Portsmouth in General

Advantages: Loads to do, good public transport service, great choice of shops
Disadvantages: Parts of the City are a bit run down

...would want to flock to Portsmouth & Southsea every time we get the slightest bit of sun. I don't live in Portsmouth but have to admit that if the weather is good my family and I tend to go to Southsea for the afternoon ourselves - even though we live in a small seaside resort ourselves. So what attracts so many people to the City of Portsmouth? It isn't the most glamorous City in England - however there is loads to see and do and as well as boasting ...
...the fact that visitors to Portsmouth can combine a trip to the shops with an afternoon at the beach helps to ensure that Portsmouth remains popular with both day visitors and holiday makers alike. The City of Portsmouth is typical of many British cities - busy, dirty, run down in places and vamped up in others. The seaside resort of Southsea however is quite the opposite, it boasts a four mile stretch of beach and gardens and is extremely popular ... Read review

Advantages: Plenty to look at and do
Disadvantages: Extortionately priced.

...came and over the years, Portsmouth became the main southern port for all kinds of shipping. In 1194, Portsmouth was given a charter and told to build its first dock. In 1495, the world’s first dry-dock was constructed in Portsmouth. Very little of the original dockyard remains. Later stone buildings are being restored and a new walkway was being laid along the central parade when we visited so space was cramped with a large number of Asian ...
...you will not see anything that was made before the 15th century. There is reasonable access for disabled visitors. There is wheelchair access to the upper deck of the Warrior. The Mary Rose exhibit has a wheelchair ramp. There is an elevator in the museum so the whole museum is viewable and the shops are all on ground level. The only parts that are off limits to wheelchairs are the lower decks of the Warrior and the whole of the Victory. This is ... Read review

Advantages: Small and compact. A fair bit to see and do
Disadvantages: small, old and a little run down

...depths of the Solent. Portsmouth today doesn’t quite have the same splendour, as it’s former glory. Today Portsmouth is famous for the most unattractive building in Britain (official-the Tricorn centre, a wonder to behold) and a millennium project, which has only just gained approval. WHAT PORTSMOUTH HAS TO OFFER HISTORY VISITS It is testament to the cities history that it is only really historic items that are really worth visiting. ...
...I have lived in the Portsmouth for 14 of my 18 years, which is the only knowledge for which I base this assessment. Portsmouth is very much a maritime-based culture, as signalled by the rather obscure cockney-esque accent. In the grand scale of things it is a city probably now relegated to an insignificant level, but if you are a visitor there is certainly a days worth of interesting exploration to be done. Charles Dickens’ birthplace or the ... Read review

Advantages: great shops overlooking a bustling harbour
Disadvantages: last year's fashions

...astonishing 6m by 2002/3. Portsmouth was already one of the UKs top 10 cities for shopping, according to a recent survey - Gunwharf should push into the top half of the table Modelled on Cape Town's waterfront complex, it enjoys one big advantage over its UK rivals - a spectacular harbourfront setting. It's heaven for shopaphobes who can wile away an hour nursing a beer at a waterfront cafe watching the bustle of ferries, warships and yachts while ...
...and Jongleurs comedy club. If Portsmouth City Council ever gets its act together Gunwharf will be home to the city's millennium tower. Parking is underground and easy. Pay on return to your car. It's expensive at a £1 for the first hour so better to park for free on the approach to Gunwharf - Millennium Boulevard. Or stop at neighbouring Gosport, where parking if free, and take a five minute cross-harbour ferry to Gunwharf. Other basics - two cashpoint ... Read review

Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: See op

...the very edge of central Portsmouth in the tranquil Alexandra park, MBC is both ideally situated for students and Hampshirians alike as well as providing excellent facilities and a scenic backdrop of Tipner Lake (ok so it’s a little murky, but still better than looking out onto a car park or shopping centre – imho - ooh and the M27 provides a quiet hum on a calm day). FACILITIES – SPORT Indoor – 2 large sports halls cater ...
...sports clubs (Portsmouth road runners, Portsmouth athletics club not to mention the hockey, football, squash, karate and netball teams). The evenings tend to be heaving so if at all possible visit in the early afternoon or mid-morning. After your workout, you may care to use the sauna or steam room to loosen up – very therapeutic! Membership for the Scultpures fitness suite currently stand at an annual fee of £270 for individual gym or £470 ... Read review