What to See and Do

Whether  you are here for 1 hour, 1 day or to stay, Portsmouth has an exciting and varied range of attractions you'll want to visit again and again.

Take a walk around the city and you'll notice a striking contrast of old and new. HMS Warrior 1860 stands within a mile of Portsmouth's newest landmark, the Spinnaker Tower. We are home to no less than 12 museums covering all aspects of Portsmouth's past as well as the award winning shopping and leisure complex Gunwharf Quays - with over 20 cosmopolitan bars and restaurants as well as nightclubs, a multi-plex cinema and bowling.

Kids don't miss out either. With popular attractions such as the Blue Reef Aquarium, Action Stations interactive museum and Playzone, the indoor soft play centre, we've got those wet, rainy days covered. When the sun shines Southsea's beautiful seafront with playgrounds, funfair and plenty of space to fly a kite will help your little ones run off that excess energy!

Be sure to visit the 'What's On' section of the site and be inspired by our year-round programme of events! For a view of the Spinnaker Tower all year round click on our Spinnaker Tower Picture below to view the live feed from our web cam - image updated every five minutes.