Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum is a writer's house museum in Landport, Portsmouth, England, situated at the birthplace of the eminent English author Charles Dickens; and as such played a prominent part in the 2012 bicentennial celebrations.Photo: Austriantraveler, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Martyn Pattison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: Friday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Landport, Portsmouth, England
- Also known as: “Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum”
- Address: 393 Old Commercial Road, Portsmouth, PO1 4QL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and Cathedral of St John the Evangelist.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1 mile west of Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum.
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist
Church
Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.
The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Portsmouth, England. It is the mother church of the Portsmouth diocese and seat of the Bishop of Portsmouth, currently the Right Reverend Philip Egan. Cathedral of St John the Evangelist is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum.
HMS Warrior
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buckland and Kingston.
Buckland
Suburb
Buckland is a residential area in the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire.
Kingston
Neighborhood
Kingston is a residential area of the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire, lying between Buckland, Fratton, Milton and North End. It was a recognised suburb of the city by the middle of the 19th century.
North End
Suburb
North End is a district in the city of Portsmouth, located on Portsea Island in Hampshire. The area developed rapidly as a part of the city after a horse-drawn tram route was opened between Portsmouth and Cosham.
Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.80708° or 50° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-1.08724° or 1° 5′ 14″ westOperator
Portsmouth City CouncilOpen location code
9C2WRW47+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1316959498OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q17528937
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In Other Languages
“Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “maison de naissance de Charles Dickens”
- French: “Maison de naissance de Charles Dickens”
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