Portsmouth Historic Dockyard to offer events for Heritage Open Days

One of the UK's leading attractions, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard^* (PHD), has announced that it will host a variety of free events in conjunction with Heritage Open Days.

HMS Warrior, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard © Linas - Adobe Stock Image

Held each September, Heritage Open Days is the largest festival in England for history and culture, giving free access to many venues and historic sights.

PHD will run some seriously cool and unusual expert-led, behind-the-scenes events including:

Behind the Scenes: Stories of D-Day, 6 September
The Mary Rose, 6 to 9 September
HMS Victory Live: The Big Repair, Timber Marks Tour, 7 September
Behind the Scenes: The Armada Maps, 9 September
HMS Victory: The Big Repair, Shipwright Scaffolding Tour, 10 & 11 September
National Museum of the Royal Navy Storehouse 11, Behind the Scenes: The Trafalgar Sail, 10 & 11 September
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Submarine Jolly Rogers, 12 September
The Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Jolly Rogers Toddler Tours, 12 September
HMS Victory, Behind the Scenes: HMS Victory Conservation Tour, 12 September
Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, Life as a Royal Navy Diver, 13 September
National Museum of the Royal Navy Storehouse 11, Behind the Scenes: Royal Navy Art, 13 September
Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower, Shanty Social @ Explosion Museum, 14 September

Owing to their inevitable popularity, advanced booking is essential^*.

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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard launches four new walking routes

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard has created four new walking routes to help visitors get the most from their time exploring the expansive collection of naval ships and exhibitions spanning some 500 years.

Did you know? If you purchase an Urban Explorer ticket^*, you'll pay once but can visit as many times as you like for a year.

Working with a wide group of active adults and Olympian Roger Black, PHD has curated the following routes for visitors of all ages:

Trafalgar Trail - including HMS Victory, Victory Live and the Victory Gallery
Submarine Saunter - experience life onboard Britain's only remaining WWII submarine, HMS Alliance
Mary Rose March - step back into Tudor England & even try a spot of archery
Warrior Walk - test your sea legs aboard the pride of Queen Victoria's fleet, HMS Warrior

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