Portsmouth, Pembroke Park Hotel, 1 Bellevue Terrace , Southsea , Portsmouth , Hampshire , England , UK .

Photographs Portsmouth Southsea seafront

Spinnaker Tower view Southsea Southsea Sea front   Kite Festival on the Common Good looking toilets near Eastney   Yacht off Southsea and Spitbank fort Relax on the beach Band stand Southsea Castle Deckchair's awaiting customers Funfair on Southsea Common Kite festival Southsea Common Kites Kites flying over Southsea Monument Southsea Parachuting Teddy Southsea Toilets Southsea Southsea Seafront path Kite festival on Southsea Common Spinnaker Tower and kite Beach huts Beach huts Southsea The seafront Southsea

The seafront is one of the most popular areas in Portsmouth, enjoyed by visitors and residents alike. The beach stretches along the whole southern end of Portsea Island from Old Portsmouth to Eastney.

Adjacent to the beach and seafront promenade, Southsea Common is a vast open space that was purchased from the War Department in 1922. It is ideal for kite flying, picnics and informal ball games. Southsea Common is also the venue for Portsmouth and Southsea Show in August and many other events throughout the year.

Centrally located, Southsea Castle is one the historic fortifications built during Henry VIII's reign. Nowadays the castle is bordered by Castle Field which also hosts events, floral bedding in the main approach, the D-Day Museum and The Bandstand set within the western ramparts.

There are two play areas along the seafront for children of all ages and Southsea Skatepark caters for extreme sports such as skate boarding, in-line skating and BMX bikes. The seafront also offers facilities such as a cricket pitch, tennis, bowls, crazy golf and pitch and putt.

There are outstanding horticultural displays along the whole of the seafront, varying from award winning bedding displays at The Dell, Burgoyne Gardens and Southsea Rose Garden to the varied sheltered planting at the Rock Gardens.