Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

The Easter bunny is guaranteed to pay us a visit this year, with so many free activities taking place and trails galore, there’s a feast of fun for all the family.

The mischievous bunny has hopped all over the attractions including HMS Warrior 1860, HMS Victory, Action Stations, the Mary Rose Museum and Royal Naval Muse...um as well as some of our retailers on site including Nauticalia, Royal Naval Museum Shop and Antiques Storehouse.

Put your detective cap on and help solve the clues to find the hidden Easter egg pictures in the self guided Easter Egg Trail taking place on Sunday 12th April (10am – 2pm). All Easter egg detectives will receive a small prize for their help and a raffle ticket to be entered into a prize draw at the Visitor Centre.

In addition to the giant Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, there are many other exciting family activities taking place – check out the events pages for more information.

6 must-see attractions for 1 great price! Order your tickets now at www.historicdockyard.co.uk/tickets
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Hi all!

To celebrate Chinese New Year, we will be heading down to Gunwharf Quays to display some incredibly rare Chinese artefacts courtesy of the Royal Naval Museum.

Entertainment starts at 11am and goes on until 4pm.

There will be so much going on including traditional Chinese Dance, Martial Arts Displays and the popu...lar Chinese Lion Dance.

Come along to see a whole range of fantastic things, an opportunity not to be missed! It's all FREE!!

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Transport your family on a journey through time to experience a day out, Victorian-style, at the ninth annual Victorian Festival of Christmas at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, where snow is guaranteed.

Whilst revelling in the traditional seasonal cheer of a white Victorian Christmas, your family can step back over 150 y...ears to experience the strict rules of a Victorian school, sample hearty Victorian food, visit a traditional Victorian ‘green’ Father Christmas, play parlour games, join in with novel bawdy music hall in Fagin’s Tavern and delight in traditional Christmas carols, street and fairground entertainments.

Watch out for those pickpockets along the way, who will be joined by Fagin himself and a host of other colourful Victorian characters such as Scrooge, Mr Bumble and the event will get the Royal seal of approval with a special appearance by Queen Victoria.

Wander through the European-style shopping village, Victorian Street, Georgian colonnades and discover superb quality gifts, fine crafts, festive food and drink at the biggest Christmas market on the South Coast.

Tickets and further information is available on www.christmasfestival.co.uk , including a 10% early bird booking offer if tickets are booked before the end of September!Read More