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HMS Victory, HMS Warrior 1860, Mary Rose Museum, National Museum Royal Navy Portsmouth, Action Stations, Boathouse 4, HMS M.33 & Harbour Tours

Portsmouth
Joined February 2009
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
10 hours
⚓ Got a day? Oh Ship, we’ll fill it. 🤸 From gunpowder to gadgets, Trafalgar to torpedoes. Portsmouth Historic Dockyard packs more punch per square metre than anywhere else. 👨‍👩‍👧 Grab your people. Ship’s about to get real. ☀️ Summer sale -
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
1 day
🎧 Listening to a history podcast is one thing. Listening while surrounded by centuries of naval history? That’s something else. ⚓ Historic ships, harbourside calm, and your own pace. Your weekly podcast addiction just got an upgrade.
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
2 days
🌊 Every great adventure needs an incredible crew. Join pioneering naval thinkers this summer with coding robots, LEGO maps, conservation demos, noisy toys, real tools, virtual seas and more!. New adventures each week = one epic summer for families. 👉
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
3 days
🖤 Build memories with meaning. ⚓ At @PHDockyard, you’re not just passing the time, you’re passing down stories of courage and leadership. 🤸 Explore together, ask questions, swap stories, this is a day out that connects generations.
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
4 days
🌊 The Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix is racing into town this July. Watch 12 national teams, including Emirates GBR, flying cutting-edge F50 catamarans at over 60mph. 🎟️ Use code S5HDOCK10 for 10% off – but only for the first 100 people!.
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
4 days
⚓ You could curl up on the sofa again. Or…. 📖 Swap four walls for the waterfront.☕ Bring your book to the Dockyard.🌊 Read with sea breeze in your hair and ships in your eyeline. 🤫 A favourite spot? The Viewing Platform by the Figurehead Gallery.
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
5 days
⚓ These aren’t just decorations. They’re declarations. 🪚 Each figurehead tells a story of power, pride, and purpose. Discover the craftsmanship and symbolism behind the ships’ iconic guardians. ❄️ Price Freeze, book now
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
6 days
⚓ Tough ship? Try unstoppable. ⛓️ HMS Warrior changed the game. Faster, stronger, and built like nothing before. 🤸 Walk the decks, feel the power, and step into a story that still hits hard. Bring the crew this summer. History’s waiting.
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
7 days
⏰ Only got a day? Oh Ship, we’ll command it. ⚓ From Nelson’s navy on HMS Victory to Cold War silence at the Submarine Museum, explore the stories that shaped the seas. All aboard. It's about to go full ship. ❄️ Price Freeze, book now
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
8 days
⚓ Smart Ship - Admiral's epaulette's c. 1830. These epaulettes, dating to around 1830, once sat on the shoulders of a full admiral. The badges on them indicated the rank of the wearer. Visit @NatMuseumRN, to see them up close. ❄️ Price Freeze, book now
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
9 days
🗣️ Don't miss - Curator Talks. 📅 9 July.⏰ 2pm until 2:30pm. 🔎 Join @NatMuseumRN collections team for gallery talks that shine a light on the fascinating stories inspired by the objects on display. These curated talks are perfect for adult visitors .
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
9 days
⚓ Sunday plans looking a bit. sunk? Time to resurface something epic. Dive into the Mary Rose Museum and come face-to-face with the real deal, Henry VIII’s warship, lost for centuries and now telling the most dramatic comeback story in history.
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
9 days
⚓ You could read the next chapter of your book on the sofa. Or. 📚 You could bring it to the Dockyard, grab a coffee & turn the pages surrounded by sea air, tall ships & the sounds of the harbour. Stunning views, fresh air & all the time in the world.
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
10 days
🌊 You bring the crew. We’ll bring the chaos of the high seas! . ⚓ Get stuck into centuries of courage, conflict and cracking inventions. 💣 History isn’t boring, its explosive. and we know our Ship. ❄️ Price Freeze, book now
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
11 days
💷 New legends on our tenners?. ⚓ The Bank of England is asking the public what should feature on future banknotes!. Would you vote for Victory? How about the Mary Rose? . Drop your vote in the comments!. 📷 HMS Victory taken from a painting by John Wilson Carmichael (1799–1868)
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
11 days
🔥 ⏰ Summer sale. Huge price drop. Time limited. 👀
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
11 days
⚓ Step into the shoes of naval pioneers this summer!. 💣 From VR headsets to Tudor cannons, archery to archaeology, explore the bold and brilliant!. 🤸 With weekly themes, spend your summer side by side, building, coding, digging and discovering! . 👉
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
12 days
⚓ The little ship that saw BIG action. Gallipoli, 1915. Chaos, courage, & cannon fire. HMS M.33 was there & now, so are you. ⛓️ Step inside one of the only surviving WWI warships & feel the iron resolve behind every rivet. Ship got seriously mighty.
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@PHDockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
13 days
🫧Ship is going down & so are your jaws. 1 submarine. 100s of stories. 1000s of “Whoa, did you hear that?” moments. 🤿 Explore the reality of life under the sea at The Royal Navy Submarine Museum & get ready for an experience you won’t find anywhere else.
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
14 days
🎩 When two corners made the cut. By 1810, the Royal Navy had trimmed things down, literally. This two-cornered cocked hat became regulation for officers after 1795, replacing the tricorn. By 1820, it was worn ‘fore & aft. Practical and unmistakably naval.
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