplace
Finally, visitors to Portsmouth who enjoy the classics will want to take in the birthplace of Charles Dickens, one of Britain’s greatest authors, or they can traverse the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Walk and view many of the places that inspired the author behind one of the worlds greatest literary characters, ‘Sherlock Holmes’.