Portsmouth entdecken

Portsmouth Cathedral, dedicated to St Thomas of Canterbury, began as a chapel founded around 1180 in Old Portsmouth. Its tower and nave were rebuilt in 1683–1693 after Civil War damage, and a wooden cupola was added in 1703. It became a cathedral in 1927 and was extended in stages until 1991.

The Round Tower guards the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour at the end of Broad Street in Old Portsmouth. A wooden tower built for Henry V around 1418–1426 was replaced in stone in the 1490s, and the top became a gun platform in 1847–1850. Visitors climb onto its roof to watch ships pass through the harbour mouth.

Southsea Castle is an artillery fort that Henry VIII built on the shore of Portsea Island in 1544 to defend the Solent. It was enlarged in the 1680s and again in the 19th century, and Portsmouth City Council has run it since 1960. Visitors can explore the keep and walk the ramparts, with views across the Solent to the Isle of Wight.