Please check this page for last minute announcements before visiting Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Alternatively please call our visitor centre on 023 9272 8060.
To download our generic visitor leaflet for more information about your visit, please click here.
Visits to HMS Victory are on a free-flow basis from 4th April 2009 until the end of August. Free-flow is when you can walk around the ship at your leisure and guides are on-hand to answer any questions you may have.
If you have any questions please telephone our Visitor Centre on 02392 728 060.
The Historic Dockyard opens at 10am everyday throughout the year, except when closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
From April-October: Last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.30pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 6.00pm.
From November - March: Last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4.00pm and the Dockyard gates are closed at 5.30pm.
Attraction Closing Times
Please note these are approximate timings and may vary slightly at different times of the year.
HMS Warrior 1860 - winter 5.00pm; summer 5.30pm
Harbour Tours: check sailing times but usually last sailing in summer is 4.00pm
Mary Rose Museum - winter 4.45; summer 5.30pm
Royal Naval Museum - winter 4.15pm; summer 5.00pm
Action Stations - winter 5.00pm; summer 5.30pm
Mary Rose Ship Hall - winter 4.15pm; summer 5.00pm
HMS Victory Walkup winter - 3.45pm; summer 4.30pm
The following gives a brief description of the planned closures and changes in opening times at the attractions that have been announced in advance. If you would like to check details on the day you are visiting, please telephone the Visitor Centre on 023 9272 8060.
The Historic Dockyard is closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
A special event ticket is required to enter Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on the 27th - 29th November 2009 for our annual event A Victorian Festival of Christmas. Normal Annual Admission tickets are not valid for this event. To purchase tickets for this event, please click here.
Harbour Tours
A Harbour Tour is included free with an Annual Admission ticket, but additional tickets for the Harbour Tour can be purchased at the blue cabin on the jetty, just inside the Historic Dockyard. For more information please telephone 023 9272 8060. Harbour Tours are subject to availability and prevailing weather conditions during the winter months and their availability cannot be guaranteed.
HMS Victory
No current closures
HMS Warrior 1860
No current closures
Action Stations
No current closures
Royal Naval Museum
No current closures
Boathouse No. 7 Restaraunt
27th May - Closing for food at 13.00
Photography and Media
Visitors can use flash cameras except in the Mary Rose Museum where light sensitive materials are on display.
No photography is allowed on board HMS Victory. At the Royal Naval Museum, no professional photography of any sort is allowed in the Museum galleries without the permission from the curatorial staff. Photography for personal reference is allowed but, to help preserve the collections on display, visitors are asked not to use flash photography. High quality reproductions of key items from the exhibitions are available as postcards and prints from the Museum's shops.
If you would further details about commercial photography or film-taking on the site, please contact the Public Relations Office on 023 9289 4550 or submit an email request via our Contacts page.
Serving personnel discounts
HMS Victory & the Royal Naval Museum is FREE for the pass holder and their immediate family (spouses, live-in partners & children). When guided tours are running, timed tickets need to be collected from the Visitor Centre and are only available on a first come, first served basis. Please be aware guided tours can get booked up very quickly and all visitors are advised to arrive early and book their timed slot in the Visitor Centre to avoid disappointment. Personnel wishing to take advantage of this offer will be asked to produce Military ID at the Visitor Centre where they will be issued with a complimentary ticket. It is essential that personnel go to the Visitor Centre on arrival rather than boarding the ship directly. Please note this offer is not valid for special events (e.g. A Victorian Festival of Christmas).
Dogs
Dogs are not permitted into the Historic Dockyard, with the exception of guide and registered assistance dogs.
Portsmouth City CouncilFor further information on the City of Portsmouth, please visit the Portsmouth City Council website
