Museums & Galleries · Portsmouth
Cumberland House Natural History Museum
📍 PO4 0DD
Photo: Tim Sheerman-Chase (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Walk through the A-Z of Natural History
- Get up close with a huge dinosaur
- Visit the Butterfly House with live butterflies
Portsmouth Natural History Museum is a family-friendly favourite where you can take a walk through the A-Z of Natural History, get up close with a huge dinosaur, and visit the wonderful Butterfly House. It's a relaxed, indoor day out that suits families and children, with the museum open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm, though the Butterfly House may close earlier in winter due to low light. Set in Portsmouth, Hampshire, it makes an easy addition to a seaside visit, with Southsea East beach just 0.5 miles away and Fratton station a mile away for getting there. If you're staying nearby, there are 85 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays.
Practical details
- Open
- Tuesday to Sunday, 10am-5pm
- Accessibility
- Discounted entry for disabled visitors, carers go free
From the attraction's own website on 29 Sep 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Gift Shop
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Stattons Hotel
✓ Elegant Edwardian boutique hotel minutes from Southsea seafront
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Southsea East (Poor water quality)
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Turn a visit to Cumberland House Natural History Museum into a proper getaway — ready-made plans, and the drive worked out with fuel, EV charging and the best stops.
🚆 Or come by train
- Fratton 1 miles
- Portsmouth & Southsea 1.4 miles
- Portsmouth Harbour 2 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page