This waterfront city is home to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
PORTSMOUTH - AT A GLANCE
At the heart of the city is Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where you can explore Lord Nelson’s flagship, HMS Victory and tour Queen Victoria’s battleship, HMS Warrior 1860.
You can also visit the Mary Rose Museum, home to King Henry VIII’s ill-fated flagship, and learn about British naval history at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
For top views of the city, you can ascend the 170m (560ft) high Emirates Spinnaker Tower.
You can reach Portsmouth by train from London in around 1 hour 40 minutes.