Visitor Information

Opening Times
Southsea Castle is now open until 3rd November 2013 inclusive. 

Open Tuesday - Sunday, and Bank Holiday Mondays, 10.00am - 5.00pm.
Closed on Mondays (except for Bank Holidays).
Last entry is 30 minutes before closing time.

Yellow Kite Café
2011 saw a major refurbishment for Southsea Castle and the construction of a new café and kitchen, to create a new first-class healthy eating venue to be supplied by Yellow Kite. Yellow Kite is a local social enterprise committed to providing locally-sourced, healthy eating options in Portsmouth, through a network of community cafes and events catering.  As well as providing the café for Castle visitors, Yellow Kite will also be contributing to Southsea Castle’s relaunch as a unique events and functions venue, by providing catering for events there.
Click here for the Yellow Kite website.

Admission
FREE admission for all visitors.

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Education and Groups
For all enquiries and group visits please telephone (023) 9283 4744 / 4737 or click here to email us, stating your name, school contact details, number/age of children, which museum/exhibition/workshop you are interested in and your preferred dates/times.

Car parking
Car and coach pay and display parking is available near the museum, including in the D-Day Museum car park, and on Clarence Esplanade and the Avenue de Caen. To find out about current car parking charges in Portsmouth, please click here. Prices and availability of parking spaces may vary between different locations.

Travelling by public transport
Southsea Castle is roughly the same distance from both Portsmouth Harbour, and Portsmouth & Southsea train stations. There are taxi ranks at both stations, or else you can catch the No.700 bus from Portsmouth Harbour station, or the No.19 bus from near Portsmouth & Southsea station. To find out more about bus routes in Portsmouth, click here.

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