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Portsdown Hill Viewpoint
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Creydi
December 30, 2021
Portsdown Hill, Nature Reserve, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1AA. Portsdown Hill provides magnificent views over Portsmouth and beyond. The slopes are home to impressive shows of wildlife that can be explored through miles of paths. Portsdown Hill is a chalk ridge that overlooks Portsmouth and provides a stunning viewpoint over the city, the harbours and over to the Isle of Wight. The hill's open network of paths take walkers through flowery grassland and other wildlife-rich habitats. Much of Portsdown's extensive chalk grassland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The grassland is home to fantastic displays of colourful wildflowers that change through the spring, summer and autumn. It is an excellent place to spot bees, butterflies and hundreds of other pollinating insects. This flower-rich grassland is now a rare habitat as most has been lost from the countryside. The hill is also rich in bird life, with species such as yellowhammers and whitethroats singing from the bushes, as well as skylarks floating above the waving grassland. Kestrels and Peregrines are present all year and nest on the site. Evidence of our ancestors is everywhere and history, especially military history, is hard to miss. Museums are on hand in some of the Victorian forts to help tell the story. The hill is well served by public transport from Portsmouth and has ample free parking.
Portsdown Hill, Nature Reserve, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1AA. Portsdown Hill provides magnificent views over Portsmouth and beyond. The slopes are home to impressive shows of wildlife that can be explored through miles of paths. Portsdown Hill is a chalk ridge that overlooks Portsmouth and provi…
A & J
August 6, 2020
Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in Hampshire, England roughly 16 miles from Southampton. The highest point of the hill lies within Fort Southwick at 131m above sea level. The ridge offers good views to the south over Portsmouth, the Solent, Hayling Island and Gosport, with the Isle of Wight beyond. The hill is on the mainland, just to the north of Ports Creek, which separates the mainland from Portsea Island, on which lies the main part of the city of Portsmouth, one of the United Kingdom's main naval bases. To the north lies the Forest of Bere, with the South Downs visible in the distance. Butser Hill can be seen on a clear day. The hill is formed from an inlier of chalk which has been brought to the surface by an east-west upfold of the local strata known as the Portsdown Anticline. Southwick House is close by the north side of the hill, the HQ for U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower during the D-Day invasions; the generals prayed together before D-Day at Christ Church Portsdown, on the hill, which has a memorial window. The A3(M) motorway cuts through the east side of the hill while the original A3 climbs over the centre by the George Inn pub and Christ Church. The nearest railway stations (from west to east) are Portchester, Cosham and Bedhampton. There are many stories about real and imagined tunnels in the hill. The area contains active military research establishments, including one of the core sites of Dstl (known as Dstl Portsdown West) and sites run by QinetiQ. P art of the hill has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Most of the southern flank of the ridge is designated as access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and thereby freely available for the public to enjoy on foot. We’ve been here at night several times and the view is just stunning! We enjoyed relaxing in the car with music and taking in the scenery. There’s also a popular 24 hour burger van which does some great food!
Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in Hampshire, England roughly 16 miles from Southampton. The highest point of the hill lies within Fort Southwick at 131m above sea level. The ridge offers good views to the south over Portsmouth, the Solent, Hayling Island and Gosport, with the Isle of Wight b…
Alan
February 11, 2019
The View down onto Portsmouth PLUS Micks Monster Burger Van as featured in the 24 hours on planet earth international video collection film
Irene
May 3, 2015
Nice views of Portsmouth. Here is where the city starts.
Rik
September 11, 2020
Great view of Portsmouth and if you want to be real Pompey get yourself a burger too
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Portsdown Hill Road
Cosham, England