Gosport: Naval Suburb, Ferry Town, and the Portsmouth Harbour Peninsula
Gosport faces Portsmouth across the harbour and has always lived in its shadow. The Gosport Ferry, a passenger service running since the fourteenth century, crosses in around four minutes. The town grew as a support base for the Royal Navy: barracks, supply depots, armament stores, and the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar (closed in 2009 and now being redeveloped). The population is around 84,000, packed onto a peninsula between Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent.
The town has no railway station. The branch line closed in 1953, making Gosport the largest town in the south of England without a rail connection. Buses and the ferry provide the main public transport links. The High Street and the town centre have struggled with vacancy rates. The Submarine Museum at Haslar Creek houses HMS Alliance, a Cold War-era submarine open to visitors. For adult companionship, Gosport is covered by Hampshire Constabulary, the same force that covers Portsmouth, Southampton, and Winchester. The ferry connection means the Gosport and Portsmouth markets are closely linked.
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Gosport faces Portsmouth across the harbour and has always lived in its shadow. The Gosport Ferry, a passenger service running since the fourteenth century, crosses in around four minutes. The town grew as a support base for the Royal Navy: barracks, supply depots, armament stores, and the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar (closed in 2009 and now being redeveloped). The population is around 84,000, packed onto a peninsula between Portsmouth Harbour and the Solent.
The town has no railway station. The branch line closed in 1953, making Gosport the largest town in the south of England without a rail connection. Buses and the ferry provide the main public transport links. The High Street and the town centre have struggled with vacancy rates. The Submarine Museum at Haslar Creek houses HMS Alliance, a Cold War-era submarine open to visitors. For adult companionship, Gosport is covered by Hampshire Constabulary, the same force that covers Portsmouth, Southampton, and Winchester. The ferry connection means the Gosport and Portsmouth markets are closely linked.
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