Creating a self-guided walk to explore Portsmouth is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Disco/Nightclub
Shopping
Statue/Public Art
Park/Outdoor
Action Stations
Arthur Conan Doyle Residence and Medical Practice
Aspex Gallery
Blue Reef Aquarium
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Charles Dickens Statue
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum
Clarence Pier
Crimean War Memorial
D-Day Museum
Dockyard Apprentice and Nauticalia Shop
Domus Dei
Gunwharf Quays (must see)
HMS M33 - Batlle Ship
HMS Victory (must see)
HMS Warrior (must see)
Hiscock Gallery
King's Theatre
Lord Horatio Nelson Statue
Mary Rose Museum (must see)
Mast Pond
Natural History Museum
New Theatre Royal
Portsmouth Cathedral
Portsmouth Guildhall
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (must see)
Portsmouth Museum and Art Gallery
Round Tower
Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson
Royal Naval Museum
Rudyard Kipling's Childhood Residence
Saint Georges Church
Semaphore Tower
Southsea Castle
Southsea Gallery
Southsea Model Village
Spinnaker Tower (must see)
Square Tower
St Agatha's Church
St. Marys Church
The Hampshire Boulevard
The Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Victoria Park
Victory Gate
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
The Ship Leopard Boutique Hotel (view info)
Florence Suite Boutique Hotel and Restaurant (view info)
Holiday Inn Portsmouth (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :