Portsmouth Small-Group Guided Walking Tour
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Overview

Learn more about Portsmouth’s centuries of history on a small-group walking tour. Your guide can tailor the tour’s content to suit the interests and ages of participants, with family-friendly stories and interesting historical tidbits. See city highlights of the port city, including Portsmouth Cathedral, the HMS Warrior 1860, and the Gunwharf Quays. While this is a walking tour, it’s accessible to wheelchair users and mobility scooters.

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Portsmouth of the Past Walking Tours

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Friendly and informative walking tour - highly recommended!

owlibird, Nov 2025

Steve was really friendly knowledgeable and informative, he clearly enjoys what he does and donates the money he is given to Cancer research UK. Only a shame that more people weren’t with us to benefit from his knowledge and raise more money for charity today. Thanks Steve!

Great history lesson.

Daniel H, Oct 2025

Excellent learning experience and good fun. Thoroughly engaging guide (Steve) who clearly enjoys the whole history of Portsmouth and imparts many good anecdote and gem of information.

Excellent introduction to historic Portsmouth.

S7140XLmargareth, Oct 2025

We contacted Portsmouth of the Past at short notice to ask if a tour could be possible on a specific date. We had a prompt reply to confirm that if an early afternoon suited it would be possible. Steve contacted us to say where and when we should meet and sent a useful reminder on the day. It transpired that this was to be a private tour for just the 2 of us. It was very informative as well as entertaining - and we were delighted to learn that half of our donation (there is no charge for the tour - just pay what you feel is appropriate) would go to Cancer Research UK. Very highly recommended.

Excellent Walking Tour of Old Portsmouth

jeffrQ6861ZK, Oct 2025

Organised the Portsmouth of the Past Walking Tour a few days prior and sent an email with some queries. Steve responded pretty well straight away and the communication from him for the next few days was excellent. On Friday October 10th we met Steve at the designated spot and headed off. There was no one else on the tour so it was quite personal. Steve is a thorough professional that knows the history of the area extremely well, including number of anecdotes of the past. Whilst there is no charge for the tour we did contribute some money for him and his nominated charity (Cancer UK). Steve is an excellent guide of which I would highly recommend Portsmouth of the Past Walking Tour, if you want an interesting tour of the old Portsmouth area.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

It was a complete pleasure to share the stories of my wonderful city with you. I am glad I contributed to you enjoying the old town.

Itinerary

  • HMS Warrior 1860

    Our starting point of this unique part of British naval history.

    Please norte: We do not enter the dockyard or visit any ships.

  • Spinnaker Tower

    Spinnaker Tower a world-famous tower

  • The Round Tower

    The Round Tower is our defensive history. Admire the architecture

  • Portsmouth Cathedral

    Admire one of our two amazing cathedrals.

  • Gunwharf Quays

    See our entertainment and shopping centre

  • The entertainment centre over two centuries!

  • An ideal relaxing refreshment on the waterfront

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Location

Address

Portsea, Portsmouth PO1 3PU, UK

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Experience

Highlights

  • Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour
  • Learn more about Portsmouth than you would wandering around alone
  • An accessible tour that welcomes travelers of all ages and abilities
  • The tour doesn’t visit the Historic Dockyard or board ships
  • Inclusions

    • Your knowledgeable guide

    Additional Information

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

    Guide Languages

    • Hebrew

    • Ukrainian

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    • language.el

    • Arabic

    • Danish

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    • English

    • Portuguese

    • Japanese

    • Swedish

    • Polish

    • Norwegian

    • Hungarian

    • Thai

    • Turkish

    • Russian

    • Spanish

    • German

    • Italian

    • French

    • Dutch

    • Mandarin

    • Romanian

    • Finnish

    Cancellation Policy

    • A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.

    • No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.

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