Whale Island, Portsmouth

Name: Whale Island
Address: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

#90 among attractions in Portsmouth

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Whale Island is a small island in Portsmouth Harbour, close by Portsea Island. It is home to HMS Excellent, the oldest shore training establishment within the Royal Navy, and the location of the Navy Command Headquarters. The island is linked to Portsea Island and thence to the mainland by road bridges. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°49'6"N, 1°6'0"W

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Whale Island – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: HMS Victory, Cascades Shopping Centre, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, National Museum of the Royal Navy.

1.2 miS
Ship, Specialty museum, Museum
HMS Victory, Portsmouth
32 min walk • HMS Victory is an emblematic figurehead of British maritime history, residing in the historic dockyard of Portsmouth, United Kingdom. This majestic ship, launched in 1765, is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission and is most renowned for her role as Lord...
1.2 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Cascades Shopping Centre, Portsmouth
32 min walk • Cascades Shopping Centre is an enclosed shopping centre in the city centre of Portsmouth on the South Coast of England. It has a wide range of High Street retailers, and its own multi-storey car park connecting straight into the malls by lifts and stairs.
1.3 miS
Museum, Military museum, Historical place
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth
33 min walk • Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is an area of HM Naval Base Portsmouth which is open to the public; it contains several historic buildings and ships.
1.3 miS
Museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth
33 min walk • The National Museum of the Royal Navy was created in early 2009 to act as a single non-departmental public body for the museums of the Royal Navy. With venues across the United Kingdom, the museums detail the history of the Royal Navy operating on and under the sea, on land and in the air.
1.3 miS
Museum, Military museum, Specialty museum
National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth
33 min walk • The National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, formerly known as the Royal Naval Museum, is a museum of the history of the Royal Navy located in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard section of HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
1 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum, Portsmouth
25 min walk • Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum is a writer's house museum in Landport, Portsmouth, England situated at the birthplace of the eminent English author Charles Dickens; and as such played a prominent part in the 2012 bicentennial celebrations.
1.3 miS
Brick-built Victorian Gothic church
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Portsmouth
33 min walk • The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, England. It is the mother church of the Portsmouth diocese and seat of the Bishop of Portsmouth, currently the Right Reverend Philip Egan.
1.5 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Portsmouth
38 min walk • St Mary's Church is the main Church of England parish church for the areas of Portsea and Fratton, both located in the city of Portsmouth, Hampshire.
1 miS
Museum, Maritime museum
HMNB Portsmouth, Portsmouth
25 min walk • Her Majesty's Naval Base, Portsmouth is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the 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.
1.4 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower, Portsmouth
35 min walk • Explosion! is the Museum of Naval Firepower situated in the former Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Priddy's Hard, in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It now forms part of the National Museum of the Royal Navy. The museum includes a wide variety of exhibits ranging from the 18th century to the present day.
1.1 miS
Memorial
Portsmouth Block Mills, Portsmouth
29 min walk • The Portsmouth Block Mills form part of the Portsmouth Dockyard at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and were built during the Napoleonic Wars to supply the British Royal Navy with pulley blocks.