Best History Museum in Mudeford

"Relax in the Tudor House and Garden (pictured above) on Bugle Street with your family away from the hustle and bustle of Southampton’s city centre. The Grade I listed building is a historic site, museum and tourist attraction all rolled into one. In fact, when the museum was first established in 1912, it was regarded at the oldest in Southampton."

"In addition to the Mary Rose, the wider Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is part of the Portsmouth naval base that is open to the public. This site contains the HMS Victory and HMS Warrior, two more modern famous ships of the Royal Navy’s past. In addition to these historic relics, the dockyard is also the site of the official National Museum of the Royal Navy, where visitors can tour artefacts and primary historical sources and relics related to the navy’s storied and famous past."

"A number of iconic warships, including the Mary Rose, HMS Warrior and HMS Victory are on display, including submarines and museums. The famous HMS Victory lies peacefully at anchor in the oldest part of the docks. Fully restored and fitted out to reflect the living and working conditions of the time."

"The Historic Dockyard is another great choice for things to do in Portsmouth. Again, if you love your English history and maritime history, then there’s going to be loads for you to enjoy in this part of town."

"D-Day was the largest invasion ever assembled by allied troops and the D-Day Story is home to over 10,000 items of significance from the Normandy Landings and the people that were part of it. The museum also hosts the Overlord Embroidery, an 83-metre long embroidery piece commissioned by Lord Dulverton in 1968. It took 5 years to stitch."

"This museum reveals the story of the D-day landings through personal accounts from D-day veterans and civilians, as well as artefacts including the pencil used to sign the order for naval forces to depart for Normandy. Outside the museum, the Normandy Memorial Wall lists the names of everyone who took part."

"In June 1987, after eight years of restoration work in Hartlepool, HMS Warrior finally returned to its home port of Portsmouth. Launched in 1860 and one of the world's first iron-hulled warships, this 418-foot-long, 9,700-ton vessel ranked as one of the biggest and best-equipped vessels of its type. Now a floating museum, HMS Warrior is a treat to explore."

"Built at Blackwall in London in 1859, HMS Warrior was the Royal Navy’s first iron-hulled warship and was powered both by steam and sail. She was the British answer to the French Second Empire’s Gloire, launched earlier that year. The iron hull allowed Warrior to be longer than other warships of the day (128 metres), and all of its guns were on one level."

"HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–61. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads."

"Address: 4 High Street, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1BW, England Tel: +44 (0)1202 262600 The Poole Waterfront Museum is also home to the Local History Centre and is situated next to the Quayside itself, in historic buildings. Attractions here include many interesting displays and exhibitions, such as the Studland Bay Wreck, information about the Roman occupation of the area, and trade links with Newfoundland. Open hours: April to October, Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 17:00, Sunday - 12:00 to 17:00, November to March, Monday to Friday - 10:00 to 15:00, Sunday - 2:00 to 15:00 Admission: charge, discounts available for seniors and children"

"One of the Southwest of England’s top visitor attractions, Poole Museum is in a Victorian quayside warehouse with a modern glass atrium from 2007. Over four floors, the galleries have a chronology of Poole from prehistory to the 21st century. On the ground floor, the show-stopper is the Poole Logboat, a preserved Iron Age vessel carved from a single oak tree and dating back 2,200 years."

"Sandown has a great selection of attractions, including a Zoo housed in an old fort and a purpose built interactive Dinosaur Museum. If unlike us you have a little time on your hands, spend some quality time strolling along Sandown Beach which stretches along the Esplanade until it meets Yaverland Beach. Yaverland Beach is one of the island’s most beautiful beaches and is particularly popular for watersports, including windsurfing, kayaking or many other activities. As you make your way down the beach, keep an eye out for fossils, this area has one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur fossils anywhere in the world."

"A 900 year old mechanism still kept intact, The Eling Tide Mill is one of the only two remaining operating mills, the other one being in Suffolk. Running for at least 5 to 7 hours daily the mill has two independent waterwheels. While one is used for the production of flour the other one is used only for exhibitory purposes."

"A post shared by Matthew Slade (@matt.afc) on Jul 6, 2018 at 3:03am PDT. Built in the 1880s, St Stephen’s Church is a Grade I listed building that acts as one of Bournemouth’s many community hubs. The church also comes with several function rooms that are regularly hired out for local events and even features an organ from 1898."

"Address: Bishop's House, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO1 3HG, England, UK Tel: +44 023 9282 6613 Located around 1.5 km / 1 mile to the north of the Cathedral of St. Thomas of Canterbury is the city's Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Serving the city as the seat for the Bishop of Portsmouth, this landmark took ten years to build and was completed in the summer of 1892. Built out of Fareham red bricks, the architecture is best described as being French Gothic and features a beautiful curving apse, as well as colourful stained-glass windows and fine details within its St. Patrick's Chapel."

"The Green House Hotel’s Arbor Restaurant boasts two AA rosettes, and is the ideal destination for fine dining whether the focus is on the food, rather than excessive fuss. The sustainable, seasonal menu is crafted from as much local produce as possible: the result is outstanding dishes like slow-cooked lamb shank, smoked artichoke risotto and ‘seafood for the soul’. Don’t skip dessert – the salted caramel tart has a reputation for a reason."

"The Arbour restaurant at the Green House hotel in Bournemouth is a 2 AA Rosette award winning restaurant. Sunday lunch is served between 12.30 – 2.30pm. Choose from roast chicken, sirloin of beef or lamb shoulder, all served with garlic and thyme roast potatoes and gravy."

"This restaurant – part of a boutique hotel – takes an everyman approach to fine dining: within its serene walls, dishes of tip-top quality that ..."

"You can create your own breakfast with the extensive individual menu items, or choose from one of the selected menu items. Why not try the Avocado and Beef Garlic Sausage with Poach Eggs, or the Mediterranean Twist which includes Feta cheese, mixed olives, fried egg, fresh tomato and cucumbers served with toast."

"Zizzi is one of those chain restaurants, which isn’t always a bad thing. They have quite a few vegan options on the menu because they know what they’re doing and have more long term experience at offering the right food to their customers. The food is nice and the service is on point."

"This Italian restaurant in Bournemouth serves dishes including pizza, pasta and risotto. There is an extensive vegetarian, vegan and non-gluten menu as well as the Bambini kids menu. The restaurant is open Monday – Sunday for lunch and dinner."

"Like all great chain restaurants, step into Zizzi in Bournemouth town centre and you can be confident you will be greeted by a tasty selection of dishes at good prices.…"