Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has everything to keep you entertained this Winter
Christmas holidays at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard from Saturday 17th December 2011 to Sunday 1st January 2012 will offer the perfect opportunity for visitors to enjoy a day out with indoor activities...
View ArticleEighteenth Century Pirate Flag on Display at The National Museum of the Royal...
The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is currently displaying a genuine Jolly Roger Pirate Flag c. 1790, on loan with the kind permission of Mrs Pamela Curry....
View ArticleHANDOVER TO 100th COMMANDING OFFICER OF HMS VICTORY
Command of HMS Victory, one of the most famous warships in the world, was handed over to its 100th Commanding Officer today, Friday 16 December. Lieutenant Commander Rod Strathern is now at the helm of...
View ArticleNew Learning Manager for Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust
Phil Wright, an experienced secondary school history teacher with experience in both school and heritage environments, has joined Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust as Learning Manager. Having moved...
View ArticleA Full Day Out At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard That Will Stay With You Forever
At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, visitors can feel at first hand what it was really like to serve and fight on board the ships that shaped Britains history alongside modern warships of the Royal...
View ArticleHMS CAROLINE THE LAST SURVIVING FIRST WORLD WAR SHIP RECEIVES £1M LIFELINE...
HMS Caroline, one of the most historically significant war ships in the world whose future was threatened through deterioration and neglect is to be secured thanks to a £1million from the National...
View ArticleA year of new developments at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard with more to look...
2012 has been a year of new developments at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, from a change in ownership of HMS Victory, to exciting new events with Victorious Vintage and the arrival of a new Chief...
View ArticleBBC Stargazing coming to the Historic Dockyard this January
BBCTwo's hugely popular programme Stargazing Live is back in the New Year. To mark its return, BBC Learning and its partners are hosting a spectacular event at Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard on Tuesday...
View ArticleEducation takes centre stage after 10,000 pupils and major awards win
The Mary Rose Museum is celebrating two huge achievements in Education. Today the museum was proud to welcome its 10,000th pupil. Since the museum opened on the 31st May 2013, the learning department...
View ArticleHeston delights the Dockyard with his Naval creation on board HMS Victory
HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is to be featured in Heston Blumenthals Great British Food, the chefs latest show for Channel 4. The Historic Dockyard was pleased to welcome the Michelin...
View ArticleTreat for local residents as two of Portsmouths top attractions offer joint...
Visitors are set to benefit from 20% discount on a joint ticket to two of the Citys top attractions, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Spinnaker Tower, for a limited period. The newest addition to...
View ArticleDecision due this week on grant for Mary Rose from the Heritage Lottery Fund
The Mary Rose Trust is due to hear in the next week whether it has secured a major grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The application submitted last June was for a £21 million grant to complete...
View ArticleMary Rose saved for the nation by £21 million from Heritage Lottery Fund
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced today, January 25th 2008, that it has earmarked a £21 million grant to be awarded to the Mary Rose Trust. This major grant is to complete the conservation of...
View ArticleSad loss of Museum Director
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Captain Dr Colin White, the Royal Naval Museum''s Director, who died peacefully on Christmas Day in Rowans Hospice. Colin was one of the...
View ArticleA bigger and better 'Celebration of Steam' set for May
A Celebration of Steam is back for the fourth year running and promises more displays of all types of steam engine, a tasty sausage and ale festival, Ivor the Engine and the exclusive opportunity to...
View ArticleSimon shines at Great South Run Launch
The 20th Great South Run which was launched on Tuesday 20th January takes place in October and a member of staff here at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has taken part in each and every race since it...
View ArticleTake a Harbour Tour this weekend to see HMS Daring
There is great excitement this week as Portsmouth welcomes, for the first time, HMS Daring into her home port. As the first of the new Type 45 powerful air defence destroyers, the 7,350 tonne warship...
View ArticleWintry scenes in the Historic Dockyard
With today's heavy snowfall, the Historic Dockyard is looking very photogenic. The ships, museums, buildings and statues are all looking particularly wintry, and HMS Warrior 1860 is looking very...
View ArticleHMS Victory came to No2 Dry Dock in Portsmouth 88 Years Ago
88 years ago on the 12th January 1922, HMS VICTORY was moved into her final resting place of Number 2 Dock, His Majestys Dockyard Portsmouth, and the work of preservation and reversing many decades of...
View ArticlePortsmouth Historic Dockyard to star in new BBC Documentary Series
For centuries the Royal Navy has strived to help make Britain one of the world's great maritime superpowers. Now in a new BBC documentary series Empire of the Seas, starting on BBC TWO on 15 January 9...
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