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Take three castles …

18/11/2014 by a3traveller

Over the last 12 months, I have had the good fortune to visit three castles – all with The Hound in tow – and they couldn’t have been more different. Take Southsea Castle, where in my mind’s eye, I can visualise a stressed and desolate King Henry VIII, standing proudly whilst watching his tried and tested flagship, the Mary Rose, sink with all hands. What a disaster and what loss of face against the hated enemy, The French. It was Henry himself […]

Categories: Art & Culture, Europe, Hampshire, Historic Heritage, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Travel, UK • Tags: Carisbrooke Castle, England, English Heritage, Hampshire, Henry VIII, Henry VIII of England, Hurst Castle, Isle of Wight, Mary Rose, Milford-on-Sea, Pompey Dockyard, Portsmouth, Portsmouth Dockyard, portsmouth historic dockyard, Queen Victoria, Solent, Southsea Castle

The Mary Rose Museum has landed …

09/09/2014 by a3traveller

From certain angles, the award-winning Mary Rose Museum has the look of a flying saucer, landing right next to Nelson’s historic flagship, HMS Victory in Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard. When you step inside however, that is where the similarity ends – even though the technology that has brought us to this point in Mary Rose’s history is a little bit space-aged. What on earth is the Mary Rose you might ask – well, effectively, she was a 34-year old veteran ship, built […]

Categories: Art & Culture, Hampshire, Historic Heritage, Museums, Portsmouth, Travel, UK • Tags: England, Hampshire, Henry VIII, Henry VIII of England, HMS Victory, Margaret Rule, Mary Rose, Mary Rose Museum, Pompey Dockyard, Portsmouth, portsmouth historic dockyard, Solent, South Parade Pier, Southsea, Southsea Castle, Southsea Common, Travel, UK