WW1 Remembrance Centre
Museums & Science Centres · Portsmouth, Hampshire
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Closed — opens Tuesday at 11am
🏠 IndoorEducational🆓 Free entry
What’s there
- Free parking
- Dogs welcome
Free car parking off Airport Service Road; coaches and high vehicles should call ahead for the height barrier.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The WW1 Remembrance Centre sits in Bastion 6 of the Hilsea Lines in the north-east of Portsmouth, a historic fort building that was restored by volunteers to house a collection of First World War artefacts, reproduction exhibits and memorabilia. Volunteer guides lead visitors through the story of the war with a timeline of unusual and human stories, and older children often enjoy the repro trench system, which gives a sense of what conditions were like for soldiers. The centre is small, so a visit takes about an hour, and it suits families with school-age children and history-minded visitors. There is a library for family history research, a gift shop, and an education programme for schools. Opening is limited to a few weekday afternoons and Sunday, and the team is volunteer-run, so it is worth checking before travelling.
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.
Spare socksThe single most reliably useful thing on this list.
Spare batteries- Travel games
Safety pinsStraps break.- Blister plastersNew shoes and a long walk are a bad pairing.
A penForms, competitions, name badges.
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · W.carter, CC BY-SA 4.0
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