Visited July 2016

Location	Southampton, Hampshire
Entrance Fee	No
Railway Station Nearby	Yes
Parking	City Centre
Facilities	City Centre
Map

Visited August 2012

Location	Southsea, Hampshire
Entrance Fee	No
Railway Station Nearby	Yes- Portsmouth Harbour
Parking	Yes
Facilities	Toilets, Gift Shop, Cafe
Map

Southsea Castle was built by Henry VIII as one of the many coastal defences  built to protect England from a sea invasion. It was from the castle battlements that Henry watched as his flagship the 'Mary-Rose' sank to the bottom of the Solent, where it stayed until the  1980's (the remains of the ship can be seen on display at Portsmouth-see our 'other places of interest' page for the link to the Mary Rose museum)

Visited June 2013

Location	Newport, Isle of Wight
Entrance Fee	Yes
Railway Station Nearby	No
Parking	Yes
Facilities	Gift shop, Café, Toilets
Map

Carisbrooke Castle is one of the biggest tourist attractions on the Isle of Wight, and it is also the biggest & main castle on the island.

Visited August 2012

Location	Portchester, Hampshire
Entrance Fee	Yes
Railway Station Nearby	Yes- Portchester
Parking	Yes
Facilities	Toilets, Shop, Cafe
Map

Portchester Castle was built inside the walls of a roman fort, and even today the walls are the most complete Roman examples in Northern Europe, standing mostly to their full height. The Saxons also settled within the walls and finally after the Norman conquest a castle was constructed.