According to Portsmouth City Council, visitors contribute £600million to the local economy and annually and support around 12,000 jobs in the city. While many are attracted by our beaches, there are plenty of other reasons to make a trip to Hampshire’s fabulous island city.
With the summer holidays still in full swing we look at 12 of Portsmouth’s best tourist attractions:
13. The Mary Rose Museum
Housed in the Historic Dockyard, the Mary Rose Museum showcases the remains of the famous Tudor warship which sank during the battle of the Solent in 1545 and was raised in 1982. Photo: Mary Rose Trust
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