Heathrow Airport 1 hr 6
Spinnaker Tower (20 min.) landmark tower with an on-site cafe and a glass-floored platform overlooking portsmouth harbour. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (23 min.) nelson s hms victory plus hms warrior and the mary rose museum with simulators and harbour tours. Queen Elizabeth Country Park (17 min.) expansive country park with woodlands cycling and horse riding trails visitor centre and cafe. Mary Rose Museum (21 min.) museum for 16th-century tudor warship & king henry viii s favourite built in 1510 & sunk in 1545. Warblington Station (8 min) Stansted Park (8 min.) evocative stately estate with a maze and mansion with servants quarters open april-september. Emsworth Station (8 min) Kingley Vale (Nnr) (24 min) a tranquil trail winds through this reserve home to ancient yew trees & bronze age burial mounds. Fishbourne Roman Palace (18 min.) vast excavated villa with floor mosaics recreated roman style gardens plus learning workshops. Weald U0026 Downland Living Museum (23 min.) restored farmsteads with animals and hands on activities recreating rural life from 1300-1910. Uppark House And Garden - National Trust (17 min.) national trust 18th-century mansion with elegant rooms furniture art and servants quarters. Portchester Castle (24 min.) commanding castle crucial to solent defences for centuries with audio-tours and picnic space. Havant (10 min) South Downs National Park (30 min.) opened in 2011 this 1 627-sq-km national park features chalk hills wooded areas & more. Bedhampton (9 min) Hms Victory (23 min.) museum within the world s oldest commissioned warship which gained fame at the battle of trafalgar. Chichester Cathedral (20 min.) norman edifice with cofe services a marc chagall window free guided tours a cafe and a gift shop. Goodwood House (24 min.) ornate 17th-century stately home with a fine art collection that is open from march to october. |