Places in Gosport

Local directory of named places, businesses, and landmarks

A directory of notable places in Gosport, from pubs and restaurants to schools, churches, and local landmarks.

Churches

• Trinity Church
  The principal Anglican church in Gosport town centre, built in 1696 to serve the growing naval commu
• St Mary's Church, Alverstoke
  The oldest ecclesiastical site in the Gosport area, with Norman origins predating the town. The chur

Landmarks

• Gosport Discovery Centre
  A modern waterfront building opened in 2012 housing the public library, local history museum, galler
• Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
  A museum of naval weaponry housed in the restored Georgian magazine buildings at Priddy's Hard, a fo
• Royal Navy Submarine Museum
  Home to HMS Alliance, a restored Second World War submarine, and Holland 1, the Royal Navy's first s
• Haslar Marina
  A marina on Haslar Creek providing berths for cruising yachts and motor boats, with fuelling, shore-
• Fort Brockhurst
  One of the best-preserved Palmerston Forts, built in the 1860s to defend Gosport from landward attac
• Walpole Park
  The principal formal park in Gosport, centred on Anglesey Lake and extending towards the harbour. Fe
• Stokes Bay Beach
  Gosport's main beach, a long curving stretch of shingle facing south across the Solent to the Isle o
• Holbrook Recreation Centre
  The borough's main public leisure facility on the edge of the Rowner estate, providing a swimming po
• No. 2 Battery
  A Palmerston-era coastal battery at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, originally built in the 1860s to

Pubs

• The Jolly Roger
  A waterfront pub on Priory Road in the Hardway neighbourhood, with outdoor seating overlooking Ports
• The Anglesey Arms
  A village pub in Alverstoke serving food and drinks, with a garden area. Popular with families and r

Restaurants

• The Alverbank Hotel
  A Victorian villa hotel on Stokes Bay Road with restaurant and bar, popular for Sunday lunches and s

Schools

• Bay House School
  A large state secondary school serving Alverstoke and the southern part of Gosport. The school has a
• Brune Park Community School
  A community secondary school in the eastern part of Gosport, serving a wide catchment area across th
• St Vincent College
  A further education college on Mill Lane providing A-levels, vocational qualifications, and apprenti
• Alverstoke Church of England Junior School
  An established primary school in the Alverstoke village area, popular with families in the southern