Visit The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Explore HMS Victory and The Mary Rose.

Great Family Days Out in Portsmouth Hampshire.

HMS Warrior 1860 at The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

HMS Warrior 1860 was launched during a period of uneasy peace between Britain and her traditional enemy, France. During her heyday she was the most formidable warship the world has ever seen. Today she looks just as she did at the time of her first commission (1861 - 1864).

Bigger, faster and more heavily armed than any other warship afloat, HMS Warrior was the world's first iron hulled armoured battleship. She was powered by steam as well as sail and constructed of wrought iron. Almost overnight, Warrior had made every other warship obsolete.

Step Aboard
When you step aboard HMS Warrior 1860 you will catch a glimpse of life in a 19th century warship - as though the crew had gone ashore leaving everything ready for inspection.

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HMS Victory at The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

The Royal Navy's most famous warship. HMS Victory is the world's oldest commissioned ship and a proud memorial to Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, Britain's greatest Naval hero.

Let loose your imagination to recreate the conditions at sea for the men and boys who lived, worked, fought and died during battle.

Follow the drama of Lord Nelson pacing the deck as battle commenced, of his fatal wounding and his death at the moment of victory. Discover how HMS Victory is being restored to her original condition prior to the Battle of Trafalgar, the bicentennial of which will be commemorated in 2005.

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Mary Rose at The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

 Mary Rose, built between 1510-1511, lost in 1545. For many years, Mary Rose was Henry VIII's favourite warship, fast and successful. And yet she sank - on a fine summer day as she sailed into action against the French fleet.

 Amateur divers found the site and began the world's largest underwater excavation. Millions watched on television in October 1982, as she was raised to the surface and brought safely back to her home port to begin the long process of conservation.

The treasures of Mary Rose
Come and see this extraordinary shipwreck being treated with polyethylene glycol - a water based wax solution - to preserve it for all time.

Visit the museum and marvel not only at the cannon, longbows, gold and coins, but also at wooden bowls, tankards and game boards that belonged to the ordinary soldiers and sailors on board.

Over 1,200 objects are on display, miraculously preserved by the fine silts beneath the Solent. Together they present a unique picture of the men of Mary Rose and the ship in which they lived, fought and died.

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Royal Naval Museum at The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

Royal Naval Museum - Facing HMS Victory is the Royal Naval Museum. Located in magnificent Georgian storehouses, the museum contains a rich collection of artefacts including ship models, figureheads, swords, uniforms, medals and fine paintings.

 After a major Lottery-funded redevelopment, the Royal Naval Museum proudly presents four award-winning exhibitions.

Trafalgar!

Action Stations at The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

 ACTION STATIONS is a new £16million blockbusting attraction opened at Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard in 2001. Part funded by the Millennium Commission, it is unique in bringing the modern high-tech Royal Navy within reach of the public.

 See the Navy.....

The Navy Today – review the RN fleet represented through two-dimensional profiled metal ships, graphics and video. A world map shows the deployment of Naval Task Forces around the world with inset video screens showing real life footage of Navy and Marines activities in these locations.

Horizons – transfer from the up beat life of the Navy on land and in the air to the Navy at sea, a calming, quiet existence – or is it?

Command Approved (Certificate PG) – prepare to be blasted from your seat – in the 275 seat auditorium housing one of the biggest large format film screens in the south of England. Specially made on location in the Bahamas, the film shows the Navy at its best in an action packed drama combining piracy excitement, danger and intrigue.

The Team Works – Have you got what it takes to be part of today’s Royal Navy? Can you beat the day’s highest score? Test your skills on the interactive games. There are a range of tests at varying levels of difficulty based on Recognition, Co-ordination, Manoeuvres, Targets and Observations …………. High flyers will be able to request careers literature.

Be the Navy .....

Five interactive ‘islands’ the Royal Marines, Helicopter Flight Deck, the Bridge, the Operations Room, and Weapons provide physical or electronic challenges for all ages from 6 years upwards. (picture)

The final thrill of ACTION STATIONS will be a ride in a 19 seat simulator – take a white knuckle ride in a rigid raider boat, a Sea Harrier or a Lynx helicopter. Not for the faint hearted!

The venue for ACTION STATIONS is Boathouse No. 6, a handsome Victorian brick and stone structure. Built in 1846, its massive cast iron frame revolutionised construction technology.

And that’s not all....

• Enjoy a rest and relaxation in the Action Stations Mezzanine Cafe
• Planning a Party or Corporate Event – ACTION STATIONS can cater for presentations and events for up to 800 people
• Education Resources for KS 2 – 4, GCSE and A Levels
• Group visits

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