Portsmouth
Portsmouth
The city port of Portsmouth on the south coast is a historic naval town and now a major yachting centre.
The bustling harbour is home to many bars and restaurants as well as the famous Spinnaker Tower. Portsmouth is also home to the Mary Rose Museum, which displays the remains of Henry VIII’s flagship that sunk in 1545. Visitors can explore the city’s long maritime history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, which houses museums, exhibitions and two working ships.
Created: 6 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Portsmouth
Shopping in Portsmouth
The Boardwalk Shopping Centre Coverack Way, Port Solent
The Boardwalk Shopping Centre mall
Ocean Park Retail Park Dundas Lane, Copnor
Ocean Park Retail Park mall
Cascades Shopping Centre Commercial Road, Somers Town
Cascades Shopping Centre mall
Victory Retail Park Portsea, Portsmouth
Victory Retail Park retail park
The Bridge Shopping Centre Fratton, Portsmouth
The Bridge Shopping Centre retail park
Gunwharf Quays Portsea, Portsmouth
Gunwharf Quays retail park
Co-op Food 155, 157
Co-op Food supermarket
The Co-operative Food 73-75, Albert Road
The Co-operative Food supermarket
Okey Oriental Supermarket 104, 106
Okey Oriental Supermarket supermarket
Sainsbury's Local 77-79, Palmerston Road
Sainsbury's Local supermarket
Morrisons Anchorage Road, Anchorage Park
Morrisons supermarket
Thai & Asian Foodmart 173, Albert Road
Thai & Asian Foodmart supermarket
Sainsbury's Fitzherbert Road, Farlington
Sainsbury's supermarket
Co-op Food Winston Churchill Avenue, Somers Town
Co-op Food supermarket
Iceland Somers Road North, Fratton
Iceland supermarket
Tesco 16, High Street
Tesco supermarket
Local History around Portsmouth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Fort SouthwickFortifications S of Trinity ChurchLong Curtain, King's Bastion and Spur RedoubtFormer Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS VernonPortchester CastleFort BrockhurstNo 1 Battery, Stokes Bay LinesGilkicker fortFortifications N of Mumby RoadPortsmouth Garrison churchPoint Battery including King Edward's Tower and Square TowerPortsmouth Dockyard, the DocksFort BlockhousePortsmouth Dockyard, the Block Mills and Stores 35 and 36Southwick PrioryHorse Sand FortEarthwork defences at Priddy's HardRingwork and bailey in Place Wood, 680m WSW of Wanstead FarmFort SouthwickSpitbank FortFort FarehamSouthwick brewhouseFort NelsonFort MoncktonGunboat Traverser SystemNo. 5 Battery, Stokes Bay LinesSouthsea CastleFort ElsonWorld War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (P12) at Monument FarmFort GrangeMotte and bailey castle near Apple Dumpling Bridge, south of Rowner.Wildlife in and Around Portsmouth
Mammals found in Portsmouth
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the portsmouth area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) |
| Bottle-nosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
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Fish found in Portsmouth
There have been 46 species of fish recorded in the portsmouth area.
| (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus) |
| Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) |
| Bib (Trisopterus luscus) |
| Butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) |
| Coalfish (Pollachius virens) |
| Anglerfish or Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Black goby (Gobius niger) |
| Carp (Cyprinus carpio) |
| Common Goby (Pomatoschistus microps) |
