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[empire]

going for a couple of days in half term with the nippers ,doing the boat tour round the docks,and the navy tour,both kids studying at school ,also that tower thingy,gunwarlf quay for shopping,and other ideas?Any nice family restaURANTS

 

[binky]

The big pub on the corner oposite the entrance does great food and is family friendly.
Serves a decent bitter as well if I remember correctly.

 

[empire]

Entrance To What ?

 

[binky]

Entrance To What ?

entrance to the docks. The big double gate you go through to get to the Victory and all the other tourist paraphenalia.

 

[binky]

http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v...t=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=4336770&encType=1

White building on the corner behind the bus.

 

[Storer68]

going for a couple of days in half term with the nippers ,doing the boat tour round the docks,and the navy tour,both kids studying at school ,also that tower thingy,gunwarlf quay for shopping,and other ideas?Any nice family restaURANTS

should take about twenty minutes

 

[empire]

my son will be in the nike shop for a hour no doubt

 

[Gordon the Gopher]

'Still and West' on the point is pretty decent for families! Also one close to there on the corner but can't remember its name. Upstairs has a nice view of the harbour.

 

[Frutos]

The tower is a complete waste of time, don't bother with it.

 

[Hiney]

The tower is a complete waste of time, don't bother with it.

Why?

 

[In The Rough]

Depends what you want food wise. Water Margin is immense for chinese food otherwise avoid eating in gunwharf as it tends to be expensive and slow. Most places are family friendly though.

 

[wigman]

best thing you can do is get a ferry or hovercraft to the isle of wight!
gun wharf and surrounding area is overrated and nothing to write home about!

 

[empire]

whats it like this time of year mind iow

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Depends what you want food wise. Water Margin is immense for chinese food otherwise avoid eating in gunwharf as it tends to be expensive and slow. Most places are family friendly though.

What about that place with the BARGAIN gammon steak?

 

[wigman]

whats it like this time of year mind iow

deserted beaches and no mods or festival freaks!

 

[In The Rough]

What about that place with the BARGAIN gammon steak?

True the fleet is a bargin but not the sort of place you want to take the family.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Water Margin is not that cheap, and not that good - like a school canteen, and sometimes the food is, to be honest, shit. Better to go to Tiger Tiger (good value and decent food) or Frankie and Benny's up by the cinema. Dockyard can take you a long time to get around, especially once the kids get into Action Stations. Gunwharf isn't bad if you like shopping, it can be cheap. Tour by boat is also OK, they will show you whatever is left in the dockyard and the running commentary is not bad. The tower is actually OK, the view is quite good on a decent day, you can see the pox-ridden shitehole that is Southampton, and on a day with a decent following wind, you could probably piss on Fratton Park as well. The kids like running over the glass in the floor.

If you are going to park in Gunwharf, then buy a kiddies' cinema ticket for a film you won't see, then get it validated in the pictures - gets you discount parking! If you want to park elsewhere, then get in early.

 

[crasher]

Two days in Portsmouth? It'll feel like 20.

Most unpleasant town in the whole of Britain. FACT.

 

[empire]

Water Margin is not that cheap, and not that good - like a school canteen, and sometimes the food is, to be honest, shit. Better to go to Tiger Tiger (good value and decent food) or Frankie and Benny's up by the cinema. Dockyard can take you a long time to get around, especially once the kids get into Action Stations. Gunwharf isn't bad if you like shopping, it can be cheap. Tour by boat is also OK, they will show you whatever is left in the dockyard and the running commentary is not bad. The tower is actually OK, the view is quite good on a decent day, you can see the pox-ridden shitehole that is Southampton, and on a day with a decent following wind, you could probably piss on Fratton Park as well. The kids like running over the glass in the floor.

If you are going to park in Gunwharf, then buy a kiddies' cinema ticket for a film you won't see, then get it validated in the pictures - gets you discount parking! If you want to park elsewhere, then get in early.

cheers for info,wheres the best place to park,also is southsea still a shithole ,the fair bit,want to do stuff at nite with the kids

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Southsea is a total shithole - the kids will just want to go to the funfair, which is neither fun, nor fair. It is possibly the most bollocks funfair in the whole UK. Expensive, crap rides, no-one from down here ever goes.

I would park straight in Gunwharf and do the "kids film" trick (or actually go and watch a film in the evening). It's what we do. Fun stuff at night with kids in Portsmouth? Watching the "Welcome to Portsmouth" signs disappear in the rear view mirror.