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Portsmouth City
Portsmouth City
For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation).

Portsmouth (pronounced "ports-muth" and nick-named "Pompey") is a large city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. Historically, Portsmouth plays a major role in British Naval History and British History in general. The rich historical heritage in the City offers a variety of activities to the visitor such as the Historical Dockyard which houses some of the most historical warships in the world, HMS Victory, which was Lord Nelsons flagship used at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 and the Mary Rose, a Tudor-era warship. The City also offers excellent shopping facilities located in the Gunwharf Quays complex home to a variety of designer stores including Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss and Barbour as well as the striking 557ft landmark Spinnaker Tower from which excellent views of the Solent and City can be viewed. Portsmouth also has two cathedrals including the 831 year old Romanesque-style Portsmouth Cathedral , twelve museums most of which are free and two theaters offering plenty of other attractions of which to visit.

Aside from its rich Naval Heritage, Portsmouth is also known for it's literary history as the birthplace of Charles Dickens, the famous Victorian era novelist and the pioneering engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Other famous figures to have lived in Portsmouth are H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle the author who created Sherlock Holmes and Rudyard Kipling. Musically, the city is well served by three musical venues The Wedgewood Rooms, Guildhall and Pyramids which regularly host major musical and comedy acts.


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