Browndown, Portsmouth

Name: Browndown
Address: Portsmouth, United Kingdom

#124 among attractions in Portsmouth

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Facts and practical information

Browndown is a 66.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gosport in Hampshire. ()

Coordinates: 50°47'12"N, 1°10'48"W

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Portsmouth United Kingdom

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Browndown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Woodham, West of the River Alver, Stokes Bay, Browndown Battery.

1 miN
Museum
Little Woodham, Portsmouth
25 min walk • Little Woodham, also known as "The Living History Village of Little Woodham" or "The Seventeenth Century Village", is a living museum dedicated to recreating life in a rural village in the mid-17th century. It is situated in ancient woodland in Rowner, on the Gosport peninsula, Hampshire.
1 miN
Park
West of the River Alver, Portsmouth
25 min walk • West of the River Alver is an 11.6-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Gosport in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Gosport Borough Council.
0.9 miSE
Beach
Stokes Bay, Portsmouth
23 min walk • Stokes Bay is an area of the Solent that lies just south of Gosport, between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. There is a shingle beach with views of Ryde and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight to the south and Fawley to the south west. The settlement of Alverstoke is close by.
~1220 ftE
Forts and castles
Browndown Battery, Portsmouth
6 min walk • Browndown Battery, also referred to erroneously in some sources as Browndown Fort, is a former military coastal defence fortification and base on the Southern shoreline of England in the county of Hampshire. First erected in the mid-1840s, the battery was continuously modified until disarmed in 1905/6.
0.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Gomer, Portsmouth
19 min walk • Fort Gomer was one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England, the southernmost and first-built Polygonal fort in the defence line to the west of Gosport. It was located on land immediately to the west of the present Gomer Lane.
0.8 miE
50°47'12"N • 1°9'43"W
Stanley Park, Portsmouth
21 min walk • Park
1.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort Grange, Portsmouth
29 min walk • Fort Grange is one of the Palmerston Forts, in Gosport, England. After Gomer and Elson forts had been approved in 1852, further consideration led to a decision to fill the gap between them by three more forts, and Grange is the most southerly of the three.

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Which popular attractions are close to Browndown?

Nearby attractions include Browndown Battery, Portsmouth (6 min walk), Fort Gomer, Portsmouth (19 min walk), Stanley Park, Portsmouth (21 min walk), Stokes Bay, Portsmouth (23 min walk).

Browndown, Portsmouth

Facts and practical information

Portsmouth plan & book

Browndown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Little Woodham, Portsmouth

West of the River Alver, Portsmouth

Stokes Bay, Portsmouth

Browndown Battery, Portsmouth

Fort Gomer, Portsmouth

Stanley Park, Portsmouth

Fort Grange, Portsmouth

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Browndown?