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Walking Past

Walking Past walks take you on a journey through Gosport's built, natural and coastal heritage. Walking Past is a series of 5 walks that take in important heritage spaces around Gosport. The walks can be accompanied by a podcast or enjoyed just as they are - something...

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Royal Arms Hotel

Originally established in 1810, it was in the 20th century that it became known as the ‘Submariners Pub’ and was a regular haunt of submariners returning to Gosport after a tour of duty. Last orders at the Royal Arms were called for the final time in the early 21st...

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Haslar Gunboat Yard

The Haslar Gunboat Yard is a unique site designed and built for the Royal Navy’s Gunboats from 1856 onwards. The Yard includes two guardhouses (a Police Barracks and a Guardhouse) which is surrounded by a wall with two watchtowers and an entrance gate.  Research has...

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Browndown Trenches

The Browndown Ranges include practice trenches at Browndown North used by troops during World War One before being deployed. The trenches had been covered and preserved by vegetation and were discovered in 2011. Browndown is still an active military training site and...

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Alver Valley Trail

The Alver Valley is a landscape dominated by the medieval water meadows running north-south, and with the Motte and Bailey, medieval Grange Farm, evidence for numerous Neolithic finds, a long barrow, pill boxes and ancient woodland. The heritage trail in the Alver...

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Haslar

When construction began in 1745 this was the first purpose built naval hospital for the sick and wounded in England and it welcomed patients for over 250 years.  The main hospital building was once the largest brick-built building in Europe. It overlooks the Solent is...

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