Spinnaker Tower
The Spinnaker Tower is a 170-metre landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National Lottery grant.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portsmouth Harbour railway station and HMS Warrior.
Portsmouth Harbour railway station
Railway station
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Portsmouth Harbour railway station serves the city of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, England. It is situated in Portsmouth Harbour, between the Gunwharf Quays shopping centre and the Historic Dockyard. Portsmouth Harbour railway station is situated 420 feet north of Spinnaker Tower.
HMS Warrior
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HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior and her sister ship HMS Black Prince were the first armour-plated, iron-hulled warships, and were built in response to France's launching in 1859 of the first ocean-going ironclad warship, the wooden-hulled Gloire. HMS Warrior is situated 980 feet north of Spinnaker Tower.
HMS Victory
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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission. HMS Victory is situated 2,300 feet north of Spinnaker Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Southsea.
Gosport
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Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth. Although not a traditional destination, it does have some attractions if you are interested in maritime history.
Southsea
Suburb
Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England. Southsea is located 1.8 miles to the south of Portsmouth's inner city-centre.
Hardway
Suburb
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Hardway is a suburb of the town of Gosport, in the Gosport district, in Hampshire, England. The suburb is made up of a few industrial estates, residential housing and a port. The suburb sits on the side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite to the naval base. Hardway is situated 1½ miles northwest of Spinnaker Tower.
Spinnaker Tower
- Type: Observation point
- Description: sightseeing tower in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
- Categories: observation tower, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Spinnaker Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “斯賓納克塔”
- Czech: “Emirates Spinnaker Tower”
- Dutch: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج سبيناكر”
- French: “Spinnaker Tower”
- German: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Irish: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Italian: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Japanese: “スピンネーカー・タワー”
- Polish: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Portuguese: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Russian: “Emirates Spinnaker Tower”
- Russian: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Slovak: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Spanish: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Spanish: “Torre Spinnaker”
- Swedish: “Spinnaker Tower”
- Turkish: “Spinnaker Tower”
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