Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Visitor Centre, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3LJ
England

Website

E-mail

Enquiries

enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk

Telephone

enquiries and bookings

02392 839 766

Marketing/PR/Events

02392 894 550

Fax

023 92295252

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Be a part of the history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Be a part of the history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. You will take an unbelievably ‘real’ journey through time and come face to face with fascinating artefacts and historic ships that helped shape British history.

Discover more about Admiral Lord Nelson, Henry VIII, World War Veterans and Portsmouth Dockyard workers. Learn about life on board three of the world’s most famous warships ever built, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860 and the Mary Rose. See, touch and smell the history of the Royal Navy at the Royal Naval Museum, one of the UK’s leading maritime museums and complete the story by testing your own skill, bravery and brain power on the action-packed high seas adventure that is Action Stations.

Take a 45 minute tour around Portsmouth Harbour aboard one of the modern and comfortable boats and see the ships of the modern Royal Navy fleet in port.

Venue type

Ship or maritime heritage site, Science centre, Industrial heritage site, Historic house or home, Heritage site, Gallery, Archaeological site, Museum

Opening hours

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is open daily.

From April-October: Last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.30pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 6.00pm.

From November - March: Last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.00pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 5.30pm.

Closed: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Please call for details of individual attraction Christmas opening hours.

Admission charges

Standard & Gift Aid Annual Admission

Standard...
Adult: £18.50
Senior: £16.50
Child: £14.00
Family: £51.50

Gift Aid...
Adult: £17.50
Senior: £15.50
Child: £13.00
Family: £49.50

Valid for UNLIMITED entry to HMS Warrior 1860, Royal Naval Museum and Action Stations for ONE YEAR. (Excludes return on special events). Valid for ONE entry to HMS Victory, Mary Rose and Harbour Tours.

Single attraction tickets also available - check out www.historicdockyard.co.uk for full details on ticket prices.

Loyalty Club...

We offer 2 types of Loyalty Club tickets which offer tremendous value for money. Both types of pass have numerous benefits and are valid for 2 years.

The Admiral's Boarding Pass includes FREE entry to events on site and the Captain's Boarding Pass includes discounted entry to events. Some of the benefits include:

* Unlimited entry to all attractions, except during some special events.
* 25% Discounted entry to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard attractions for up to 4 family or friends.
* Discounted entry to other selected local attractions.
* Exclusive events for season ticket holders.
* Subscription to our 'Semaphore' newsletter.

Admiral's Boarding Pass...
Adult: £50
Child: £45
Senior: £45
Family: £135

Captain's Boarding Pass...
Adult: £35
Child: £30
Senior: £30
Family: £110

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
CD-ROM guide available
Foreign language audio guide available
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
General audio-guide available
Guided tours
Information point provided
Pre-booking service for groups
Auditorium
Cafeteria
Parking for coaches
Picnic area
Refreshments
Restaurant
Shop

Children and families

Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities
Indoor soft play area

Disability access

Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Induction loops in exhibition spaces
Induction loops in lecture theatres
Large print information and/or interpretation
Touch exhibits
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas
Wheelchairs available for loan

Schools services and facilities

Direct teaching services for schools
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Library
Study facilities

Commercial and hire services

Licensed for weddings
Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

Visitor Centre, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3LJ
England

Website

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

www.historicdockyard.co.uk

Celebration of Steam

www.celebrationofsteam.co.uk/

A Victorian Festival of Christmas

www.christmasfestival.co.uk/

E-mail

Enquiries

enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk

Telephone

enquiries and bookings

02392 839 766

Marketing/PR/Events

02392 894 550

Fax

023 92295252

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Public access available to collections information
Specialist publications on collections available

Visitor Centre, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 3LJ
England

Website

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

www.historicdockyard.co.uk

Celebration of Steam

www.celebrationofsteam.co.uk/

A Victorian Festival of Christmas

www.christmasfestival.co.uk/

E-mail

Enquiries

enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk

Telephone

enquiries and bookings

02392 839 766

Marketing/PR/Events

02392 894 550

Fax

023 92295252

Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

Royal Navy Past and Present

18 — 19 July 2009

The past and the present Royal Navy will be brought to life over the weekend of 18-19 July to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Laying of HMS Victory's keel. Alongside tours of HMS Victory and the Trafalgar Experience at the Royal Naval Museum, visitors will be able to go on board a modern naval warship (subject to operational commitments) and see the world famous Band of HM Royal Marines perform in Victory Arena. A display of over 300 model boats and warships from the 18th century to the modern day, with a miniature Battle of Trafalgar and Fleet Review and a rare glimpse of the Royal Naval Museum's reserve model boat collection.

When

10am-6pm

Where

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

A Victorian Festival of Christmas

27 — 29 November 2009

Transport your family on a journey through time to experience a day out, Victorian-style, at the tenth annual Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where snow is guaranteed.

Whilst revelling in the traditional seasonal cheer of a white Victorian Christmas, your family can step back over 150 years to experience the strict rules of a Victorian school, sample hearty Victorian food, visit a traditional Victorian ‘green’ Father Christmas, play parlour games, join in with novel bawdy music hall in Fagin’s Tavern and delight in traditional Christmas carols, street and fairground entertainments.

When

10am-6pm

Where

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Admission

Tickets: Adults: £12.50, Seniors: £10.50, Children: £10.50
Family (up to 5 people, max 2 adults/seniors): £37.50
The ticket price includes entry to all the festive entertainment on site plus the historic ships and museums. (excludes Harbour Tours)
Visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk for more details.

Henry VIII: Man and Monarch at the Mary Rose Museum

12 December 2009 — 17 January 2010

22 April 2009 marks the five-hundredth anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII. Henry is not only England’s best-known king - with his wives, his girth and his bloodthirstiness; he is also our most important single ruler. When he came to the throne, Henry was the Pious Prince who ruled an England at the heart of Catholic Europe; when he died, he was the Great Schismatic, who had created a national Church and an insular, xenophobic politics that shaped the development of England for the next half a millennium. This exhibition will examine the extraordinary transformations - personal and political, intellectual and religious, literary, aesthetic and linguistic.