Portsmouth Naval Memorial

The place was very tidy, with plenty of green space around to have a picnic .

Excellent place to spend an afternoon. A ground in water frontage

This is a great memorial site, with its obelisk overlooking the Clarence pier and in clear sight of all vessels using the port. A touching way of keeping the memory of those who found no grave but the sea!

When you go home tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow we gave our today.....So many names. I visited five years ago and visited today in December 2023. I hope you like the Photo's. I would recommend taking ten minutes to walk around the memorial, especially the section that is on a lower level and out of view of the road. Lest We Forget.

On the 6th April 2018 I went on a visit to Southsea and Portsmouth to first visit the newly refurbished D day museum. Southsea is a seaside resort located in Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island, in the county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located to the south of Portsmouth city centre and to the east of Old Portsmouth. It developed as a fashionable Victorian seaside resort in the 19th. century, originally it was named named Croxton Town. The name Southsea originates from Southsea Castle; a fort, located on the seafront and constructed in 1544 to help defend the Solent and approaches to Portsmouth Harbour. The areas surrounding Albert road, Palmerston road and Osborne road is the home to numerous bars, restaurants and independent shops. Palmerston road is the main High Street of Southsea and contains two national department stores, as well as a local library. Albert Road is a distinct street containing shopping and cultural venues, which includes the Kings Theatre, a regional theatre built in 1907.The D-Day Museum is located in Southsea, was the place I wanted to visit having seen it on the Internet. It was opened in 1984 by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, it tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D - Day landings. The D - Day Museum is home to the Overlord Embroidery and was specially built to hold it. The Overlord Embroidery took five years to complete and measures 272 feet ( 83 metres ) long. It is the largest work of its kind in the world. Visitors are handed a Sound device upon entering the museum, which allows them to hear an audio commentary.As well as the film and embroidery there are also vehicles and displays of other material associated with D-Day and the war. The museum has its own shop and restaurant. The museum is run by Portsmouth Museum Services, a branch of Portsmouth City Council, and is supported by Portsmouth D-Day Museum Trust, a registered charity. The cost of entry was as follows.Ticket Type PriceAdult £10.00 per ticketChild (5-17) and student £5.00 per ticketFamily (2 + 3) £25.00 per ticketSenior £8.00 per ticketI have to say building work and renovation was still be carried out when I visited the Museum so I was a little unhappy with the £8.00 entrance ticket fee. Inside the Tapestry work they call it Embroidery work was unique. But the rest of the museum was clean laid out well but lacked something in presentation. Following a £5 million transformation project - with thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund - the museum has now been transformed, to provide an engaging insight into the lives of those who took part in D - Day, whether they were individuals on the shore based in Portsmouth, or those who went over to Normandy.To commemorate the millennium, a scenic walk was created extending to Gunwharf Quays from Southsea seafront. Being the beginning of April this walk which I completed was very cold and windy. The route is marked on the pavement, and is lined by distinctive blue street lanterns. The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, sometimes known as the Southsea Naval Memorial, is a war memorial and can be seen on the Southsea Common beside Clarence Esplanade, between Clarence Pier and Southsea Castle. The memorial commemorates about 25,000 British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in both World Wars. Around 10,000 sailors in the First World War and 15,000 in the Second World War lost their lives. The memorial features a central obelisk, with names of the dead on bronze plaques arranged around the memorial according to the year of their death.

Nice open and green areas near the sea. Good for family activities. Many place for parking along the sea.

Went on remembrance Sunday as my Grandfather's name is on the memorial. It was lovely to see wreaths, flowers and some children's pictures dotted about. Really quite moving to see all those names from ww1 and ww2. Definitely worth taking a wander round.

A fantastic place to sit and reflect. Plenty of car parks close by and a large open field to have a picnic.

Good place for picnic with family. This place is very nice and tidy and really gives a calm feeling. It was very painful experience to see the names of all those who lost their lives at sea.This place is well maintained and gives us a humbling experience.Definitely worth the visit.

Nice and tidy. Really gives calm feeling.