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Southsea Model Village is an outdoor miniature world built in the grounds of an old Victorian fort on the Southsea seafront in Portsmouth. Opened in 1956, it brings together around forty tiny buildings, castles, forts and landscaped streets, along with a garden railway running G-scale trains through the scenery. Children tend to enjoy spotting the small details, following the quiz trail and watching the trains, while adults often come for the craftsmanship and the surrounding gardens. A tunnel leads visitors under the fort embankment to a model of local landmarks. Because it is open-air, the village suits sunny days best, and there is a café and picnic seating overlooking the sea. The site is close to the beach and the canoe lake, so it works well as part of a wider afternoon on the seafront.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.- Children's paracetamol sachetsThe one thing a farm shop never sells.
- Audiobook or story CD
Spare batteries
Sun cream
Small bin bagCountry parks often have no bins at all.
Extra jumper
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Ruth and Dave, CC BY 2.0
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