HMS Warrior 1860 (Portsmouth) Reviews

Newest Review: ... gift aid ticket is £19.50 (which gets you onto all the attractions in the dockyard.. but check their website for details www.historicdockyard.co.uk), however if you go on www.visitportsmouth.co.uk you can book tickets with them and get a 10% discount! It was a lovely sunny day which I must admit always has a positive impact on visiting tourist attractions, however the boat itself is immense! It has several decks which you can get to by stairs...but be warned if you are not great on your feet as my elderly mother did struggle with getting down some of them.. The best part of this is that you were able to touch the replica canons and al... more
Customer HMS Warrior 1860 (Portsmouth) Reviews (2)

by - written on 29/04/10 (Very useful, 25 readings)
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I have just returned from a weekend in Portsmouth with my folks and 'him indoors'... One of the things we did was visit the Historic Dockyard where the mighty HMS Warrior is moored.... We arrived at 10:15 so 15 minutes after it opened...there was already a queue for tickets, fortunately I had pre booked mine so I trotted off to see the ladies at the front desk with my barcoded receipt and they kindly exchanged it for tickets so no wasting time in queues...! The all inclusive gift aid ticket is £19.50 (which gets you onto all the attractions in the dockyard.. but check their website for details www.historicdockyard.co.uk), however if you go on ... Read the complete review

by - written on 08/04/09 (Very useful, 689 readings)
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It is many moons since last I wrote about a ship, that being the S.S. Great Britain, which given the slightest opportunity, I urge you to visit in Bristol. Why mention that here? Well, there are many similarities between the two preserved ships and, I rather suspect that, an enthusiast of one is likely to find much of interest in the other. Both are equally important milestones in the history of shipping, Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Britain being the first iron hulled steam propelled ocean going liner, Isaac Watts' HMS Warrior being the first Iron Clad Warship. If it were possible to look at the two ships side by side, anyone could be forgiven ... Read the complete review
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