racetrack
Goodwood Motor Circuit
Historic circuit famous for the Revival and Festival of Speed, offering member track days on the original 1948 layout.
25 km · about 30 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Southsea works well as a base: 15 minutes from Seaview, 27km from Military Road, Isle of Wight.
Southsea is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 18,514, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Southsea sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Southsea to your route.
The Queen's Hotel is a luxury hotel in Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire.
The current Queen's Hotel is placed on the site of Southsea House, built in 1861 by architect Augustus Livesay, which was built for Sir John and Lady Morris. In 1865, due to boom in construction and tourism, Southsea house was converted into theRead more
Queen's Hotel by William Kemp Junior. It was one of Portsmouth's first hotels, and it focused on leisure and relaxation for the upper class. At 4:20pm on 8 December 1901, a fire gutted the entire hotel, leaving only the two outer walls that face Osborne Road and Clarence Parade. On 11 December 1901, it was deemed safe to enter the site and two missing chambermaids were discovered, dead, due to being trapped by falling rubble in the basement.
In early 1902, plans were submitted by the hotel owner at the time, G. H. King, to rebuild the hotel to cover the original footprint. The new hotel was to be much grander and more purpose-built, to include 63 rooms for visitors, and 33 for staff. The architect of the rebuild was London-based T.W. Cutler. He was to design the hotel in the Edwardian baroque style in brown terracotta. This was a rising popular style across the British Empire in 1901. Designs were grand and lavish and no expense was spared. The hotel had to be designed to make a statement. The book England describes the hotel as a "Magnificent Edwardian hotel overlooking the Common, with ornate stone-carved balconies and countless neoclassical decorative flourishes". The hotel contains 74 rooms and has two bars and a restaurant.
An episode of Mr. Bean starring Rowan Atkinson, "Mr. Bean in Room 426", was filmed at this hotel in 1992, and was first aired in February 1993.
The hotel was listed at Grade II by Historic England on 20 October 2020.
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Southsea is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 50.7835 latitude, -1.0907 longitude.
Southsea has a population of approximately 18,514 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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racetrack
Historic circuit famous for the Revival and Festival of Speed, offering member track days on the original 1948 layout.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
The Hampshire outpost near the South Downs, 45 minutes from Goodwood and close to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
26 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
Thrilling clifftop road along the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight with sweeping sea views and access to dramatic landslip scenery.
27 km · about 30 min drive
cafe
A beloved biker cafe on the A32 in Hampshire that draws motorcyclists from across southern England with its welcoming atmosphere and hearty food.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Set in the grounds of a historic abbey, it houses over 250 vehicles telling the story of motoring from 1893 to the present.
27 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Rolling chalk downland stretching from Winchester to the white cliffs of Beachy Head, England's newest national park.
27 km · about 30 min drive
historic highway
The hillclimb course on the Goodwood estate driveway where Formula One cars, prewar Grand Prix machinery and rally legends run flat out past a country house each summer. The 1.16-mile course is estate road year-round.
27 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Ancient royal hunting ground where wild ponies and deer roam freely through 219 square miles of heathland, woodland and coastal marshes.
37 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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