Southsea (Portsmouth)

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 ...

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 ...