Car Parking

The Historic Dockyard Car Park area is undergoing major alterations to provide new under-cover car parking, lavatories and baby care suite for visitors, along with a high quality housing scheme for the city of Portsmouth.   Prices (as at 13th July 2007) are:

  •  £1 for up to 1hr
  •  £4 for up to 4 hrs 
  •  £6 for up to 10 hours
  •  £8 for up to 24 hours
  •  £16 for up to 2 days
  •  £24 for up to 3 days.

If on arrival you find that this car park is full, please follow the signs to the alternative car parks locally which are signposted from Queen's Street or at Gunwharf Quays, which is within five minutes walk of the Dockyard.

Visitors please be aware that one of the car parks within the vicinity of the Historic Dockyard has been closed for refurbishment and this is causing slight delays. 

  • The new Historic Dockyard car park in Admiralty Road and that at Gunwharf Quays meet the most up to date standards and are manned and covered by extensive CCTV surveillance.  However, as with all car parks, visitors are strongly advised not to leave any valuables in their vehicles during their visit to the Historic Dockyard.
  • A designated area for motorcycles will be available on completion of works to the Car Park.

For those using satellite navigation devices, the post code of the Historic Dockyard car park is PO1 3LA and it is located in Admiralty Road.

The Milldam Car Park  car park will be available indefinitely for camper vans every Saturday and Sunday. It is situated directly behind Portsmouth Registry Office in Burnaby Road. The car park is clearly signed as 'Gunwharf overflow car park' and will  be open daily from 8am to 7pm at a cost of £4 per day.

Drivers in Portsmouth can now pay for parking with their mobiles.. When using car parks and roadside spaces run by Portsmouth City Council, visitors can make a quick call instead of hunting for change.The pay-by-mobile system is being installed at the seafront first, but all council parking in the city will be included by the end of the summer. Portsmouth will then be the first area outside London to offer a mobile-payment option at all council-run parking. For further information about parking in Portsmouth, please click here.

Coach parking continues to be available in St George’s Road and at the D-Day Museum in Southsea. The Historic Dockyard drop-off and pick-up point is at The Hard Interchange.

Please see our how to get there page for details on routes to the dockyard via road, rail and sea.