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Portsmouth: is it crowded? When to visit

Portsmouth (United Kingdom) gets about as many visitors all year round, with the most in September. At its busiest, around the week of 13 Sept 2027, about 2,127 tourists stay there each night.

Then it gets busy, but rarely overwhelmed. 4/9 · Some visitors

Tourists week by week, for the year ahead

Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Portsmouth on the map, week by week →

What to see in Portsmouth

• Portsmouth Cathedral
• Fort Southwick

13 listed monuments and 19 more things to see and do.

Quieter places near Portsmouth

Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:

• Wiltshire · 1 h 32 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Stonehenge, Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
• Bath and North East Somerset · 2 h 09 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Bath, Buildings and architecture of Bath
• Dorset · 1 h 39 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Shaftesbury Abbey, Kingston Lacy
• Somerset · 2 h 30 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Chalice Well, Church of St Mary & All Saints
• Winchester · 30 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Winchester Cathedral, Fort Nelson

Drive times are estimates from distance.

Where to stay and what to do

Explore Portsmouth and the calm places around it on the map →