A military warship with D23 insignia docked at Portsmouth, England marina.
A majestic historic ship anchored at Portsmouth Harbor with a cloudy sky backdrop.

Portsmouth

An island city whose historic dockyard holds HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior, with a harbour-front tower and a seaside resort on the same shore.

From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 11 min by train · 2 h 36 min by car

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Time there: 11.5–18.5 h to see all 13 places

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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard keeps Nelson's HMS Victory, the Tudor warship Mary Rose and the Victorian ironclad HMS Warrior together on one site.

The 170-metre Spinnaker Tower has viewing decks at 100, 105 and 110 metres, a glass floor on the lowest, and views of up to 37 kilometres across the city and its harbours.

Southsea's seafront has a Henry VIII fort with a lighthouse, two piers including the Clarence Pier amusement park, and the D-Day Story museum with its 83-metre Overlord Embroidery.

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