Wednesday 27th to Thursday 28th August 2008

Following on from our mini cruise to Ireland, which ended in nearby Southampton, Gina and I decided to make a short add-on to our holiday by making a long overdue visit to the Portsmouth Historic Naval Dockyard. There we saw HMS Victory and HMS Warrior, and the specially climatically controlled exhibition of Henry VIII’s ship the Mary Rose. There were a number of most interesting museums on site, plus a very much “hands-on” Action Stations facility for the more active visitor. All in all, we thoroughly recommend it to our family and friends, for being both excellent value for money and having a really enjoyable time. Very well done to the Royal Navy !!!