Aldershot Military Museum 2026
Hampshire
Royal Navy Submarine Museum 2026
HMS Alliance
Spy on the harbour through our working periscopes
Walk through HMS Alliance with our submariner guide
The world’s only British WW2 ocean-going submarine, now ready for patrol and brought to life by real submariners. The museum is home to historic submarines Holland 1 and X-24, as well as the “Horrible Science of Submarines” exhibition and indoor family play centre “Busy Boat Bay”.
Contacts
Address: Haslar Jetty Road Gosport Hampshire PO12 2AS
- Telephone: 023 9251 0354
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Wed-Sun 1000-1630. Daily in school hols. Visit website or facebook for more details and advance booking.
Travel
- By Bus: 9
- By Rail: Portsmouth Harbour + ferry / 0.5 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
For an amazing experience on your radar! Go onboard HMS Alliance, the world’s only British WW2 era ocean going submarine which is now ready for patrol. Meet a submariner to hear his stories about living beneath the waves.
Set on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour, the museum is also home to the Royal Navy’s very first submarine Holland 1 and the only surviving WW2 midget submarine, X24. This family friendly museum has working periscopes, hands on interactive games, the funny “Horrible Science of Submarines” exhibition and an indoor family play centre “Busy Boat Bay”.
