Detailed location map showing position of The D-Day Story in Southsea.
Detailed location map showing position of The D-Day Story in Southsea.
The D-Day Story is located on Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Hampshire. Use postcode PO5 3NT for sat nav.
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The museum is open from 10:00 to 17:30 (17.00 from October to March) every day except 24, 25 and 26 December. Last admission to the museum is one hour before closing; last admission to LCT 7074 is half an hour prior.
Please note, road closures will be in place for the Race For Life and Pretty Muddy events on Southsea Common over the weekend of 29-30 June.
Clarence Esplanade (from its junction with Jack co*ckerill Way to east of the D-Day Car Park) and Avenue de Caen (in its entirety) will be closed, with restrictions in place on Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June, from 7am until 3pm, or completion of the event, whichever is sooner.
Pedestrian access will be maintained throughout.
Vehicles (including cyclists) will bediverted from Jack co*ckerill Way to Clarence Esplanade via Clarence Parade, Duisburg Way and Pier Road (and vice versa).
Parking
There is a large 125-space car park located next to The D-Day Story, which is open 24 hours a day and has toilet facilities on site. Visitors parking here get £1 off museum entry.
There are 25 coach spaces, with a wash bay facility available. For parking charges please see The Seafront D-Day car park.
There are marked disabled bays within the car park and on Clarence Esplanade in front of the museum. Parking is free for blue badge holders.
Park & Ride
Portsmouth’s Park & Ride is available from Junction 1 of the M275 motorway, which is the principal route into Portsmouth from the north.
The PR1 service operates year-round, with buses to the Hard Interchange, where you can alight for services to Southsea. For weekends during summer (29 June to 1 September), the PR3 service will be running direct to Southsea, with a stop right outside the museum. PR3 buses are hop-on hop-off so you can get unlimited travel throughout the day, and services run every half hour.
See the Park & Ride website for more details.
Buses
The nearest bus stop is an attractive 10 minute walk from Palmerston Road across Southsea Common, to The D-Day Story. See directions above from The Hard Interchange to Palmerston Road.
Trains
The nearest train station is Portsmouth & Southsea – a 1.5 mile walk from The D-Day Story. The most direct route is via Isambard Brunel Road, Grosvenor Street, Cottage Grove, Grove Roads North and South, Palmerston Road and Avenue de Caen. There is also a taxi rank outside Portsmouth & Southsea railway station.
Alternatively, it’s a 1.7 mile walk from Fratton station to the museum, via Sydenham Terrace, Victoria Roads North and South, Lennox Road South and Clarence Esplanade.
From the Isle of Wight
Regular services run across the Solent from the Isle of Wight to Southsea. The fastest route is via Hovertravel, with a journey time of just 10 minutes, which brings you to Clarence Parade, roughly 10 minute’s walk from the museum.
Alternatively, the Wightlink fastcat and car ferry run services from the Hard Interchange and Old Portsmouth respectively. The catamaran takes around 22 minutes to reach Ryde, and departs from the terminal within Portsmouth Harbour train station. The car ferry takes passengers to Fishbourne from the port in Old Portsmouth (near Gunwharf Quays), with a journey time of around 45 minutes.
Please note, we are unable to store luggage for visitors.
