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Portsmouth Rugby Football Club (PRFC) is a rugby union club located in Portsmouth, England and based at the Rugby Camp, Norway Road, Hilsea. The club's 1st XV currently play in Counties 1 Hampshire, a league at level 7 of the English rugby union system, while the 2nd XV play in Counties 3 Hampshire at level 9. The women’s 1st XV play in Championship 2 SW, tier 3 of women’s rugby.
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The famous writer Charles Dickens was born in this modest house in 1812.
"Pompey" play soccer in the Championship, the second tier. The women's team were relegated in 2026 and play down in the amateur tiers.
A Catholic cathedral in the city centre.
About 5 mi from Portsmouth is one of the best preserved Roman fortifications in Northern Europe. The castle's keep was built in Norman times (largely from recycled Roman brick) and extensive late Roman structures remain although ruinous. The castle is well sign posted, and served by regular buses, Portchester rail station is a 10-min walk north.
The Mary Rose Museum houses the remains of Henry VIII’s flagship, which sank in 1545 and was raised in 1982 after more than 400 years underwater. The museum is built around the preserved hull, displayed in a climate-controlled environment alongside thousands of Tudor artefacts recovered from the wreck. Advance booking is strongly recommended.
Pair of compound beam engines built in 1887 to pump sewage.