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Alverstoke Crescent Garden – history & botanical tour
IN PERSON Guided Tour Crescent Garden, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2DH Crescent Garden is a 1.3 acre historic garden that was developed in 1828 as part of Angleseyville. You’ll hear about the history of the Garden and the Crescent; also learn about the heritage trees, shrubs and plants in the Garden… The history TALK will […]
Explore St Mark’s Cemetery
IN PERSON Guided Tour St Marks Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2DA A guided tour around the cemetery, highlighting information of some of the interesting local Gosport families who have been interred therein… The guided tour will cover the influence of Robert Cruickshank in the building of St Mark’s church as part of his development […]
Flora and Funerary at Ann’s Hill Cemetery
IN PERSON Guided Walk Ann’s Hill Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3RL Join Jim on a guided walk around this cemetery, learning about the Victorian history of the site, and much more besides… On this Cemetery tour, you’ll hear about the meaning of symbology on the headstones and what it tells us about the Victorians and […]
Great Tales of Local Naval History with a little ‘Turk Town’ Mystery
IN PERSON Guided Walk 51 Clayhall Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2BB Learn about how funerals were conducted in the past (dead man’s lane or mile) and the great comparisons to today, and view photos displayed in the Cemetery Mortuary Chapel, plus information that visitors can take away with them. Then be guided on an informative […]
HMS SULTAN – Aircraft Tours
In Person Guided Tour HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY Enjoy a guided tour around the different aircraft used for training at HMS SULTAN. Explore the types that represent the different aircraft flown by the Royal Navy from the 1960s. Although many are no longer in active service, they still have a valuable […]
HMS SULTAN – Aviation Museum Tour
In Person Guided Tour HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY Explore this fascinating museum within the grounds of HMS Sultan. The Airfield Museum gives the history of the surrounding area used as an airfield from 1909-1956. Learn about the world’s first “Top Gun” establishment 1917-19, and how the ‘Gosport’ method of flying training […]
HMS SULTAN – Fort Rowner Tour
In Person Guided Tour Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY Enjoy a guided tour around one of the Palmerston Forts, built to defend Portsmouth from a possible French invasion… Visit the Tunnels, Caponiers, haunted Keep, and Fort Museum within the grounds of the Royal Navy training establishment HMS Sultan. Family-friendly but children must be fully supervised. Not […]
HMS Sultan – Marine Engineering Museum
In Person Guided Tour HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY Explore this fascinating museum within the grounds of HMS Sultan with displays spanning 120 years of naval engineering. This fantastic collection is only available to the general public during HODs… The Marine Engineering Museum shows the history of marine engineering in the Royal […]
Powder Monkey Brewery Tour
IN PERSON Guided Tour Powder Monkey Brewery , 67 Heritage Way, Priddys hard, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4FL Visit this unique brewery, housed in a historic gunpowder store, and learn the story behind Powder Monkey… We will take you through the ingredients that make up beer, and an outline of the process, while sampling some different […]
Royal Hospital Haslar: Past & Present
IN PERSON Guided Walk Main Gate of Haslar Hospital site (Guides will direct you to St Lukes Church), Haslar Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2FB Learn of Haslar Hospital’s history and current-day development on this tour of the grounds and Church. Royal Haslar Hospital was the first naval hospital in the country, receiving its first patients […]
Shore Leave Haslar: A Haven for Veterans
Shore Leave Haslar: A Garden Haven for Veterans – Sowing the Seeds for Recovery IN PERSON Show / Display The Memorial Gardens, Haslar Hospital, Haslar Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2FA Shore Leave Haslar is set within the historic Memorial Garden of the former Royal Hospital Haslar. Come and see the work we do to provide […]
The Institute of Naval Medicine – Historic Collections
In Person Guided Tour Institute of Naval Medicine, Crescent Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2DL An introduction to the history of INM and the Historic Collections displayed in Monckton House, a Grade II listed building. After a brief presentation, you will see displays of heritage materials related to the history and practice of naval medicine. Monckton […]
The World’s Only Hovercraft Museum!
IN PERSON Show / Display The Hovercraft Museum, Marine Parade West, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9NS A great visit for serious enthusiasts and families who just want to have fun! An ideal base for a day out, with views of the Solent and the Isle of Wight. An extensive collection of Hovercraft, including the World’s Largest […]
Visit HMS Medusa
IN-PERSON Guided Tour Meeting point is at the North gate to the Marina, that’s the one by the pier. A guide will be there to meet you. Take a tour of HMS Medusa, built in 1943 and now the last original and seagoing of 464 in this class. Medusa was navigational leader for Omaha beach […]