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Charles Dickens Birthplace, 393 Old Commercial Road, Portsmouth,
Hampshire, PO1 4QL. Charles Dickens was born in 1812 during the
time of the Napoleonic Wars. Twenty-five years later he published
his first novel. There are three furnished rooms: the parlour,
the dining room and the bedroom. The Birthplace is usually closed
from November to March except on his birthday, 7 February. www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk.
Location: In the centre of Portsmouth.
Portsmouth City Museum,
Museum Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 2LJ. Tel: 023 9282 7261.
Displays include a 17th - century bedchamber, a 19th - century
dockyard worker's kitchen, a Victorian parlour, a 1930's kitchen,
and a 1950's living room, a 1930's dining room. Location: In
the centre of Portsmouth.
D-Day Museum, Clarence Esplanade, Southsea Tel: 023 9282 7261.
Opened in 1984 to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of D-Day.
The museum houses The Overlord Embroidery with its stirring scenes.
It measures 272 feet and is the largest work of its kind in the
world. Film show with archive film. www.ddaymuseum.co.uk. Location:
In the centre of Southsea.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard,
Visitor Centre, Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ.
Tel: 023 9283 9766. Discover the world famous historic ships
– HMS Victory, the Mary Rose & HMS Warrior 1860 that
have shaped British history at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Home of the Royal Navy, other attractions include The Royal Naval
Museum. www.flagship.org.uk. www.hms-victory.com. Location: In
the centre of Portsmouth.
The South Downs Way, over 100 miles long, passes through the
beautiful countryside between Winchester and Eastbourne. The
trail is very popular with walkers, cyclists, and horse riders.
Passes through Eastbourne & Winchester. It passes close to
(miles) Steyning (1/2 ), Midhurst (2), Newhaven (3), Lewes (4),
Portsmouth (12), Alton (15), Brighton (7), Worthing (4).
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