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8 Best Activities In Gosport
The Navy runs through almost everything here, and children are better off for it. Royal Navy Submarine Museum lets them walk through a submarine rather than look at photographs of one, and Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower takes the same approach to guns, mines and the people who handled them. Neither requires any prior interest to land.
Little Woodham Living History Village shifts the century altogether, which suits children who enjoy being addressed in character. For a day with less history in it, TeamSport Indoor Karting Gosport and Down Range Axe Throwing cover the older end, Planet Ice Gosport puts everyone on skates, and Monkey Bizness Gosport takes the smallest ones. Get Crafty with Mismatch is the quiet option when somebody has had enough.
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Activity CentresDown Range Axe Throwing
Activity CentresGet Crafty with Mismatch
MuseumsLittle Woodham Living History Village
MuseumsRoyal Navy Submarine Museum
Sports & ActivitiesTeamSport Indoor Karting Gosport
MuseumsExplosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower
Indoor PlayMonkey Bizness Gosport
Sports & ActivitiesPlanet Ice Gosport
12 more within 10 miles of Gosport
The Mary Rose
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Miniport Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Curious About Portsmouth
Action Stations
Laser Quest Portsmouth
Spinnaker Tower
Miniport at Gunwharf Quays
Vue Portsmouth
Hollywood Bowl Portsmouth (Gunwharf Quays)
Portchester Castle
Portsmouth Cathedral
All eight listed places here are flagged as indoor, and two of them work outside as well. That is an unusual balance, and it makes Gosport a strong choice for a weekend the forecast has already ruined.
Visiting Gosport with kids: FAQs
Which museums work for children who dislike museums?
Royal Navy Submarine Museum is the one, because walking through a real submarine is not a museum experience in the usual sense — it is cramped, strange and physical. Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower is similarly hands-on in tone, and Little Woodham Living History Village replaces displays with people playing parts.
Is Gosport worth a trip with young children?
Yes, though you will want to pick carefully. Monkey Bizness Gosport is the indoor play option for the smallest, and Little Woodham Living History Village works well for primary-age children who respond to costumes and characters. The naval museums suit slightly older ones better, so build the day around one main stop.
What is there for teenagers?
TeamSport Indoor Karting Gosport and Down Range Axe Throwing both aim squarely at that age, and both give a group something competitive to argue about afterwards. Planet Ice Gosport is the third option, and skating has the advantage of levelling everybody, adults included, within about a minute.
Can we get outdoors at all?
Two entries carry an outdoor flag alongside the indoor one: Royal Navy Submarine Museum and Little Woodham Living History Village. Both let you break up an indoor visit with fresh air, which matters with younger children. Beyond those, the Gosport list is firmly a roofed one.