Gosport

Properties and events in Gosport

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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.

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!

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.

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...

Great Tales of Local Naval History with a little 'Turk Town' Mystery

Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, Clayhall Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2BB
In person
Pre-booking not required

On this guided walk, within the tranquillity of Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery, you'll learn about the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar from the 1740s, and where they buried the dead. You'll hear many stories and find out about Dead Man's Mile!

Heave! Stories of Gosport and Sail Training

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

This exhibition delves into the world of sail training—a field with deep historical and current ties to Gosport.

HMS Medusa: D-Day Veteran!

Haslar Marina, Haslar Marina, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1NU
In person
Pre-booking required

Harbour Defence Motor Launch, HMS Medusa is the last of her class in sea-going condition. Medusa was a navigational leader for Omaha Beach on D-Day. Come aboard for a tour to find out more...

HMS Sultan - Aircraft Tours

HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY
In person
Pre-booking required

Enjoy a guided tour around the different aircraft used for training at HMS SULTAN.

HMS Sultan - Airfield Museum Tour

Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore this fascinating museum within the grounds of HMS Sultan.

HMS Sultan – Fort Rowner Tour

HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY
In person
Pre-booking required

Enjoy a guided tour around one of the Palmerston Forts, built to defend Portsmouth from a possible French invasion...

HMS Sultan – Marine Engineering Museum Tour

HMS Sultan, Military Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BY
In person
Pre-booking required

Explore this fascinating museum within the grounds of HMS Sultan with displays spanning 120 years of naval engineering

Holy Trinity Church: Explore & Enjoy

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

If you have only seen the rather stern Victorian-looking red-brick exterior of the church, then the elegance and simplicity of the interior will come as a complete – and delightful – surprise.

Hovercraft Chronicles: From Invention to Modern Marvels

Onboard the Princess Anne at Hovercraft Museum, Marine Parade West, Lee on Solent, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 9NS
In person
Pre-booking required

Journey through the intriguing history of hovercrafts at the world’s only Hovercraft Museum.

Life of a stained glass artist

Royal Naval Association, 66 Fareham Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0AG
In person
Pre-booking required

A traditional craftsman at work with stained glass. Listen as he relates stories from his working life, and then leads you through the process of creating a work of art with cut and coloured glass before your eyes...

Model Boats and Tanks at Explosion!

The Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team Clubhouse, Explosion Museum, Heritage Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4LE
In person
Pre-booking not required

The Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team present a display of radio-controlled model ships and tanks. There will be some “Have a go” models and also some WW2 model re-enactment action.