Round Tower

I love this place. You can stand here for hours and watch the ever changing scenery, so much going on. Also the British naval history lay around this place is fascinating, back to the days when the Royal Navy was a true force.

The round tower is an iconic part of Old Portsmouth. Great views from the top of the tower, especially when the massive aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth comes into Portsmouth Harbour.
Within the building there is a good cafe called The Canteen serving lovely food.

On the 6th April 2018 I went on a visit to Southsea and Portsmouth to first visit the newly refurbished D day museum. Southsea is a seaside resort located next to Portsmouth at the southern end of Portsea Island, it is in the county of Hampshire. It developed as a fashionable Victorian seaside resort in the 19th. century, originally it was named named Croxton Town. The name Southsea originates from Southsea Castle; a fortified castle located on the seafront and constructed in 1544 to help defend the Solent and the important approaches to Portsmouth Harbour. Palmerston road is the main High Street of Southsea. Albert Road is a distinct street containing shopping and other cultural venues, which includes the Kings Theatre, a regional theatre built in 1907. The Pier here is great for a stroll on a hot summers day. It looks magnificent from any angle you view it.
The D-Day Museum is located in Southsea, was the place I wanted to visit having seen it on the Internet. It was opened in 1984 by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, it tells the story of Operation Overlord during the Normandy D - Day landings. The D - Day Museum is home to the Overlord Embroidery and was specially built to hold it. The Overlord Embroidery took five years to complete and measures 83 metres long. It is the largest work of its kind in the world.
As well as the film and embroidery there are also vehicles and displays of other material associated with D-Day and the war. The museum has its own shop and restaurant. The museum is run by Portsmouth Museum Services, a branch of Portsmouth City Council, and is supported by Portsmouth D-Day Museum Trust, a registered charity. I have to say building work and renovation was still being carried out when I visited the Museum so I was a little unhappy with the £8.00 entrance ticket fee. Inside the Tapestry work they call it Embroidery work was unique. But the rest of the museum was clean laid out well but lacked something in presentation. Following a £5 million transformation project - with thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund - the museum has now been transformed, to provide an engaging insight into the lives of those who took part in D - Day, whether they were individuals on the shore based in Portsmouth, or those who went over to Normandy.
To commemorate the millennium, a scenic walk was created extending to Gunwharf Quays from Southsea seafront. Being the beginning of April this walk which I completed was very cold and windy. The route is marked on the pavement, and is lined by distinctive blue street lanterns. The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, sometimes known as the Southsea Naval Memorial, is a war memorial and can be seen on the Southsea Common beside Clarence Esplanade, between Clarence Pier and Southsea Castle. The memorial commemorates about 25,000 British and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in both World Wars. Around 10,000 sailors in the First World War and 15,000 in the Second World War lost their lives. The memorial features a central obelisk, with names of the dead on bronze plaques arranged around the memorial according to the year of their death. The Southsea Brewing Company is now open to the public on Saturdays & Sundays 12 - 4pm.

Very nice place to visit,good walking path around the area.

Good vantage point to watch ships go pass the harbour. Used to be an important defensive mechanism against invaders. If you're lucky, you can see the military vessels in Portsmouth depart (including aircraft carriers) so the perfect place to see them in action is here

Love place to visit when in Portsmouth. Watch the boats going and coming. Beautiful at sunset.

I like going to the round tower as once you've gone up to the top your able to take a seat and look out across the sea and watch all the boats coming in and going out . Its a lovely view especially if the weather is nice

Good view of vessels entering and leaving the harbour can be had esrly in the morning with the sun behind for photography.