Announcements

General opening times

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard opens from 10am to 5:30pm April - October (summer) and 10am to 5pm November - March (winter) throughout the year, except when closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. We will open at 11am on New Year's Day 2017.

From April - October (summer) last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4:30pm.*

From November - March (winter) last tickets to the attractions are sold at 4pm.

*Please allow time to pass through the Visitor Centre as you may be subject to bag checks or other security measures.

Attraction closing times
Please note these are approximate timings and may vary slightly at different times of the year.

HMS Warrior 1860 - summer 5:30pm, winter 5pm
The Mary Rose - summer 5:30pm, winter 4:45pm
National Museum of the Royal Navy - summer 5:30pm, winter 5pm
HMS Victory - summer 5:30pm, winter 5pm
Boathouse 4 - summer 5:30pm, winter 5pm
Action Stations - summer 5:30pm, winter 5pm
Harbour Tours - check sailing times with the visitors centre
Royal Marines Museum - winter 11am to 3pm (closed Mondays and Tuesdays except school holidays) until 31st March 2017
Explosion Museum - summer 5pm (last admission 4pm), winter 4pm WEEKENDS ONLY except school holidays (last admission time 3pm)
Submarine Museum - summer 5:30pm, winter 4:30pm (closed Mondays and Tuesdays except school holidays)(last admission one hour before closing)

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Harbour Tours
Harbour Tour is included with a site ticket. 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. The Harbour Tour leaves from the jetty alongside HMS Warrior. Please check with the Visitor Centre for daily sailing times.

Waterbus

Please note that during Winter Opening (31st October 2016 - 31st March 2017) the Waterbus runs at weekends ONLY

The waterbus is included with an All Attraction ticket and is subject to availability and prevailing weather conditions, therefore its availability cannot be guaranteed. The waterbus leaves from the jetty alongside HMS Warrior. Please see the table below for the waterbus departure times (*indicates pick up only due to attraction closing time **collection only from RNSM).

Information on Tides 2017 

HMS Victory
During the week in the winter period (October - March) HMS Victory moves to guided tours that last 50 mins with a capacity of 30 people for each tour. Your tour can only be booked in the visitors centre upon arrival. Easy Access tours are at 10:45am and 4pm and are only bookable on the day. During the summer period, HMS Victory operates on a free flow basis.

HMS Victory reverts to free flow at weekends and during school holidays. (including Christmas 17th Dec – 2nd January inc.)

HMS Victory is currently undergoing a period of restoration and visitors have the unique opportunity to witness the process taking place on the oldest commissioned warship in the world and a proud memorial to Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, Britain's greatest Naval hero and his stunning victory at the Battle of Trafalgar.

Her topmasts and rigging have been struck, or taken down, and her planking is under investigation. This is nothing unusual as wooden ships like Victory needed constant care and attention from the day they were launched. We will keep this section updated throughout the course of the works.