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Photo of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Isle of Wight, south east England.

Isle of WightPhoto Zhi Xuan Hew / Unsplash

Places to explore near Southsea HoverportSouthsea

49 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

Isle of Wight

Island near Shorwell

Chalk downs ending at the Needles, Osborne and Carisbrooke Castle, dinosaur-fossil coasts and sailing at Cowes, a short ferry from the mainland

5 km S

Photo of Hayling Island, an island in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hayling Island

Island near Chidham

Seaside island between Langstone and Chichester harbours, with long shingle beaches, the Hayling Billy Trail and birdwatching at the Oysterbeds

5.3 km E

Highlight

Hilsea Lido

Lido near Portsmouth

A 67 m lido of 1935 on the northern edge of Portsea Island, reopened in 2026 after a long restoration.

5.9 km N

Photo of Farlington Marshes, a nature reserve near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Farlington Marshes

Nature reserve near Portsmouth

Grazing marsh on Langstone Harbour, a sea-wall loop.

7.3 km NE

Photo of Chichester Harbour, a National Landscape in south east England.Highlight

Chichester Harbour

National Landscape near West Itchenor

A big tidal harbour of creeks and mudflats on the Sussex and Hampshire coast, full of boats and birds, with a sandy spit at the mouth

9 km E

Photo of Quarr Abbey, an abbey near Brading, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Quarr Abbey

Abbey near Brading

A startling brick church of 1907, home to a living Benedictine community.

9.4 km SW

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.1 km NW · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Solent Way, a 60-mile long-distance path running from Milford-on-Sea to Emsworth, south east England.

Solent Way

Long-distance path

Hampshire's shoreline from Milford on Sea to Emsworth, past Hurst Castle, the Beaulieu River and Portsmouth's naval harbours.

0.1 km NW · Hampshire

Photo of Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth, a ruined church in Hampshire, south east England.

Royal Garrison Church, Portsmouth

Ruined church near Portsmouth

Chapel of the Domus Dei, a hospital founded around 1212 in Old Portsmouth and later the garrison's church, its nave roofless since bombing in 1941.

0.4 km NW

Photo of King James's and Landport Gates, a landmark near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

King James's and Landport Gates

Landmark near Portsmouth

Pair of ornate gates from Portsmouth's mostly vanished town ramparts: the 1687 King James's Gate, since moved, and Landport Gate of 1760, still in place.

1.2 km N

Photo of The Alver Valley Country Park, a country park near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

The Alver Valley Country Park

Country park near Portsmouth

A country park in Hampshire.

4.9 km W

Photo of Fort Brockhurst, an artillery fort near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

Fort Brockhurst

Artillery fort near Portsmouth

Fort of around 1860 in Gosport, one of a ring guarding Portsmouth against French invasion, with a round keep set within its own moat.

5 km NW

Portchester Castle

Castle near Portsmouth

A medieval castle in Hampshire.

5.9 km N

Photo along the Isle of Wight Coastal Path, a 68-mile long-distance path in south east England.

Isle of Wight Coastal Path

Long-distance path

The full circuit of the island — chalk at the Needles and Culver Down, sailing harbours, and beaches with fossils in them.

6.9 km S · Isle of Wight

Photo along the Wayfarer's Walk, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Inkpen Beacon to Emsworth, south east England.

Wayfarer's Walk

Long-distance path

Combe Gibbet to Emsworth harbour across Watership Down and the Hampshire chalk — high downland one end, saltmarsh the other.

8.2 km NE · Hampshire & Berkshire

Everything else within 10 km (34) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.