Portsmouth Walking Tours

01/12/2023

The Isle of Wight - Portsmouth ferry

10/11/2023

Love this time of year in Portsmouth ☀️

07/11/2023

New blog post up on my favourite things to see in Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery!
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03/10/2023

WRNS War Memorial on the grounds of Portsmouth Cathedral.

It was unveiled on the 4th of November 2017, marking the centenary of the WRNS. And celebrates the role of women in the navy, including serving in both World Wars.

23/09/2023

John Pounds was born in 1766 and is the man most responsible for Ragged Schools, which were charitable organizations set up to provide an education to children in deprived areas.

After a nasty fall at the dry docks in Portsmouth, John used his spare time to go round the local area and finding children to teach in his shoe shop.

The conditions and the lack of education to the working class in the area, often led them to a life of crime as a means of survival. And John realized that education was the key to break this cycle. This led the way for early education reforms later providing free education for children.

The workshop no longer exists, as well as the chapel where john attended with some of the children as both were destroyed in the war, but we do have this wonderful reconstruction and the John Pounds Memorial church and garden to remember him by.

06/09/2023

Portsmouth Cathedral, with a history dating back to 1180

05/09/2023

The Pioneer Statue

The commitment of the Europeans who courageously left their native lands to create a new home in America

31/08/2023

HMS Warrior, Portsmouth

29/08/2023

D-Day Memorial, Portsmouth

24/08/2023

The end of summer?

23/08/2023

The Landing Craft Tank, part of the D Day Story in Portsmouth

17/08/2023

Spinnaker Tower

It was actually intended to be called Millennium Tower, but after a six year delay I guess it didn’t really seem appropriate🤷‍♀️

16/08/2023

Southsea Rock Garden 🌱🪻🌼

14/08/2023

A beautiful sculpture made from a storm damaged tree.

Canoe Lake, Portsmouth

14/08/2023

Isle of Wight - an easy weekend trip from Portsmouth, have you been?

14/08/2023

Monday in Portsmouth

10/08/2023

The Victory's Anchor Oct. 21st 1805

10/08/2023

Ye Spotted Dogge, Portsmouth.

Today it’s a rather luxurious boutique hotel, this was the site of the assassination of the Duke of Buckingham in 1628!

10/08/2023

Bonds of Friendship

The sculpture commemorates the sailing of the First Fleet of settlers from Spithead to Botany Bay, Australia, on 13 May 1787.
And a reminder of Portsmouth's past links with Australia acting as a token of friendship between the two countries.

22/07/2023

Join me on a walking tour of this fascinating naval city. If it’s your first time visiting, or even if you’ve lived here for years, this tour will give you an insight into the history of the area.
The tour starts outside Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery, and we will continue through Old Portsmouth, the newer developments and ending in the trendy Southsea area.
You’ll hear about the impact of the two world wars, stories of Nelson, Henry VIII, the foundation of Ragged Schools, and other lesser known stories from Portsmouth.
Unsure whether you can make it? You can also turn up on the day and pay on the day.
The tours will go ahead rain or shine, so please dress up appropriately!

A walking tour of Portsmouth, a perfect way to discover this fascinating city.

21/07/2023

18/07/2023

Why not join me on a tour?

18/07/2023

Hello and welcome to my new page! I am now running walking tours of Portsmouth and you buy buy tickets on https://www.eventbrite.com/e/portsmouth-walking-tour-tickets-679286643637