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Please Note: The Museum is open on Saturday's and Sunday's only. The Museum will open at 10am every Saturday and Sunday and close at 4pm. Last Admission to the galleries will be at 3pm.


Explosion!

The Museum of Naval Firepower, Priddy's Hard, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 4LE.
Telephone:023 9250 5600
Fax:023 9250 5605
24 Hour Infoline 023 9250 5678
email:info@explosion.org.uk

How to get to us
prices
Opening Times
Group Information
Food and Explosion! Shop


How to get to us

Map Locating Priddy's Hard

By Road: M27 to junction 11. Follow A32 to Gosport and brown tourist signs to Explosion! at Priddy's Hard.

For more information on the link road to Explosion! Click Here

By Rail: Mainline route London to Portsmouth Harbour.  Take the frequent ferry service across to Gosport (3mins).   From the Ferry at Gosport, turn right and follow the Millennium Promenade to Explosion! at Priddy’s Hard (20mins walk) or taxi to Forton Lake Bridge (3mins).

 Opening Times

The Museum is open on Saturday and Sunday only. The Museum will open at 10am every Saturday and Sunday and close at 4pm. Last Admission to the galleries will be at 3pm.

Please contact the Museum's Ticket Desk on 02392 505600 for further details.

Prices


* Gosport Residents FREE - proof of ID and residency required on arrival.
* Adults £4.00
* Senior Citizens £3.00
* Children (5-16yrs) £2.00
* Full time students, Unemployed, Disabled £2.00
* Family ticket (up to 2 adults + 4 children) £10.00
* Single parent ticket (1 adult + 3 children) £8.00
* Adult parties of 10 or more (20% discount) £3.20
* Pre-booked school parties FREE, other Child Groups (20% discount) £1.60
* Children under 5, Disabled visitor's carer, Party-leaders, Coach drivers Free

 

Group Information

This link will take you to the Museum's Group Information Page.

Birthday Parties at Explosion!
 

Why not celebrate your Birthday with a bang at Explosion! As part of the day each child will be given a Souvenir Guidebook and a birthday trail before touring the Museum. Then afterwards in the Museum's Coffee Shop, we can organise a Birthday Tea with balloons and bunting. Birthday Parties at Explosion! cost £7 per child and accompanying adults are FREE!

For further details please contact the Bookings and Events Coordinator by phone on 02392 505603 or email mfarrance@explosion.org.uk.

Above: The 'Birthday Tea' at Explosion!

Food and Explosion! Shop

Eating & Drinking on the Camber at the Coffee Shop at Explosion!

Sit and relax with a drink and a snack from our waterside coffee shop and enjoy our sun terrace on the eighteenth century Camber dock overlooking the magnificent views of Portsmouth Harbour.

The waterside coffee shop offers a wide variety of hot and cold drinks including speciality coffees and herbal teas, fresh sandwiches and deliciously naughty cakes. 

The shop at Explosion! has something for everyone, from pocket money gifts to individually crafted pieces and specialist books on Naval Ordnance.

For a full list of gifts and prices email: mfarrance@explosion.org.uk

 

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