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PORTSMOUTH

 

Portsmouth is a city located in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is the UK's only island city and is located on Portsea Island. It is commonly nicknamed Pompey. The administrative unit itself has a population of 197,700, which forms part of the wider Portsmouth conurbation, with an estimated 442,252 residents within wider the urban area, making it the 11th largest urban area in England. 

 

 

 

Portsmouth, England Updated 10 February 2012 08:50 Mostly Cloudy 0°C High: 1°C Low: -6°C Wind: 3 kph Humidity: 100% Saturday 2° / -6° Sunday 4° / 2° Monday 7° / 3° Tuesday 7° / 5° MSN Weather Data provided by Foreca

 

Sat 8^th Aug

 

Train from GLASGOW Central 5.40am to Euston arriving 10.12

 

Underground to Victoria Station

 

Train from Victoria 11.02am to Plymouth Harbour arriving 13.02

 

Taxi from Station to Ibis Hotel takes about 5 min most

 

 

The Ibis Portsmouth Centre is located in the city centre,

3 min from the train station, the Town Hall and the High Street.

 Ideal for weekend stays, the hotel is 10 min from Clarence Pier

in Southsea, the Gunwharf Quays, the D Day Museum,

Sea Life Centre,Submarine Museum and shipyards.

It has 144 rooms, a restaurant, a 24 hour snack bar and

2 meeting rooms. Wireless WiFi Internet access for business guests.

 

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Sunday morning up and out around Portsmouth to see more of the place and maybe a beer or two before heading off

 

Date returning Sun 9^th Aug

 

Train from Portsmouth  Harbour 14.32 to Clapham Junction arriving 16.04

Wait on platform to get train to Victoria 16.15 to Victoria arriving 16.23

 

Underground from Victoria to Euston

 

Train from Euston to Glasgow 17.25 to Glasgow arriving 22.07  

 

FELLOW TRAVELLER ENJOYING GUILDHALL

Gunwharf: Again a two minute walk from Portsmouth Harbour station. Gunwharf is a bit more upperclass than Guilhall and thus a little more expensive. It has a lot of outlet shopping and is right on the waterfront. There are lots of bars and restraunts. Tiger Tiger is located here and is a good night out as is Bar 38, Slug and Lettuce, Bar Risa etc. If it is sunny then this is the place to be. There is a Grosvener casino here also.

Albert Road: Closest drinking area to Fratton Park. A street full of pubs for the student fraternity. Notable names are the Goose and VA, (cheap beer and food, only 2.00 for a pint in there)Little Johnny Russels(Live entertainment) and the One Eyed Dog. This is also the place to get a curry or a chinese and most of them are good though my personal favourite is the Goa.

Palmerston/Osborne Road: Not quite as big as the others but a good few pubs in these two streets none the less. Kingsleys, Hong Kong Charlies Vodka Bar, Owens and Chicago Rock are all worth visiting. Once again there are numerous Indian/Chinese/any type of food you desire in Osborne road. Again there is a Grovesner Casino down Osborne Road.



Travel: Portsmouth is practicaly an Island and the traffic is a nightmare especially when the footie is on.. Closest train staion to the ground is Fratton. For the city centre it is Portsmouth and Southsea and for Gunwharf and the Gosport Fery it is Portsmouth Harbour. The train leaves London every half hour and takes around one hour forty minutes. Make sure that you get the fast train as there is a slow train that stops at every stop. The bus service is pretty good and the majority of the buses will take you to the vincinity of Fratton Park. For taxis use Aqua cars a private hire firm , Tel:02392654321 as they are a lot cheaper than flagging a metered cab.