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Southsea Castle

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Southsea Castle was built in 1544 as part of Henry VIII’s coastal fortifications. Throughout the centuries it was strengthened and used as a military base right up to 1960, when Portsmouth City Council restored the castle to how it looked in the 19th century.

Southsea Castle in Portsmouth, Hampshire (Photo: Matty Ring [CC BY-SA 2.0])

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Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Southsea Hoverport

Contact details

Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth PO5 3PA

Bus 16, Solent Ranger X4 (stop: D-Day Museum)

023 9284 1625

http://southseacastle.co.uk

Admission free

Opening hours

Now closed Opens at 10.00 am

Monday
CLOSED
Tuesday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Wednesday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Thursday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Saturday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Sunday
10.00 am - 5.00 pm

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