Gosport

Properties and events in Gosport

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Against all Odds - Missions that should never have been successful...

Gosport Museum & Art Gallery (GMAG), Walpole Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NS
In person
Pre-booking required

You will hear about several missions of the Second World War that were so outlandish they could never work... Or could they?

Alverstoke's Regency Garden

Crescent Garden, Crescent Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2BB
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the Crescent Gardens' significance to the building of Angleseyville, how this historic Regency garden fell into abandonment, and the subsequent resurrection to its former glory with wonderful planting

Bastion: The first line of Defence

Bastion No.1, Trinity Green, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Come to visit Bastion No.1 and see the defensive line that used to surround Gosport Town. Learn about its past and those who manned it. Take in the wonderful skyline views of the area, and enjoy the natural surroundings and garden.

Behind the Facade

Gosport Museum and Art Gallery (GMAG), 19 Walpole Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NS
In person
Pre-booking required

The building that today houses Gosport Museum and Art Gallery was designed in 1901 in the Art Nouveau style. This tour and talk will demonstrate both the architecture and the use of the building in its early years as a library and school...

Capsized in the Solent

Gosport Museum & Art Gallery (GMAG), 19 Walpole Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NS
In person
Pre-booking required

Based on his book 'Capsized in the Solent', author and historian Richard M Jones explores the 1972 SRN6-12 hovercraft disaster and dramatic rescue operation involving air and sea units from miles around.

Compton Cinema Organ - The last of its type!

The Ballroom, Thorngate Halls, Bury Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3PX
In person
Pre-booking not required

Be transported back to the time of silent films with the history and sound of this unique Compton Cinema Organ, usually hidden away behind the stage!

COPP’s Contribution to WW2

Grand Magazine @ Explosion Museum, Heritage Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4LE
In person
Pre-booking required

Combined Operations Pilotage Parties (COPP). Learn about Hampshire Commandos' key clandestine WWII role - from North Africa and the Med, to northern Europe and the Far East...

CWGC Tours 2025 - Lee-on-Solent Memorial

Marine Parade West, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9LW
In person
Pre-booking required

Join the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for a free tour of Lee-on-Solent Memorial

Diving into Stanley Park

The Diving Museum, No 2 Battery, Stokes Bay Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2QT
In person
Pre-booking required

Enjoy this guided walk along Stokes Bay, starting at the Diving Museum. You’ll pass great houses surrounded by a glorious open parkland and formal garden, and even discover chocolate blocks that you can't eat!

Dr James Lind: a life with lemons (and added E300)... @ Gosport Community Hub

Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BF
In person
Pre-booking not required

The story of Scottish doctor James Lind: his life afloat and ashore with the Royal Navy, his influence on naval medicine, his importance to medical history, and how he and his story mysteriously faded from view - and eventually reappeared...

Dr James Lind: a life with lemons (and added E300)... @ Hornet Sailing Club

Hornet Services Sailing Club, Haslar Road, Haslar Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AQ
In person
Pre-booking required

The story of Scottish doctor James Lind: his life afloat and ashore with the Royal Navy, his influence on naval medicine, his importance to medical history, and how he and his story mysteriously faded from view - and eventually reappeared.

Era of the Gosport Tram

The Vine, 64 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1PA
In person
Pre-booking not required

Be transported back to a time of travel by tram, through a great presentation of postcards and photographs about the Gosport area...

Explore St Mark’s Cemetery

St Marks Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2DA
In person
Pre-booking required

Join a guided tour of St Mark’s Cemetery, covering the history of the site of St Mark’s church and some of the famous people buried there

Famous World War 1 Cartoons 'Fragments from France'

Old House at Home, 92 Priory Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4LQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, who served in France, became world-famous during the First World War for his ‘Fragments from France’ cartoons depicting life at the Front.

Feeding The Navy

Royal Clarence Yard, Weevil Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1AX
In person
Pre-booking required

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

Flora and Funerary at Anns Hill Cemetery

Anns Hill Cemetery, Anns Hill Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3QY
In person
Pre-booking required

Enjoy a guided walk around this Victorian cemetery, learning about the history of the site, and much more besides...

Fort Brockhurst

Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4DS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Fort Brockhurst, one of several forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its vital harbour against a French invasion.

Fort Gilkicker historical walk

St Marys Parish Church Hall, Green Road, Alverstoke, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2ET
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore Gosport’s rich heritage with a walk from St Marys Church, Alverstoke, passing by the Regency Crescent Gardens to Victorian Fort Gilkicker. Learn about the civilian battery men who manned the Fort and its history...

Fort Gomer - Talk and Walk

The Alverbank Hotel, Stokes Bay Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2QT
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore the history of Victorian Fort Gomer in this informative talk, held close to where the fort once stood. A virtual 3D model of the fort will help you to envisage what can no longer be seen...

Fortified Senses: Art that Breaks the Walls

Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4DS
In person
Pre-booking not required

Immerse yourself in a bold collusion of history and creativity - projection, texture and light turns Fort Brockhurst inside out.