Jul 30 2010 - Aug 01 2010

Put the date in your diary for what promises to be one of the most popular events on the south coast this summer!

Navy Days at Portsmouth Naval Base will feature serving warships from the Royal Navy, as well as foreign navies, alongside the famous historic ships and attractions of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.

A brilliant day out for all the family is guaranteed with a chance to go aboard and see behind the scenes of modern warships, marvel at the spectacle of naval demonstrations and displays in the harbour, in the air and on the dockside, and experience 800 years of fascinating history with re-enactments on iconic vessels HMS Victory and HMS Warrior 1860.

Hampshire

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hampshire's county town is Winchester, a historic city that was once the capital of the ancient kingdom of Wessex and of England until the Norman conquest of England. The port cities of Southampton and Portsmouth were split off as independent unitary authorities in 1997, although they are still included in Hampshire for ceremonial purposes. Fareham, Gosport and Havant have grown into a conurbation that stretches along the coast between the two main cities. The three cities are all university cities, Southampton being home to the University of Southampton and Southampton Solent University (formerly Southampton Institute), Portsmouth to the University of Portsmouth, and Winchester to the University of Winchester (formerly known as University College Winchester; King Alfred's College).The northeast of the county houses the Blackwater Valley conurbation which includes the towns of Farnborough, Aldershot, Blackwater and Yateley and borders both Berkshire and Surrey.

Hampshire lies outside the green belt area of restricted development around London, but has good railway and motorway links to the capital, and in common with the rest of the south-east has seen the growth of dormitory towns since the 1960s. Basingstoke, in the north of the county, has grown from a country town into a business and finance centre. Aldershot, Portsmouth, and Farnborough have strong military associations with the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force respectively. The county also includes several market towns: Alton, Andover, Bishop's Waltham, Lymington, New Milton, Petersfield, Ringwood, Romsey, and Whitchurch.

Towns by population size: (2001 census)

• Southampton - 234,224
• Portsmouth - 187,056
• Basingstoke - 90,171 (town), 152,573 (borough)
• Gosport - 69,348, 77,000 (borough)
• Waterlooville - 63,558
• Aldershot - 58,120
• Farnborough - 57,147
• Fareham/Portchester - 56,010 (town), 109,619 (borough)
• Eastleigh - 52,894 (town), 116,177 (borough)
• Andover - 52,000
• Havant - 45,435 (town), 115,300 (borough)
• Winchester - 41,420
• Fleet - 32,726