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All 296 places by distance →One day from Portsmouth
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:06 pm
34 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Portsmouth
- Spitbank Fortfort · 1.5 hrs
- Eastney Beam Engine Housemuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Fort Widleyfort · 1.5 hrs
- Tipner Lakebeach · 1.5 hrs
- Fort Rownerfort · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Portsmouth
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Portsmouth?
St Agathas (church, about 1 km), Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum (museum, about 1 km), City Museum (church, about 1 km), St Anne's Church (church, about 1 km), St Mary's (church, about 1 km), Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (museum, about 2 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Portsmouth?
173 places on Spotwander: 37 churches, 45 forts & heritage, 25 hill stations & viewpoints, 15 parks, 13 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest church to Portsmouth?
St Agathas, about 1 km by road; City Museum (1 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Portsmouth?
Fort Blockhouse, about 2 km by road; Southsea Castle (3 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Portsmouth?
Start in Portsmouth, visit Spitbank Fort, then Eastney Beam Engine House, then Fort Widley, then Tipner Lake, then Fort Rowner, and drive back — about 34 km by road in all.