Portsmouth, the Waterfront City, is the UKs only island city. Separated from the mainland by a narrow creek, it has only three approach roads with which to enter the city. The Main M275 links from the M27 down into the centre of the city, the A2030 Eastern Road into Southsea, and the A3, the main arterial road through the city.
Portsmouth’s early life began with a Roman Fort in the Saxon era, which still remains today as Portchester Castle. As now life here revolved around the sea, little did the Saxons know that their little fishing village would develop into a major garrison town which would go on to become the main naval base of one of the greatest empires in history. Over the centuries, Portsmouth has also been home to some of England’s finest. It was the birthplace of Charles Dickens and sometime home of Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle and Peter Sellers.
To the west of the island lies Portsmouth Harbour and Historic Dockyard, while to the east is the nature reserve of Langstone Harbour and the Farlington Marshes. To the north, Portsdown Hill occupies the view while Southsea lies to the south, and across the water, the Isle of Wight. In...
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