These pages feature details and photographs of all pubs currently known to be trading throughout the Portsea Island districts of Portsmouth. Further entries are listed on the Mainland Pubs page.
Some pubs may also be listed with additional information on one or more of the following pages:
Pub Architecture, Pub Crawls, Pub Reviews, Best Ale Houses
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   Originally the Wiltshire Lamb (see bottom left-hand photograph) and latterly Drummond's, this pub became a popular venue for the gay community in the 1980s and continued in this guise until it reopened as part of Whitbread's Tut 'n' Shive chain in 1996. 1999 saw the pub trade for a brief spell as Monty's before reverting to its proper name of the Wiltshire Lamb. Sadly, this guise didn't last long and by 2003 the pub had adopted its present name of Hampshire Boulevard. The exterior still retains much glazed tiling courtesy of the Brickwoods Brewery, though the facia has unfortunately since been covered up.
 The pub remains popular with the gay community and has regular DJs and cabaret events. Food is available at certain times and there is a small garden for al fresco drinking in the summer months. The pub enjoys a good reputation and welcomes all.
| Pub Operator: Punch Taverns |
Colour photographs, clockwise from top left:
January 2004 (by Ray Scarfe); 20th March 2011
April 2002 (by Ray Scarfe);
July 1999 (by Ray Scarfe)
11th May 1989;
19th September 2004 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:00 'til 01:30;
Fri Sat 11:00 'til 03:30
Sun 12:00 'til 01:00 |
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| The Harvest Home |
106 Copnor Road, Copnor, PO3 5AN |
| 023 9235 0022 |
  The Harvest Home has existed on this site since at least the middle of the 19th century and is remarkable in that it has retained the same name throughout its life. Nowadays, the pub has a single bar room - a consequence of the 'opening up' fad which raged throughout the 1970s and 80s. Dominated by customers from the surrounding terraced streets, the Harvest Home is a true community local, with live music offered each weekend. Darts is played and the pool table is often free of charge to use. Sport if shown on television and free wireless internet is available.
Furnishings consist almost entirely of large PVC sofas, which look rather out-of-place and, it has to be said, do not lend themselves a great deal of comfort!
  The walls are adorned with a mixture of Portsmouth Football Club shirts and large prints of Hollywood icons. The pub includes a patio garden and car park.
No cask ale is sold.
| Pub Operator: Admiral Taverns |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 00:30;
Sun 12:00 'til 23:59;
Bank Holiday extensions |
| Photographs, left to right: 13th July 2008; 14th August 2005; 14th August 1988 |
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 This large pub and diner bordering Portsea Island's eastern shore occupies one floor of Great Salterns House - a mansion dating from 1820 and the former club house of the adjacent golf course. The pub is Licenced from 10am to midnight daily and is mainly used by diners. Plenty of parking is available and there are good views of Langstone Harbour to the rear, as well as harbourside walks along the eastern shore.
| Pub Operator: Mitchells & Butlers |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sun 10:00 'til 00:30 |
| Photographed 14th August 2005 |
Grade II Listed |
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  By far, one of Portsmouth's finest pubs and one which has gathered a loyal following since its opening in 1998. Originally a wine bar and restaurant, the Hole In The Wall was opened by Winchester Ale Houses, who also owned the Buckland Brewery housed at the Winchester Arms. When Buckland ceased brewing, the Oakleaf Brewery in Gosport was established and the pub was affiliated to Oakleaf, stocking four of their ales at any one time. The pub was sold on in 2005 and thankfully all that has changed has been for the good. The number of ales available has now increased further and the beers come from small brewers far and wide. Belgian bottled beers are also available and good food is served throughout the evenings. A pub quiz is held on a Thursday night. A superb pub with a friendly clientele.
On 19th December 2011, the freehold of the pub was purchased by the incumbent licensees, Jonathan & Kerry McKerracher, meaning that this excellent ale house shall have a bright, secure future.
Portsmouth & S E Hampshire CAMRA Pub of the Year 2013.
| Pub Operator: Free House (J & K McKerracher) |
see also Best Ale Houses |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Thu 11:00 'til 23:30; Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:30
Sun 12:00 'til 23:30 |
Photographs left to right:
18th March 2008; 4th February 2007 |
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| The Honest Politician |
47 Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1JF |
| 023 9229 8877 |
  This pub opened in 2004 in a former retail premises by the owner of the One Eyed Dog and the Duck at the opposite end of the street. The single large bar room features a scrubbed floor and basic furnishings. Piped rock/pop music is played and the pub caters primarily for the tastes of students. Ringwood ales are available.
| Pub Operator: Wine Vaults (Portsmouth) Ltd |
Photographs, left to right:
19th September 2004; 22nd July 2007 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 23:30; Sun 12:00 'til 22:50 |
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| HKC (Hong Kong Charlie's) |
75 Palmerston Road, Southsea, PO5 3PP |
| 023 9229 5295 |
 Hong Kong Charlie's has existed in various locations across Portsmouth in recent years. Once located on Guildhall Walk (on the site of the present Roast Bar), it then relocated to a basement at the western end of Osborne Road, Southsea before arriving at its existing home on Palmerston Road. The bar caters for the younger set, concentrating on vodka cocktails and lager beer.
Pub Operator:
Free House (P & R Young) |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 01:30
Sun 12:00 'til 01:30 |
| Photographed 30th September 2006 |
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| Please note that the Licenced Opening Hours stated are the hours for which each premises has a licence to open its doors to the public. The hours for sale of alcoholic liquor may well be shorter than the Licenced opening hours. Some pubs may choose to open for shorter hours than their licence allows. Therefore it is always adviseable to check ahead to ensure that the premises shall be open at the time of your planned visit. |
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