Portsmouth, nicknamed Pompey, is the only island city in UK. It is settled on Portsea Island. Portsmouth Harbour and its surroundings are very easy to visit with cheap car hire in Portsmouth Harbour. The story of Portsmouth as a town started in 1194, when the King Richard I gave it a Royal Charter.

Formerly an important naval port, now most of Portsmouth Harbour’s tourist draws have a relationship with its naval history. Among the attractions in the historic dockyard are the prized HMS Victory, what is left of Henry VIII’ s flagship – the Mary Rose, HMS Warrior (the first iron-clad battleship in Britain), the Royal Naval Museum, and much more.

Visitors can find many interesting places in this cosmopolitan university city. Additional draws include the birth home of author Charles Dickens and its museum, the Blue Reef Aquarium (previously known as the Sea Life Centre), the interesting natural history exhibits of Cumberland House, Portsmouth City Museum, and the Spinnaker Tower, opened in October 2005 and 170 meters high.

Portsmouth Harbour offers a wide choice of hotels suitable for any kind of traveller. Guests can find national and international chains and local, independent, boutique hotels, with a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.

The cosmopolitan city of Portsmouth, which is very easy to explore by car rental, offers all the international eating choices you could hope to find from Chinese, Moroccan and Greek, to African, Indian and Thai. You will even find Nepalese, South American and Mongolian eateries as well as typical English pubs. Cheap car hire in Portsmouth Harbour is available.