Things to Do
Harbour cruises and boat tours
The single best orientation to Portsmouth is from the water looking back at it.
3 sample listings.
Portsmouth
Harbour sightseeing cruise
An hour on the Piscataqua past the tugs, the yard and the harbour lights.
Do this on day one. Everything you walk past afterwards makes more sense.
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- Unverified sample
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- Price positioning
- mid-range
- From Market Square
- 6 minutes
- Parking
- Garage, then walk
- Access
- Gangway gradient varies with tide; confirm before booking
- Season
- Seasonal, typically late spring to autumn
Portsmouth
Offshore island ferry run
A longer run out past the harbour mouth to the islands.
Half a day and genuinely open water. Take a layer more than you think you need.
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- Unverified sample
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- Price positioning
- upper
- From Market Square
- 6 minutes
- Parking
- Garage
- Access
- Open-sea vessel; confirm access and sea-state policy
- Season
- Short summer season
Portsmouth
Sunset sailing charter
A gaff-rigged evening sail with the light going gold behind the bridges.
The most romantic two hours available in Portsmouth, weather permitting.
- Verification status
- Unverified sample
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- not yet verified
- Price positioning
- upper
- From Market Square
- 7 minutes
- Parking
- Garage
- Access
- Boarding by gangway and a step down; not step-free
- Season
- Summer and early autumn
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