Portsmouth
Portsmouth's history is intertwined with that of the Royal Navy, who have used the town as a main naval base since the days of Richard the Lionheart. The town itself hosts Nelson's ship, 'HMS Victory', the Tudor vessel 'The Mary Rose' which was recovered in the mid 1980's, and 'HMS Warrior'. The Royal Navy Museum takes visitors through the history of the Navy to the present day.
Portsmouth is also a main Channel port, with services to Cherbourg and Le Havre in France, and Bilbao in Spain. There is also a service to Fishbourne on the Isle of Wight. Portsmouth has a good shopping centre and is home to a Premiership football club.
Hideaways cottages in the surrounding area:
H718 - Bywater House Studio, Middleton-on-Sea. Sleeps: 2
In a courtyard setting opposite a large thatched house at the very end of a quiet no through lane which runs through a private estate, The studio enjoys immediate access via the lane onto a long sandy beach, which is little used by the general public.
H720 - Speedscroft, West Wittering. Sleeps: 6 + cot
Speedscroft provides the ideal venue for a holiday on the Sussex coast. Situated along a quiet country lane, it is only a mile from the beach at West Wittering which becomes a long expanse of sand at low tide with 100 acres of foreshore behind. For windsu...
H722 - South Cottage, East Lavant, nr Chichester. Sleeps: 6 (or 5 + cot)
Completely refurbished to an extremely high standard, this listed, Georgian flint cottage is situated to the south side of a large 18th century country house, 2 miles from the centre of the walled cathedral city of Chichester and close to the little villa...
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