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Southsea (Portsmouth)

 
Description: A seaside resort located in Portsmouth, England.

Newest Review: ... flocks to the seafront. Car parking can work out pretty expensive if you are staying all day. Near hear is the hovercraft which you can take for day trips to the Isle of Wight. Also along Southsea seafront is little parks which your children will have great fun playing in. On The common is where all the events take place like the circus and the Portsmouth and Southsea show. The shops in ... more

 ... Albert road are a bit dated but you may find a bargain or two. Southsea also has the pyramids which is a big swimming pool with slides and wave machines etc. Canoe lake is worth a visit as you can hire a peddle boat, feed the ducks, play on the play p...more

natalieboo
Premium Review Southsea (Portsmouth): Lovely seaside town (394 words)
by natalieboo - written on 19/10/08 (Very useful, 67 readings)
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Southsea is in Portsmouth and has a long stretch of shingle beach only I wish it was sand, On Southsea seafront there are amusements, cafes, and a few small touristy shops selling little things like candy rock etc. There is a fun fair at one end of Southsea next to the common which is great in the summer for a kick about or a BBQ. There are lots of car parking spaces but you can sometimes struggle to find a space as everyone flocks to the seafront. Car parking can work out pretty expensive if you are staying all day. Near hear is the hovercraft which you can take for day trips to the Isle of Wight. Also along Southsea seafront is little parks which your ...

frangliz
Crowned Review Come to Sunny Southsea (1973 words)
by frangliz - written on 04/06/08 (Very useful, 325 readings)
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I was born just a stone's throw from Southsea seafront and lived there until I was nineteen, returning to visit my parents most summers and some Christmases after that. Following many years abroad I came back to live in Southsea in 1999, first in South Street and then in a flat in Festing Road, funnily enough just a few doors down from my parents' first house. I moved away again in 2002 but returned in 2007, and I feel that my link with Southsea will carry on for some time yet. My first home in Festing Road was next door to a bed and breakfast place, and I remember that every summer they had parties of senior citizens come to stay. This was in the fifties, and ...

 

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