Heathrow Airport 1 hr 16
National Museum of the Royal Navy (10 min)
Royal Naval and maritime history and artefacts, helicopter simulator and a focus on Horatio Nelson. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (7 min)
Nelson's HMS Victory plus HMS Warrior and the Mary Rose Museum, with simulators and harbour tours. Mary Rose Museum (9 min)
Museum for 16th-century Tudor warship, & King Henry VIII's favourite, built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Portsmouth Harbour (19 min)
A major port, this harbour has a landmark tower, a ferry terminal & a collection of small islands. Osborne (1 hr 17)
Italian-inspired mansion amid lush gardens and filled with Victoria and Albert's former possessions. The Royal Navy Submarine Museum (33 min)
Waterfront collection of 3 submarines, science dsiplays and guided tours of HMS Alliance. HMS Warrior (7 min)
Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured warship and pride of the fleet with an on-site visitor centre. Southsea Castle (8 min)
Naval and archaeological exhibits plus interactive schools' tours in Henry VIII's moated castle. The D-Day Story (7 min)
D-Day story told through archive films, landing craft, weapons and the 83-metre Overlord Embroidery. Funland Amusement Parks (25 min)
Amusement park with roller coasters and family rides, plus a bowling alley and arcade games. Spinnaker Tower (6 min)
Landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking Portsmouth harbour. Clarence Pier (7 min)
Seasonal rides and high-ropes aerial challenge course plus year-round arcades and indoor playground. HMS Victory (7 min)
Museum within the world's oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the Battle of Trafalgar. Portchester Castle (18 min)
Commanding castle crucial to Solent defences for centuries, with audio-tours and picnic space. Blue Reef Aquarium Portsmouth (8 min)
Local fish, sharks and rays, tropical species in an ocean display, plus underwater viewing tunnel. | 
