Portsmouth is the popular water front destination located in Hampshire County on the southern coast of England. This city is a perfect combination of excellent sea side views, shopping areas, quality restaurant, night clubs, pubs and historical buildings. It is the 11th largest urban area in England.
The city predominated as the major naval port for centuries. The world oldest dry port is located in Portsmouth and is the haven for many renowned ships. In recent years Portsmouth is losing its significance as a military port but retains its glory as a major harbour and as the Royal Navy base. The commercial port in Portsmouth is catering to the needs of freight and passenger.
As the Naval Harbour it is directly linked to the major industries in the city, one out of ten people of the work force depend on the Portsmouth Naval Dockyard for their employment needs. During the past decade the shops in Portsmouth saw a dramatic increase because of the rapid growth in the economy and that led to the improvement in the transporting links. The city centre shopping areas are located around the Commercial Road. The Cascades Shopping Centre alone boasts over 100 high street shops sandwiched between them.
The Spinnaker Tower is a recent addition to the city's skyline. It can be found in the recently redeveloped area known as Gunwharf Quays. Recent refurbishment works have created more shopping areas including the stylish Gunwharf Quays and Historic Dockyard, which targets tourist sector and holds French and the annual Christmas market. Apart from this, there are many out-of-town shopping areas available for the shopping enthusiast.
Major portion of the city is appealingly located on Portsea Island where the Solent culminates in the English Channel. This added feature converts Portsmouth as UK’s only island city. Next to London it the most populated city in the UK. The island is connected with the mainland to the north by a narrow inlet in places to make it appear like a peninsula. Two infamous harbours named Portmouth Harbour and Langstone are attractively located on the eastern side. The Portsmouth Hills provides a perfect canvas for depicting the natural beauty towards the northern part of the city and the waters of the Solent having Isle of Wight as its backdrop decorate the southern part of the city.
The city is famous for its musical venues such as The Wedgewood Rooms, the Pyramids and the Guildhall are prominent among them. Many successful bands took its origin from this city. This city is also home to Premier League football team named Portsmouth F.C. and it also has a Rugby team. Portsmouth is also known for its vivacious south Asian community, Geetha Basra, a Bolywood starlet hails from here. She was born and brought up in the city.
To woo the tourist the city of Portsmouth boasts many tourist attractions, most of them are linked to its naval history. The Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is among the top priority heritage attractions in the UK and it homes many finest collection of historic ships. The Royal Naval Museum gives a clear picture about the history of the Navy and the hi-tech interactive Action Stations will help in bringing the history to the 21st century. The D-Day museum will offer a rare display of artefacts which brings in the glory of the past in front of the visitors. The birth place of Charles Dickens, the Cumberland House, the Royal Marines Museum, Southsea Castle and the Blue Reef Aquarium are some other tourist attractions available in the city.
There are adequate number of hotels and restaurants available in Portsmouth to cater to the needs of the visitors both from within and from outside. The activity areas in the city convert it as an ideal base for recreation purpose, the nightclubs and pubs in the city centre will light up your night time packed with lot of fun and frolic. With all these needed facilities available in hand Portsmouth is turns out as the great place to celebrate your Hen Weekend, Stag weekend, Birthday party and Corporate events. |
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