Portchester Castle
Jen was at work this morning, so I asked the children where they would like to go and Ffion excitedly asked for Portchester Castle.
This was originally a Roman fort which developed into a mediaeval castle, a royal palace and finally a Napoleonic prison. It lays claim to being the best preserved Roman fort north of The Alps.
We took the bus there which didn’t take long and as soon as we arrived Ffion wanted to climb to the top of the keep. This is accessed using a rather scary spiral staircase. There are some magnificent views from the top of Portsmouth Harbour.
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We had some cold pizza and an ice cream at the bottom and finally wandered around the church before catching the bus home.
We all thoroughly enjoyed our visit and no doubt will be heading there again soon… if Ffion has her way!
