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Portsmouth with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Portsmouth with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 15 km:
📅 What’s on in Portsmouth this weekend
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Free to get into
- Horsea Island Country Park Park & nature walk · Port Solent · Free
- Beachway Open Space Beach · Portchester · Free
- Gosport Museum Museum & attraction · Gosport · Free
- Southsea Castle Museum & attraction · Southsea · Free
- Southsea nudist beach Beach · Eastney · Free
- Eastney Beach Beach · Eastney · Free
For a rainy day
- Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum Museum & attraction · Portsmouth
- Mary Rose Museum Museum & attraction · Portsea
- Royal Naval Museum Museum & attraction · Portsea
- Wacky Warehouse at Farmhouse, Portsmouth Soft play · Portsmouth
- Explosion! Museum of Naval Firepower Museum & attraction · Priddy's Hard
- City Museum Museum & attraction · Old Portsmouth
Out in the fresh air
- Castle Field Park & nature walk · Southsea
- Alver Valley Country Park Park & nature walk · Rowner · Free
- Hill Head Beach Beach · Hill Head · Free
- Staunton Country Park Park & nature walk · West Leigh · Free
- Marina Farm Farm & animals · Emsworth
Clubs that meet every week
- Rhyme Time at North End Library Baby & toddler groups · North End · Mondays 11am
- Rhyme Time at Carnegie Library Baby & toddler groups · Fratton · Wednesdays 10am
- Rhyme Time at Portsmouth Central Library Baby & toddler groups · Central Portsmouth · Wednesdays 10-10.30am, Saturdays 11am
- Rhyme Time at Portsea Library Baby & toddler groups · Portsea · Thursdays 11am
- 4th Portsmouth Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Portsmouth · Anchors (5–8) Thursdays 6.00 pm–7.15 pm; Juniors (8–11) Thursdays 6–7:15; Company (11–15) Thursdays 7.15 pm–9.00 pm; Seniors (15–18) Thursdays 7.15 pm–9.00 pm
- 1st Wymering Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Portsmouth · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 18.00–20.00; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 18.00–20.00; Company (11–15) Tuesdays 18.00–20.00; Seniors (15–18) Tuesdays 18.00–21.00
- Rhyme Time at Paulsgrove Library Baby & toddler groups · Paulsgrove · Mondays 11am (term time only)
- Rhyme Time at Alderman Lacey Library Baby & toddler groups · Copnor · Fridays 10-10.30am
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Cosham Christmas Lights Switch-On Festivals, fairs & gala days · Cosham · Free · 📅 Wed 18 Nov
- Southsea Christmas Lights Switch-On Festivals, fairs & gala days · Southsea · Free · 📅 Thu 19 Nov
- Portsmouth on Ice Santa & Christmas · City centre · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- A Christmas Carol Trail at Charles Dickens' Birthplace Santa & Christmas · Landport · 📅 Tue 1 Dec – Thu 31 Dec
- Christmas Family Fun at Portsmouth Museum Santa & Christmas · Old Portsmouth · Free · 📅 Tue 1 Dec – Thu 31 Dec
- Jack and the Beanstalk (Kings Theatre panto) Shows, theatre & panto · Southsea · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Thu 31 Dec
- Jack and the Beanstalk at Fareham Live Shows, theatre & panto · Fareham · 📅 Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan
- Mother Goose (Theatre Royal panto) Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Sun 13 Dec – Thu 31 Dec