Places in Southsea

Local directory of named places, businesses, and landmarks

A directory of notable places in Southsea, from pubs and restaurants to schools, churches, and local landmarks.

Attraction

• Blue Reef Aquarium
  Blue Reef Aquarium opened in 2000 on Southsea seafront and displays marine and freshwater species fr

Beach

• Eastney Beach
  Eastney Beach is a broad shingle beach at the eastern end of Southsea, stretching from South Parade

Culture

• Kings Theatre
  The Kings Theatre is a beautifully restored Edwardian playhouse designed by Frank Matcham and opened
• Wedgewood Rooms
  The Wedgewood Rooms is a live music venue on Albert Road and one of the most respected small venues

Entertainment

• Clarence Pier
  Clarence Pier is a seafront amusement park at the western end of Southsea's esplanade, near the hove
• The Tenth Hole
  The Tenth Hole is an adventure mini golf course on Southsea seafront, near Canoe Lake. The course fe

Heritage

• Southsea Castle
  Southsea Castle was built in 1544 on the orders of Henry VIII as part of a chain of coastal defences
• South Parade Pier
  South Parade Pier is a Grade II listed pleasure pier at the eastern end of Southsea's main seafront,
• Royal Marines Museum (Former Site)
  The Royal Marines Museum occupied the former officers' mess of the Eastney Barracks from 1958 until
• Eastney Beam Engine House
  The Eastney Beam Engine House is a Victorian pumping station containing two James Watt beam engines,

Museum

• The D-Day Story
  The D-Day Story is a museum on Clarence Esplanade dedicated to the Allied invasion of Normandy on 6
• Cumberland House Natural History Museum
  Cumberland House is a small natural history museum on the northern edge of Canoe Lake, housed in an

Park

• Canoe Lake
  Canoe Lake is a boating lake on Southsea's eastern seafront, popular with families for pedalo hire a
• Southsea Common
  Southsea Common is a large open grassland stretching along the seafront from Old Portsmouth to Eastn
• Rock Gardens
  The Rock Gardens were created in the early 1930s on the seafront between Southsea Castle and Blue Re
• Southsea Rose Garden
  The Rose Garden sits near Canoe Lake on the eastern seafront and contains a formal collection of ros

Shopping

• Palmerston Road Precinct
  Palmerston Road is Southsea's main shopping street, with the lower section pedestrianised to create
• Albert Road
  Albert Road is Southsea's independent cultural high street, running east to west between the Kings T

Sport

• Southsea Skatepark
  Southsea Skatepark is a concrete skatepark located on the seafront near Clarence Pier. The park was

Transport

• Hovertravel Terminal
  The Hovertravel terminal at Southsea is the departure point for the hovercraft service to Ryde on th