St Mary's Church Portchester
Church · A Norman church of around 1133 standing in the south-east corner of the Roman fort, inside the castle grounds.
Portchester Castle
A Roman fort, medieval castle, and royal palace layered within one extraordinary seaside stronghold.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 15 min by train · 2 h 37 min by car
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Time there: 1.5–3 h, including one place nearby
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A Roman fort of around 280–290 AD whose walls still stand, described as the best preserved Roman fort north of the Alps.
Climb the 100-foot Norman keep for views across the Solent, then walk the ruins of Richard II's palace and the grounds beside Portsmouth Harbour.
Exhibits tell how the castle held thousands of prisoners of war, from Napoleonic-era French soldiers to African-Caribbean soldiers captured on St Lucia.
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