GETTING HERE

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is less than 5 miles from Junction 12 of the M27, follow the brown and white signs to ‘Historic Dockyard’ which will lead you to our official 295 space car park which is located only 400 yards from the entrance at Victory Gate. If this car park is full there are others within close proximity at Gunwharf Quays and Havant Street. There is a height restriction to the car park set at 2.1m.

Do not try and enter via Trafalgar Gate.

Disabled parking is also available within the car park.

Get Directions

If you are using a Sat Nav device, our car park postcode is PO1 3GW (Admiralty Road). Be aware that satnavs may direct you to the centre of the naval base. Please follow tourism signs for Portsmouth Historic Dockyard once you’ve entered Portsmouth.

Pricing

Up to 2 hours: £2.60
Up to 4 hours: £5.00
Up to 6 hours: £7.50
Up to 8 hours: £9.00
Up to 24 hours: £14.00
Thereafter per 24 hour period: £14.00

Gosport Sites

Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower

Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower offers free carparking.

Get Directions

If using a satnav device, please use the address: Heritage Way, Priddy’s Hard, Gosport PO12 4LE.

Royal Navy Submarine Museum

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum offers free carparking. The car park closes at 4.45pm – please be aware that cars left in the carpark after this time risk being locked in.

Get Directions

If using a satnav device, please use the address: Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2AS.

Portsmouth Park and ride is conveniently situated off junction 1 of the M275.
The PR1 service operates daily, running every 15 minutes, with bus journeys of just 11 minutes to The Hard Interchange, which is a short walk from the Historic Dockyard.

The service includes:
• Comfortable, modern buses
• Convenient ways to pay – First Bus app, RingGo app or pay the bus driver
• Day tickets £4. Other options for frequent travellers start at £2
• Flexipass and smartcard options for regular users
• Hop on, hop off, all day
• Dedicated parking spaces for blue badge holders
• Parent and child parking
• 2 x electric vehicle charge points
• Terminal building with seating
• Please note there is a maximum headroom at the site of 2.1m

More information about park and ride.

Ferry services operate from France, Spain, the Isle of Wight and Gosport on a regular basis by the companies…

Wightlink Ferries

Gosport Ferry

Brittany Ferries

Hovertravel

Portsmouth Harbour Station/Hard Interchange coach and bus station is a few minutes walk from Victory Gate.

Coaches

Coach parking – for further information about coach parking please contact our Advanced Sales Department on 02392 839766 (opt 3) or email us at enquiries@historicdockyard.co.uk. The majority of national coach services to Portsmouth stop at the Hard Interchange (adjacent to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard entrance).

Bus

Many local and regional bus services stop at the Hard Interchange (adjacent to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard entrance). Please visit First Bus, Stagecoach or Bluestar Bus services for the most up to date routes and timetables.

Rail

South Western Railway run frequent trains from London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour, with a journey time of only 90 minutes. There are also regular services to and from Southampton Central with links to the South West and the West country. Portsmouth Harbour train station is only 200 yards from the entrance to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.