Feeding the Navy

Post published:April 11, 2022
Post category:Accessible Parking on site or nearby / Book on line / Cafe on site or nearby / Family Friendly / Guided Walk or Tour / In person events / Parking on site or nearby / Past Events / Rest Points / Service Dogs Welcome / Toilets accessible on site or nearby / Toilets on Site or Nearby / Wheelchair accessible

IN PERSON

Guided Walk

The Pump House Cafe, Cooperage Green, Weevil Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1AX

Enjoy a guided walk of Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, the former supply base for the Navy.

Hear about how this victualling yard developed over time from the mid-1700s, with a focus on the supply of food and drink to the Royal Navy (it was once referred to as ‘the larder of the Navy’) with associated inventions and innovations. Enjoy stories and anecdotes about the people who lived and worked within the yard.

Duration approx 90 minutes.

Event Times

Friday 12 September: 1100 Saturday 13 September: 1100 Wednesday 17 September: 1100 Thursday 18 September: 1100 Friday 19 September: 1100

Booking Details

Pre-booking requirement: Pre-booking required
Booking conditions: Please book online via the booking website, if you experience any difficulties with the booking system, please contact us.
Booking email: bookings@gosportheritage.co.uk
Booking website: https://www.gosportheritage.co.uk/booking-2025/

Booking opens: 23 Aug 2025 09:30 AM
Booking closes: 10 Sep 2025 05:00 PM

Access

Mainly hard level ground, with some dropped kerbs, but an occasional step. The first hour is walking and standing but there are opportunities to sit and listen at stop-locations after that. Feel free to bring along fold-up chair or stool if you need to sit before then. Refreshments are available at The Pump House Cafe and other venues before or after the walk. 4 hrs free parking in Cooperage Green in bays marked V (for Visitors). Please check the notices in car park.