| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. in a detached, redbrick, victorian house this boutique hotel is a 5-minute walk from southsea beach and 7 minutes from the 16th-century southsea castle. there's an airy restaurant with a patio in the hotel next door, serving a bistro menu. the bright, individually furnished, contemporary or traditional rooms all include en suite bathrooms with designer toiletries, and have flat-screen tvs and free wifi. suites add separate sitting rooms. free parking is also available
Heathrow Airport 1 hr 19
Mary Rose Museum (11 min)
Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Isle of Wight Steam Railway (1 hr 19)
Outfit preserving railway history via exhibits, train stations & rides on steam-powered locomotives. National Museum of the Royal Navy (12 min)
Royal Naval and maritime history and artefacts, helicopter simulator and a focus on Horatio Nelson. HMS Warrior (8 min)
Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured warship and pride of the fleet with an on-site visitor centre. Clarence Pier (13 min)
Seasonal rides and high-ropes aerial challenge course plus year-round arcades and indoor playground. Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth (11 min)
Local fish, sharks and rays, tropical species in an ocean display, plus underwater viewing tunnel. Portchester Castle (21 min)
Commanding castle crucial to Solent defences for centuries, with audio-tours and picnic space. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum (35 min)
Waterfront collection of 3 submarines, science dsiplays and guided tours of HMS Alliance. Southsea Castle (9 min)
Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle. Spinnaker Tower (7 min)
Landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking Portsmouth harbour. The D-Day Story (8 min)
D-Day story told through archive films, landing craft, weapons and the 83-metre Overlord Embroidery. Osborne (1 hr 7)
Italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with Victoria and Albert's former possessions. HMS Victory (8 min)
Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (8 min)
Nelson's HMS Victory plus HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, with simulators and harbour tours. Funland Amusement Parks (28 min)
Amusement park with roller coasters and family rides, plus a bowling alley and arcade games. | 
