Take on a new adventure and get your step count up at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has launched four new walking routes in their iconic ships and museums and are offering Silversurfers users 10% off annual tickets until 31st July 2024.
The Portsmouth-based team got together a group of active adults aged 60+ and Olympian Roger Black to develop a series of walking routes, including: Trafalgar Trail where you can explore HMS Victory, Victory Live and the Victory Gallery. Submarine Saunter, where you can experience life onboard Britain’s only remaining Second World War submarine, HMS Alliance. Mary Rose March, where you can step back into Tudor England, and test your arm muscles with a spot of archery. Warrior Walk where you can put your sea legs to the test and step aboard the pride of Queen Victoria’s fleet.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is the UK’s premier destination for exploring 500 years of naval history and a must-see for anyone visiting the South of England. A visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard allows you step on-board world-famous ships, explore heroic submarines and uncover some of the Navy’s best-kept secrets with first-hand accounts from the Royal Navy’s finest past and present.
Pay for a day, visit free all year
An Ultimate Explorer ticket will grant you access to all nine of the Dockyard’s attractions and more for an entire year, as well as access to programmed events and new exhibits throughout the year. With nine attractions on one ticket, there is something to suit the everyone.
To benefit from the 10% SilverSurfers discount on Ultimate Explorer tickets, simply use the code with code SILVSURF at check-out when purchasing online.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is home to:
HMS Victory: Step aboard Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson’s flagship and immerse yourself in the world-famous 104-gun ship that helped win the Battle of Trafalgar. You can also get up close and personal to the ship’s restoration project with Victory: Live.
The Mary Rose: After laying on the bottom of the Solent for 437 years, King Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose was raised in October 1982 alongside 19,000 objects. You can venture back in time over 500 years with this incredible Tudor time capsule.
HMS Warrior: One of the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured warships launched in 1860 as the pride of Queen Victoria’s navy it never fired a shot in anger yet changed naval warfare forever.
As well as, HMS M.33, the only surviving ship from the Gallipoli campaign; The National Museum of the Royal Navy Portsmouth, where you can hear the stories of Naval personnel about their life in the Royal Navy now and how they are still at the forefront of exploring the ocean; HMS Alliance at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, where you can a peek see, hear and even smell how life was lived underwater; Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, home to a unique collection that includes torpedoes and modern missiles; Harbour Tours and a free waterbus to our Gosport attractions.
While you are on site, you can also choose from a range of cafes. Enjoy delicious hot lunches, quick tasty snacks, home-made treats or a refreshing glass of something sparkling!
To find out more about Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’s new walking trails or visiting the world-famous dockyard, please visit www.historicdockyard.co.uk
Take on a Walking Challenge – Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
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