"A very interesting exhibition, I only wish I was could be here longer to see and read more of the information. Really recommend to anyone who visits."
Mark, West London
‘A fantastic museum, a credit to all those who fought’
Alan, Hampshire
Visitor Information
Click here for ticket Prices for the D-Day Museum
Click here for information for Group Visits to the D-Day Museum
Special discount on now!
Please be aware that there is a 50% discount for Portsmouth Library Card holders at the D-Day Museum. This will operate from 1 December 2011 until 10 February 2012 inclusive. Please bring your library card with you when you visit. Discount applies to library card holders only.
D-Day Museum and Overlord Embroidery
Clarence Esplanade
Southsea
PO5 3NT
For postal address, please see "Contact Info".
Opening Times
Open daily except 24-26 December and 1 January
April - September 10.00am - 5.30pm *
October - March 10.00am - 5.00pm *
* Last entry to the D-Day Museum is 30 minutes before closing time.
We suggest you allow 1.5 to 2 hours in total for your visit to the museum.
Parking
Car and coach pay and display parking is available near the museum, including in the D-Day Museum car park, and on Clarence Esplanade and the Avenue de Caen.
To find out about current car parking charges in Portsmouth, please click here. Prices and availability of parking spaces may vary between different locations.
Travelling by public transport
The D-Day Museum is roughly the same distance from both Portsmouth Harbour, and Portsmouth & Southsea train stations. There are taxi ranks at both stations, or else you can catch the No.700 bus from Portsmouth Harbour station, or the No.19 bus from near Portsmouth & Southsea station. To find out more about bus routes in Portsmouth, click here.
Catering
The D-Day Museum's cafe is now closed for the winter season. During the summer, the cafe serves a selection of food, hot meals, sandwiches, cakes, snacks
and drinks.
Shop
Items dealing mainly with the social history of World
War II and the D-Day campaign. Extensive souvenir collection depicts
the 'Overlord Embroidery', gifts, videos, postcards and an extensive
military book collection.
Price Information
Children aged seventeen years and under are free when accompanied with a full paying adult.
Concessions for senior citizens, children, students, families and
UB40 holders. See Museums'
Visitor Information page.
Groups
We offer a discount for groups and special rates for schools and
other educational groups. All groups must be booked in advance. For reservations,
please email us or telephone (023) 9229 6905.
NEW FOR GROUPS FOR 2011! Pre-booked tours/introductory talks by a Tourist Guide, focusing on either the Overlord Embroidery or the D-Day Landings. These special tours are only available to groups. Please click here to find out more about these tours.
Location Maps
Tourism websites
Portsmouth's official visitor website
History Revealed (focussing on a group of museums in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight)
Enjoy England - website of the English tourist board
Southwick House
At the time of D-Day, the Allied commanders met at Southwick House, just outside Portsmouth. Southwick House and its famous D-Day wall map can be visited by prior arrangement (appointments are necessary as it is on a military base). To visit Southwick House, please contact the Station Commander's PA on 023 9228 4601, or the curator of the Royal Military Police Museum which is adjacent to it (tel. 023 9228 4372). The D-Day Museum is not responsible for visits to Southwick House.
