| How
much are tickets if bought in advance? |
Adults:
£17.50, Seniors/Children: £14.50,
Family:
£50 (upto 5 persons, max 2 adults/seniors). Applicable
to tickets purchased before 30 June 2010. Standard
rate after this date.
|
| How
much are tickets on the day? |
Adults:
£19.50, Seniors/Children:£16, Family: £55
|
| What
ages are children? |
(5-15yrs)
Under 5s are FREE
|
| What
makes a family? |
Up
to 5 persons, max 2 adults/seniors
|
| Are
tickets valid for more than one day? |
NO
– valid for day of purchase only
|
| Can
visitors take photographs and video footage on the
ships? |
Yes,
but this is always at the discretion of the ships
Commanding Officer. |
| When
does advance booking discounts finish for groups? |
Groups
booking before 30 June 2010 will receive a 15% discount.
After this date and on the day groups will receive
a 10% discount.
|
| Group
prices on the day? |
Adult:£17.50/ Concessions: £14.50
|
| How
many in a group? |
15
or more
|
| Do
carers get in free? |
Yes. Registered disabled
persons are entitled to the concessionary rate. Carers
are admitted free of charge.
|
| Will
the event be wheelchair accessible? |
Mostly
– However because Portsmouth Naval
Base has only tidal berthing's access to ships will
be restricted. Times will be published when they become available. Many parts of the Dockyard
itself and aspects of the Heritage attractions
are accessible by wheelchair. Portsmouth
Historic Dockyard has a small number of wheelchairs
available. These are issued on a first come,
first served basis and cannot be booked in
advance.
There is a satellite Shopmobility service available in the Visitor Centre providing motorised scooters and manual wheelchairs for the event. These can only be used on the site during the event and there is a charge of £4.00 per scooter. For further information telephone 023 9281 6973
|
| |
|
Can
I use my Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Annual admission
ticket to gain entry?
|
No. |
| Can
I use my season ticket to gain entry? |
If you have an Admiral Boarding Pass entry to Navy Days is Free. A 25% discounts is available (for upto four peopel) if you are a Captain Pass holder. |
Can
I use Tesco club card details against the cost of
the ticket?
|
Not
applicable. |
| How
do I get there? |
Entry
through Victory Gate
By
Road: Follow brown/AA signs from M27.
By
Rail/Ferry: Disembark at Portsmouth Harbour Station.
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is located outside this
station. For more information check our website.
|
| When
can I park? |
There
are a number of spaces in the Historic Dockyard
car park and other car parks close by. We encourage
people to use public transport wherever possible.
Train and bus services operate to Portsmouth Harbour
station/ The Hard
Interchange, which is a two minute walk from the
entrance.
|
| What
trains and buses are best to use? |
Portsmouth
Harbour is on the mainline from Waterloo. SouthWest
Trains, Southern and Virgin run services into Portsmouth
Harbour.
The
Hard bus terminal is outside Victory Gate. Stagecoach,
First and National Express operate services into
The Hard.
|
| Event
opening/closing times? |
Open:
1000
Last
Admission: 1600
Close:
1800
|
| Is
Victory and the Mary Rose included on the ticket? |
Yes
– all Portsmouth Historic Dockyard’s attractions
are with the exception of Harbour Tours.
|
| Is
Spinnaker Tower included on the ticket? |
No. |
| Can
I use my Naval Base pass to gain free entry? What
discounts can my family get? |
Naval Base pass holders get in for free and they are entitled to a 25% discount for up to 4 guests - adult, child or senior only.
BAE Portsmouth personnel will get in free, but will be issued with a ticket, which they must present with their pass on the day. They too will get 25% off for up to 4 - adult, child or senior only.
BAE non-Portsmouth Naval Base personnel should refer to their intranet for further information.
Service personnel in uniform will get free entry but no concessions for friends and family; service personnel not in uniform will get a child rate but no concession for their friends or family.
|
| Do
veterans or Naval Associations get a discount? |
Veteran & Naval
Associations will get the group discount – 10%
off if they bring 15 or more guests.
|
| Can
we go off site and come back in? |
Yes
– there will be a pass out system, though all people
who exit and re enter will have to go through security
checks.
|
| Will
there be programmes and maps and will there be a
charge for these? |
There
will be a programme and map produced for a nominal
fee. The site will be well signposted.
|
| What
is the group discount? |
If
you have a group of 15 people or more please call
our advance sales team on 023 9283 9766. A 15% discount
on standard prices is available if you book your
group before 30th June 2010. A 10% discount is available
for groups booking after this date. |
