Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Portsmouth

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HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

4 day tour

From £295 per person - minimum 20 passengers

Take a short break into the past and discover Britain’s maritime and social history. The trip includes visits to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, the remarkable Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, and historic Chichester.

At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, step on board Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory and also visit the Mary Rose Museum. Next visit the old town, where you can wander the cobbled streets before enjoying one of the traditional pubs. At the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum, within 50 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside, you can explore the historic buildings and scenic gardens. Don’t miss out on exploring the town of Chichester before you leave.

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Dates

Dates throughout 2024 & 2025

Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1

Travel to your hotel

If time permits, why not plan a route that takes you through the delightful South Downs National Park. The Greatdays team can advise you on places to stop-off for afternoon tea.

Day 2

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and Old Portsmouth

This morning we visit Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with an opportunity to step aboard Nelson’s flagship HMS Victory and visit the recently re-opened Mary Rose Museum. Perhaps take the 45-minute Harbour Tour that takes you close to Portsmouth Naval Base, home to almost two-thirds of the Royal Navy’s surface ships. Later in the afternoon visit Old Portsmouth, with its cobbled streets, picturesque Camber Dock, traditional pubs and tucked-away tearooms, or Gunwharf Quays, with 90 outlet stores and 30 restaurants, bars and cafés.

Day 3

Weald and Downland Open Air Museum and Chichester

Today we visit the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum. Set in 50 acres of beautiful Sussex countryside, there are some 50 historic buildings dating from the 13^th to the 19^th century to discover, together with period gardens, animals, woodland walks and lakes. In the afternoon we travel to historic Chichester where there’s history on every corner, from the Tudor Market Cross to the dominant Norman cathedral.

Day 4

Return home

Why not stop-off on your journey and give your group more memories to take home with them.

Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in Portsmouth.

Dates	4 days / 3 nights
2024 dates	From £295.00 per person
2025 dates	From £309.00 per person

Single room supplement available upon request.

All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place for a coach driver or group organiser in a single room, both are based on a minimum 20 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include coach hire or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk