What a fantastic day out! I haven't been to the Dockyard since I waved Nelson goodbye. Well anyway, its been a long time. The tickets, if you buy wisely, will last you a year and believe me you will want a few visits. The Mary Rose's new museum is absolutely amazing. You really have to experience it to believe it. Plus... read full comment
October 2023
Great visit. I chose to visit the Royal Navy Museum and HMS Warrior.The RN museum has a lot about admiral Nelson and lots about the RNs sailing ships. Plus some interesting stuff on the modern navy. There are guides soon dressed in uniform or period costume throughout the museum and they were friendly and helpful.HMS Warrior... read full comment
October 2023
Nice place with obvious history on hand both with past and current eventslots of walking meant around walked 4 miles on just one exhibit (great for getting your steps in) and the dockyard tour on the boat/ferry is very nice and informative and saw some ships hadn’t seen before.As with most places these days though the... read full comment
A visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard takes you on a journey through time, allowing you to step onboard historic ships and explore magnificent museums from the Royal Navy’s past.
Visit HMS Victory and see Nelson’s legendary warship, see Henry VIII's favourite ship at the Mary Rose Museum, dive deep onboard HMS Alliance or take a Harbour Tour and discover a working naval base from the water. Leave nothing undiscovered with an Ultimate Explorer Ticket when you visit Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard.
See the history of the Georgian Navy inside The National Museum of the Royal Navy, experience traditional boat building techniques at Boathouse 4 or learn the history of Royal Navy armaments at Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.
