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The WW1 Remembrance Centre throws open its doors for the public with fascinating tours of its interesting and historically significant collection.

The museum building has bombproof vaulted ceilings and was designed to provide gun emplacements protecting the guns and their crews against the forces of Napoleon. The guns were arranged in the gallery and the building also provided armament stores and nine accommodation rooms for the men. The museum now contains WW1 artefacts and exhibits from the founder's personal collection, together with donated items.

On the day, volunteer guides will walk visitors through the timeline, offering up exciting and unusual stories from the Great War.

With so much to see, many visitors return to the WW1 Remembrance Centre several times - there really is something for all ages.

Many of the exhibits (but not all) have foreign language translations and a volunteer at the centre is able to communicate in BSL.

With no mains supplies, the WW1 Remembrance Centre generates its own power, for everything from lighting to running model trains.

Tours will take place between 11am and 3pm on the following dates in September:
Sunday 14
Tuesday 16
Wednesday 17
Thursday 18
Sunday 21

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Heritage Open Days - WWI Remembrance Centre

Type:Museums

Bastion 6, Airport Service Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 5PJ

Opening Times

Tours (14 Sept 2025 - 21 Sept 2025)

* Tours are offered between 11am and 3pm on the following dates:
Sunday 14
Tuesday 16
Wednesday 17
Thursday 18
Sunday 21

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