Once
upon a time,
before the town of Portsmouth was founded, this coastline was made
up of creeks, low-lying marsh and water. Over the centuries the coastline
has altered, but the town's position here on the south coast, its
proximity to the open sea, coupled with control of the harbour and
its entrance, have secured Portsmouth's place in history as one of
the world's great anchoranges and a rendevouz for British shipping
in times of war for over 800 years
For admission charges and opening times, please see our Visitor Information page.
General Enquiries
Postal address for all sites:
City Museum & Records Office
Museum Road
Portsmouth
PO1 2LJ
Contact telephone numbers for all our museums:
Telephone: +44 (0)23 9282 7261
Fax: +44 (0)23 9287 5276
Minicom: +44 (0)23 9287 6550
Enquiries by email
Please click on the email address relevant to your enquiry.
Enquiries about visiting and hiring our sites
General enquiries about our sites, group and school visits, hiring our sites and weddings - mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Exhibition Enquiries - exhibitions@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk
Education Enquiries - education@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk
Historical and research enquiries
City Records Office (archives) - searchroom@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
Museum Local History and Archaeology collections - localhistory@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk
Museum Fine and Decorative Art collection - fineanddecorativeart@portsmouthmuseums.co.uk
Museum Natural Science collection - info@portsmouthnaturalhistory.co.uk
Museum Military History collection - info@ddaymuseum.co.uk
D-Day Museum
D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
Clarence Esplanade
Southsea
PO5 3NT
For general enquiries about visiting the museum, including group and school visits - mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
For other enquiries - info@ddaymuseum.co.uk
Southsea Castle
Southsea Castle
Clarence Esplanade
Southsea
PO5 3PA
For general enquiries about visiting the museum, including group and school visits, and weddings - mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
For other enquiries - info@southseacastle.co.uk
Charles Dickens Birthplace
Charles Dickens Birthplace
393 Old Commercial Road
Portsmouth
PO1 4QL
For general enquiries about visiting the museum, including group and school visits - mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
For other enquiries - info@charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk
Portsmouth Natural History Museum
Cumberland House
Eastern Parade
Southsea
PO4 9RF
For general enquiries about visiting the museum, including group and school visits - mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
For other enquiries - info@portsmouthnaturalhistory.co.uk
Click here to find out more about Portsmouth Museums & Records Society, our 'Friends' organisation which supports the work of our museums.
