City breaks - Portmouth great ideas

What to do indoors

• Spinnaker Tower
• Action Stations
• Portsmouth Cathedral
• Pyramids
• Oakleaf Brewing Company
• Eastney Pumping Station
• Blue Reef Aquarium
• Greyhound Stadium
• Bowlplex

What to do outdoors

• St Thomas’ Cathedral
• Portsmouth Outdoor Centre  
• Horsea Dive Centre
• Triton Scuba
• Deeper Blue  
• Spitbank Fort 
• Harbour tours
• Port Solent marina
• Highland Road Cemetery
• Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve 
• Southwick House
• Southsea Common
• Sunday concerts at The Bandstand 

What to do in the daytime

Museums & galleries

• Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (for Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, Royal Naval Museum) 
• D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
• Fort Nelson and the Royal Armouries
• Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower
• Natural History Museum
• Charles Dickens Birthplace
• Portsmouth City Museum and Picture Gallery
• Royal Navy Submarine Museum
• Royal Marines Museum
• Southsea Castle
• Aspex Gallery

Shopping

• Gunwharf Quays 
• The Boardwalk 
• Cascades

What to do at nighttime

Entertainment

• Wedgewood Rooms
• The Third Floor Arts Centre
• The Guildhall
• The New Theatre Royal
• The King’s Theatre
• Jongleurs Comedy Club
• Grosvenor Casino
• Tiger Tiger
• Bar Bluu

Eating & drinking

• The Tenth Hole Tea Rooms
• Loch Fyne
• The American Bar
• Lemon Sole
• Rosie’s Vineyard
• Tang’s Chinese Restaurant  023 9282 2722 
• Bistro Montparnasse
• Charbar 
• Sally Port Inn  023 9282 1860 

Events

• Volvo’s Ocean Race, Round the World 2005-2006, 26 May-3 June 
• Portsmouth Festivities, June
• Live at the Bandstand, Summer season 
• Festival of Christmas, December