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Coast - Portsmouth

Aptly named after a pirate, the nautical city of Portsmouth would have been a very different place for a stroll a few years ago - heaving with rowdy sailors and soliders, where 18th century superstar Horatio Nelson would have been a familiar face.

Coast - Portsmouth
Distance:	3 miles
Time:	02:00
Advice:	The whole walk is on pavement and tarmac and is fully accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs/buggies.
In Brief:	A coastal stroll around Old Portsmouth along to Southsea seafront.
Start:	Follow the brown signs to Portsmouth Cathedral, off The High Street.
Address:	Portsmouth, Hampshire

From the sinking of Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, naval bigwig, Horatio Nelson's famed departure for the Battle of Trafalgar on HMS Victory to a group of nude bathers kicking off a full-on battle on Southsea seafront - Portsmouth's been far from a quiet place throughout history!

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Find out about eight features of Portsmouth's history by going to the right-hand navigation and walking through page by page. You can also print out a copy and take it with you.

last updated: 12/03/2008 at 09:16
created: 07/07/2005

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