Portchester
Portchester near Portsmouth is most famous for it's Castle,
which was originally a Roman fort built around the 3rd century, the castle which
took it's place was built around 1120 by Henry I.
The castle today is a great place to visit whilst in Portsmouth,
the images below show the remains of Portchester castle and during the summer
months there are a number of re-enactments of battles that took place around the
area.
If you would like to Visit the Castle the please call 02392
378291 for the current administration price's.
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Portchester Castle - Aerial View |
Castle Keep |
East View |
Castle Walls |
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House's in the area are much sort after, as the area is quiet and has easy
access to the North, East and West of the City.
Portchester has it's own community centre, which is the home for the
Portchester Players, one of the very few local centre's that still shows these
local thespian style theatre productions.
- The area includes:
- Shopping Area (small, but very good.)
- Portchester Castle.
- Schools.
- Scout Base.
- Access:
- Portchester can be found heading 2 miles west from
Cosham along the A27.
- Train, the Portchester station is between Fareham and
Cosham / Portsmouth.
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- Things to do:
- Visit the castle, it dates back to the 3rd century.
- See a show, put on by the Portchester Players at the community centre.
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- Parking:
- Poor but mainly free, the shopping area has a large car park at the rear,
(Price's unknown at time of print). All other parking is on street, remembering
that Portchester is an old town, these streets can be very narrow.
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