Gosport

Properties and events in Gosport

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Alleyway Children & Sailors: Henry Cook's Victorian Mission

Imagination Refinery, 51-52 High Street, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1DF
In person
Pre-booking not required

Exhibition of paintings and display boards to illustrate the experience of ragged school children and humble sailors from South Street and the lanes in Gosport town centre.

Alverstoke's Regency Garden

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

Discover the 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

Arthur Upfield: Gosport's Forgotten Author

The Snape Room Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, 19 Walpole Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NS
In person
Pre-booking required

The eldest son of a Gosport draper and his Birmingham-born wife, Arthur Upfield left Gosport in 1910 to live in Australia. He became well-known for the detective novels he wrote featuring a biracial Aboriginal detective, Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte

Bastion Days: explore the defences

Trinity Green, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Bastion No.1 is a scheduled monument, a rare surviving section of the Gosport Defence Lines. This self-led tour enables you to explore the site, understand its history, and talk to the 'Friends' to learn more...

Berengaria of Navarre, Queen and Lord: Making Connections in Medieval Europe

Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, The Roberts Room, 19 Walpole Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NS
In person
Pre-booking required

Berengaria of Navarre, often forgotten queen of England, forged partnerships and connections across Western Europe during her marriage and beyond. This talk explores connections, friendships, and alliances in medieval Europe.

Castles, schools and velodromes

The White Hart Pub, 195 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1SE
In person
Pre-booking required

Discover the story of Gosport Park and the area on this circular guided walk, laced with lots of snippets of local history along the route

Coastwatch: Eyes Along the Coast talk

The Alverbank Hotel, off Stokes Bay Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2QT
In person
Pre-booking not required

The National Coastwatch Institution was created 30 years ago to provide Visual and Radio support to the Maritime Coastguard Agency through watch towers around the coast of the United Kingdom

Compton Cinema Organ - 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!

D-Day: Dawn of Liberation

Gosport Museum and Art Gallery, The Roberts Room, 19 Walpole Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NS
In person
Pre-booking required

For the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Richard M Jones brings you an illustrated talk packed with information and detail, as always, with deepest respect to those who were impacted...

Defence from Above and Below the Waves

Meet at Car Park, Gosport Submarine Museum, Haslar Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AS
In person
Pre-booking required

Be guided through the fascinating world of the Royal Navy from below the sea and on land, during this exploration of Submarine Museum's OPEN spaces, and hear the stories of the many pieces of maritime history you'll see along the way...

Echoes of Applause: 1994 Gosport Summer Festival

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

Enjoy this premiere of a short film documentary recounting the famous 1994 Gosport Summer Festival, held over 10 days in Walpole Park.

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

Eyes Along the Coast (visit)

Coastwatch Lookout Station, Beach Road Car Park, Marine Parade East, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9LB
In person
Pre-booking not required

Wherever there is a National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) station, a watchkeeper will be looking out for danger and ensuring safety on the water and along the coastline.

Family History Support

Discovery Centre, High Street, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1BT
In person
Pre-booking preferred

Hampshire Genealogical Society offer the opportunity to begin tracing your family history with the aid of our volunteers.

Feeding the Navy

The Pump House Cafe, Cooperage Green, 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 Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3JX
In person
Pre-booking required

Enjoy a guided walk around Anns Hill Victorian cemetery

Fort Brockhurst: Military Past Comes Alive!

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

For the first time, Fort Brockhurst offers displays and activities from various periods of history, in this event which spans the entire past of the fort.

Friday the 13th @ Slaughterhouse

The Slaughterhouse, Royal Clarence Marina, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1AX
In person
Pre-booking not required

The event will showcase the plans to revitalise this historic building into a vibrant cradle for creative expression and community engagement.

Gibraltar Comes To Gosport!

Holy Trinity Church, The Capper Room, Trinity Green, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1HW
In person
Pre-booking required

For all you Gibraltar lovers, this is an opportunity to catch up and reconnect with the latest developments from the Rock!

Gosport Heritage Pub Quiz

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

A heritage quiz largely set around local history.