Other stuff around Portsmouth: Southsea
The day after we went to the Royal Marines Museum we returned to Southsea as there were other things that we (or I at least) wanted to go back and see…
Dad and I visited the D-Day Museum
A couple of tanks are displayed on the roadside out front – quite the head turner as you drive past
First some lunch in the cafe before mum left us to it
Flags outside the museum
The old defences blend in with seaside life today
A waterfront walkway is one of the best assets a city can have I reckon
Sea wall. Not sure if the many rows of steel ‘rungs’ were used back in the day to assist transiting between water and land, or perhaps they’re just reinforcing
One of four sea forts built in the Solent, the strait between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight. They were never used for their designed purpose. Three are now owned by a company which is developing two as luxury accommodation and one a museum
A seaside rotunda
Southsea Castle is a fortress built in the 1500s cos King Henry VIII wanted it
The castle’s dry moat
The lighthouse is a relatively recent addition
Southsea Beach, a pebbly affair, with the pier in the background
The South Parade Pier, still going strong despite three big fires over the years. It became a er ‘pleasure pier’ (as the website calls it) in the early 1900s
Further along beside Clarence Pier is this plaque and also the depot for the Isle of Wight hovercraft, though naturally none obliged to hover in onto the beach while I stood around
Swans on Canoe Lake, real ones and your classic pedal boat variety
I do love a good line up of changing sheds
We visited the Royal Marines Museum the day before but this time the Yomper was wearing a flag. Love this statue
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