Museums & Galleries · Portsmouth
D-Day Museum
📍 PO5 3NT
Photo: Basher Eyre (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Visit Landing Craft Tank LCT 7074
- See over 10,000 museum items on D-Day
- Explore the D-Day Collection online
- Displays aboard LCT 7074 including tanks
- Browse the museum shop for books and gifts
The D-Day Story tells the personal accounts of those who took part in D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, bringing the history to life through audio-visual presentations and over 10,000 objects in its collection, including the restored Landing Craft Tank LCT 7074 in its purpose-built dry dock. It suits families, history enthusiasts and anyone curious about the wartime logistics behind the Normandy landings. The museum is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 (later in summer), with a large car park nearby offering disabled bays and free parking for blue badge holders. Set in Portsmouth, Hampshire, it's about 1.3 miles from Portsmouth & Southsea station and 0.4 miles from Southsea East beach, with 84 bookable places to stay within 5 miles on BritStays for those planning a longer visit.
Practical details
- Open
- 10:00 to 17:00 (17:30 April–September), closed 24-26 December
- Parking
- 125-space car park next to the museum, open 24 hours
- Accessibility
- Disabled bays in car park and on Clarence Esplanade; free parking for blue badge holders
From the attraction's own website on 15 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Cafe
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Guided Tours
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Stattons Hotel
✓ Elegant Edwardian boutique hotel minutes from Southsea seafront
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Florence House
✓ Boutique Edwardian hotel just minutes from Southsea seafront
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Southsea East (Poor water quality)
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The Clarence
✓ Boutique bedrooms a short walk from Southsea seafront
🏖️ a few minutes' walk from Southsea East (Poor water quality)
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🚆 Or come by train
- Portsmouth & Southsea 1.3 miles
- Fratton 1.4 miles
- Portsmouth Harbour 1.5 miles
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