Gosport Discovery Centre
Gosport Discovery Centre is a library in Gosport District, Hampshire, England which is located on High Street. Gosport Discovery Centre is situated nearby to Lawrence Square, as well as near the historic site Haslar Gate.Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Library
- Description: public library and discovery center in Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Gosport Discovery Centre Library”
- Address: High Street, Gosport, PO12 1BT
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMS Victory and HMS Warrior.
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 northeast of Gosport Discovery Centre.
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 3,800 feet east of Gosport Discovery Centre.
Holy Trinity Church, Gosport
Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Holy Trinity is a Church of England church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition in Gosport, Hampshire, within the Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth. It is the civic church for the Gosport deanery and hosts commemorative events and the annual mayor's carol service. Holy Trinity Church, Gosport is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Gosport Discovery Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gosport and Hardway.
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Hardway
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Alverstoke
Suburb
Photo: Margaret Auerstedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alverstoke is a village in the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England. It stretches east–west from Fort Blockhouse, Haslar to Browndown Battery, and is centred 0.5 miles east of the shore of Stokes Bay and near the head of a creek which extends a mile westward from Portsmouth Harbour.
Gosport Discovery Centre
- Categories: public library and education
- Location: Gosport District, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.79458° or 50° 47′ 41″ northLongitude
-1.12475° or 1° 7′ 29″ westOperator
Hampshire County CouncilOpen location code
9C2WQVVG+R4OpenStreetMap ID
node 347537755OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q55121761
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Highlights include Lawrence Square and Haslar Gate.
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