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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  Built in 1803 following the destruction of the former premises in a fire, the Keppel's Head Hotel takes its name from the first flag officer of HMS Victory, who was reputed to have owned the premises. The building has, from time to time, also been known as the Keppel's Head & Pier Hotel. Owned by Granada for many years, the hotel was sold to the Regal Group in the mid 1990s. Since 2002 it has been family-owned. There is a large lounge bar sited beyond the reception area, which features various naval artifacts. It is patronised by locals and visitors alike.
| Pub Operator: Free House |
Photographs, left to right:
28th April 1991; 30th September 2006 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
24 hours (to residents) |
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  This lovely Victorian street corner tavern is a perfect example of traditional pub architecture. Known as the Diamond for 150 years, the ornate frontage is courtesy of Portsmouth pub architect A E Cogswell, who was commissioned in the late 1880s by the Brickwood Brewery. In 1991 the pub was sold by brewing giant Whitbread to the Wadworth Brewery of Devizes and received an internal refit soon after.
Sadly, in 2006, it was inexplicably renamed the King Street Tavern. It remains however, a very pleasant and welcoming local.
Please note that the pub no longer opens on a monday.
| Pub Operator: Wadworth & Co |
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00 'til 00:30 |
| Grade II listed |
Photographs, left to right:
13th July 2008; 18th February 1990;
22nd July 2007;
30th September 2006;
April 1999 (by Ray Scarfe)25 |
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| The Kings |
39 Albert Road, Southsea, PO5 2SE |
| 023 9282 0557 |
    Opened in 1910 and replacing the Clarence Tavern that previously stood on the site, The King's Hotel stands opposite the King's Theatre on busy Albert Road. No longer a hotel, this large pub now consists of one main bar and is popular with younger drinkers and sports fans. A separate upstairs room includes a second bar and may be hired for functions, or used for music performances.
The downstairs bar is divided into two areas, with the rear section wall-papered and carpeted and the front area bare-boarded. Seating mostly consists of stools grouped around small circular tables, with a small section of high tables elsewhere. Food is now served all day and three real ales are offered.
| Pub Operator: Punch Taverns |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed 10:00 'til 00:30
Thu Fri Sat 10:00 'til 01:30
Sun 12:00 'til 00:00
Bank Holiday extension |
Photographs clockwise from top left:
13th July 2008; 13th July 2008 August 2003 (by Ray Scarfe)
November 1998 (by Ray Scarfe)
11th May 1989; 30th September 2006
19th May 2011;
19th May 2011 |
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| Kingsley's |
68 Osborne Road, Southsea, PO5 3LU |
| 023 9282 4394 |
   A pub has existed on this site since at least the mid 19th century - and up until 2008 its name had remained the Osborne, in recongition of Queen Victoria's favourite home, Osborne House, on the Isle of Wight. The interior received a major facelift in the mid 1990s, providing the customer with a comfortable, large single bar room. The pub had a good mixture of clientele, from daytime shoppers and businessmen to night-time clubbers.
The house underwent a number of changes of licencee in recent years, with varied success as far as trade was concerned. The popularity of the Gunwharf Quays development in Portsea had a detrimental effect on the pubs in this part of Southsea and as a consequence evening trade was often vary light.
   A major change came to the Osborne in 2008, when the lease was sold to local disc jockey Steve Kingsley, who promptly set about reinventing the pub to cater for a young clientele. This included the provision of a dancefloor and also saw the loss of the pub's historic name in favour of a renaming after the licensee himself, which itself is a great shame and a shade egotistic.
Personally, the Webmaster believes that an historic pub name such as the Osborne (which had existed for well over 150 years) should be protected, but at least a pub that is trading is better than one that has closed for good!
| Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 23:30;
Sun 12:00 'til 22:50 |
Photographs, clockwise from top left:
23rd November 2008; 23rd November 2008;
November 1998 (by Ray Scarfe)
matchbox label image kindly supplied by Rob Hall;
6th August 2005; 11th May 1989 |
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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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