This week’s Britain Insider column has a distinctly nautical flavour as I take a closer look at the seaside city of Portsmouth, the flagship of maritime England.
45 minutes from the Southampton Cruise Terminal, it has strong links with D. Day, Charles Dickens, Sherlock Holmes and makes a great base for visits to Osborne House Queen Victoria’s palatial summer home on the Isle of Wight and the art treasures in the nearby cathedral city of Chichester.
I’ve also included details of two extraordinary hotels based on circular forts built as Victorian sea defences in the River Solent. You’ll enjoy this week’s Read More!
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