Theme Parks · Portsmouth
Clarence Pier
📍 PO5 3AA
Photo: Unisouth (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Arcades with colourful games and machines
- Indoor crazy golf at The Putt Hutt
- Tasty treats at The Wimpy restaurant
- Upside Down House attraction
- Fairground rides return in 2027
Clarence Pier is Southsea's well-known seaside amusement park on the Portsmouth seafront, offering fairground rides, arcades, indoor crazy golf and a Wimpy restaurant. The fairground rides are closed for the 2026 season and will return in 2027, but the arcades, The Putt Hutt and The Wimpy stay open every day from 10am regardless of weather, so there's still plenty to do. It suits families and anyone looking for things to do by the sea in Southsea. The site is in Portsmouth, Hampshire, close to Portsmouth Harbour station (0.8 miles) and Southsea East beach (1.1 miles), with 68 bookable places to stay within 5 miles for those wanting to make a longer visit.
Practical details
- Open
- Arcades, Putt Hutt and Wimpy open daily from 10am
- Booking
- Rides closed until 2027
From the attraction's own website on 1 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Restaurant
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Sandringham Hotel
✓ Family-run hotel directly on the Sandown seafront
🏖️ 0.78 miles from Southsea East (Poor water quality)
Isle of Wight
0.3 mi
0.4 mi
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🗓️ Make a break of it
Turn a visit to Clarence Pier into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Portsmouth Harbour 0.8 miles
- Portsmouth & Southsea 1 miles
- Fratton 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page