The 8 Portsmouth Tours That Earn Their Price

1.Historic Dockyard Ultimate Explorer Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,052 reviews · 365 days · from $62Our pick

1-year Portsmouth Historic Dockyard pass from $62, with Mary Rose, HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, submarines, and a harbour cruise.

“The Victory tour was excellent. It was great to go at our own pace with the informative audio guide which brought everything to life. The Mary Rose was equally absorbing and all the exhibits were brilliantly presented. The 4D film at the end was a bonus! The staff were friendly and enthusiastic and we had a really memorable visit. We shall be returning to explore much more of this inspiring Dockyard before our tickets expire. Thank you for such an enjoyable day!”

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2.Spinnaker Tower Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 437 reviews · 1 hour · from $26

Portsmouth Spinnaker Tower ticket for 23-mile views. Walk the glass Sky Walk, enjoy the Sky Garden, then return any time.

“Easy to book, friendly staff, enjoyable views, well worth doing,”

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3.Spinnaker Tower High Tea in the Clouds

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 126 reviews · 3 hours · from $60

Sea-view high tea at Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, with included tower entry, deck views to 23 miles, and the Sail of the Solent film.

“The views are amazing and well worth the price as was the tea. We were lucky as the weather was perfect and we had a lovely time. BUT: Don’t believe the start time of the experience and give yourself plenty of time to enjoy yourselves. Our booking was at 2pm and our parking ran out at 3.15pm which would have been plenty of time to enjoy our afternoon tea. Sadly we were not served until 2.45pm so we had to eat super quick and this truly put a dampener on the whole experience.”

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4.Portsmouth of the Past Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 44 reviews · 1h 30m · from $13Best value

A 90-minute walk through Old Portsmouth, packed with quirky sailor stories, Roman echoes, and dockyard history, led by Steve.

“The guide was friendly and very knowledgeable of the history of portsmouth. He had some great local stories that ranged from funny to love stories and murder and martyrs. It was great and I would recommend it great value for money, just wear your comfy walking shoes. I'm glad I did. 😀”

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5.Old Portsmouth Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $16Top rated

Old Portsmouth historical walking tour with local guide Samuel, covering 900 years of diabolical stories, Nelson facts, and hidden clues in 90 minutes.

“The tour guide was very interesting and engaging, they made our experience thoroughly enjoyable and we learned some fun facts along the way.”

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6.The Portsmouth Ghost Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · 1h 15m · from $20

A 75-minute Portsmouth ghost walk through Spice Island’s smugglers and pirates, led by actors. Meet at Square Tower, end at Round Tower.

“It was really funny, scary and interesting to hear the local stories of Old Portsmouth. The actors/tour guides were fantastic and really worked with everyone on the tour to create funny and memorable moments. Thank you all!”

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7.Old Portsmouth, United Kingdom, Guided Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 8 reviews · 1 day · from $26

Guided walk through Old Portsmouth with Nelson stories, tea at the Sally Port Inn, and a four-floor antiques tour.

“Very enjoyable and informative walk. Answered all questions. It was great to trace Nelson's last land steps to his ship, HMS Victory.”

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8.Spinnaker Tower Abseiling Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 1 hour · from $155

Abseil 100m down Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower with safety training and views of the Solent and Isle of Wight in about an hour.

“Whole experience was great.Staff were very helpful and friendly. Abseil instructors were fun and full of encouragement. Only thing that was a let down was the weather. Heyho I’d do it again.”

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