Diving into Stanley Park

You'll learn from your Guide, Jackie, about the history of the Diving Museum housed within a Victorian gun battery and Grade II Listed building, and the importance of the forts in Gosport to the defence of this area. You’ll also hear about the role Stokes Bay played in D-Day and see the evidence left behind.

You'll find out the location of the old pier, which had a railway terminal. Find out if Queen Victoria ever used it?

Learn about the two great houses built in the 1830s and who owned them; uncover the history of which royalty lived here. Explore what is now Stanley Park and Osborn Gardens. Walk through the pinetum and see the pet cemetery. You’ll find out about the Gosport Tube, and its relevance to Alverbank House (now Alverbank Hotel) during WW1.

And, you will return along Stokes Bay to the start point by the Diving Museum.

Timings & Tours

Monday 15 September:

1000

Friday 19 September:

1000

Location & directions

The Diving Museum, No 2 Battery, Stokes Bay Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2QT

Directions:

Meet by The Diving Museum. The Diving Museum may still be covered in hoarding due to renovation work. Meet your Guide alongside this.

Contact on day:

Jackie Stanley

Telephone number:

+447775742741

Booking information

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:

[email protected]

Booking website:

https://www.gosportheritage.co.uk/booking-2025/

Booking opens:

23 Aug 2025 09:30 AM

Booking closes:

13 Sep 2025 05:00 PM

Accessibility details

Plenty of Pay & Display parking at western end of Stokes Bay, including Blue Badge parking and Accessible toilets by the Diving Museum. Please bring a drink and wear comfortable clothes and shoes. Refreshments and toilets are available at the accessible Bayside Café.

Additional information

Please arrive 10 minutes early for a prompt start.

Max no of people per tour:

20

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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