Portsmouth: History Museum

Places and attractions in the History museum category

HMS Victory

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...

Portchester Castle

Portchester Castle stands as a historical sentinel on the southern coast of England, in the quaint village of Portchester, a suburb of the city of Portsmouth. This medieval fortress is an enduring testament to Britain's storied past, offering visitors a chance to step...

Southsea Castle

Museum inside 1545 coastal fortress Southsea Castle stands as a testament to England's storied past, a fortress steeped in history located in the coastal city of Portsmouth. Constructed in 1544 under the orders of King Henry VIII, this historic edifice was part of a series of fortifications built...

Royal Marines Museum

The Royal Marines Museum is a museum on the history of the Royal Marines from their beginnings in 1664 through to the present day.

Fort Nelson

Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth. It is now part of the Royal Armouries, housing their collection of artillery, and a Grade I Listed Building.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is an area of HM Naval Base Portsmouth which is open to the public; it contains several historic buildings and ships.

D-Day Museum

The D-Day Story is a visitor attraction located in Southsea, Portsmouth in Hampshire, England. It tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D-Day landings.

Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum

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.

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a maritime museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Royal Navy Submarine Service from the navy's first submarine, Holland 1, to the nuclear-powered Vanguard-class submarines.

Fort Brockhurst

Fort Brockhurst is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is now an English Heritage property.

Fort Widley

Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of Portsdown Hill between 1860 and 1868 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.

Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower

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.