PORTSMOUTH HIST DOCKYARD
Home of the British Navy and one of England's leading visitor attractions
Overview
Ideal For:
Location
Catering here since 2009, we manage a popular family restaurant in the beautifully restored Boathouse No.7, cooking freshly produced, local ingredients with a focus on British Classics and if requested for customer tailored events. We also run the Action Stations Cafe which caters for younger visitors and the Costa Coffee outlet. This contract illustrates our versatility to meet the needs of a diverse demographic on one site while adjusting to the variances of a seasonal business.
Victory Gate
HM Naval Base
Portsmouth
PO1 3LJ

ROYAL NAVAL MUSEUM
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Dine with us in style! The Princess Royal Gallery seats up to 100 guests for dinner and has outstanding views of Portsmouth Harbour to the west and HMS Victory to the east. The Nelson Gallery has a more intimate feel and is perfect for a dinner party for up to 30 guests or a reception for 100.
The Victory Gallery is an ideal venue to welcome up to 250 guests for a reception, product launch, or even just for a social gathering. The Gallery has a viewing platform which has a spectacular vista over Portsmouth Harbour and the ships of the modern Royal Navy - ideal for summer functions.
Why not add a touch of flair to your occasion with the Fort Cumberland Guard on parade?
MARY ROSE MUSEUM
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The Mary Rose Museum offers an unrivalled opportunity to experience an event surrounded by the spectacular Tudor collection retrieved from the famous warship. Personalised tours of the museum are available plus the opportunity to handle real Tudor objects excavated from the wreck site.
In addition, guests can visit the ship hall, home to the hull of the Mary Rose (up until and including September 20th 2009 when it will be withdrawn from public view whilst we build a new internationally-renowned museum due to open in 2012) Costumed guides will ensure your guests have a memorable event.
BOATHOUSE No7
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Boathouse No.7 is an ideal venue for formal dinners accommodating small groups or up to 350 guests. Various style seating plans are available which are suitable for company dinners, wedding breakfasts and Birthday parties
etc.
Boathouse No.7 is operated by award-winning caterers Charlton House, who have a wealth of experience assuring you excellent food and service to compliment your event.
We have a selection of menus from which you can choose or allow our Head Chef to create a bespoke menu for your event. Wines can also be selected to match your menu choice.
Bands, DJs and entertainers can all be booked to add to your evenings entertainment and a late bar license is optional. Boathouse No.7 is extremely popular for School Proms and Christmas parties so please book early to secure your date.
ACTION STATIONS
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Leadership, communication, teamwork and negotiation; four key skills required to improve your company. What better way to improve these than bringing your team to
Action Stations.
Whether it's a whole day's worth of activities or just an hour, Action Stations is the place to come for your company employees to get to know each other better and work together in teams.
Join the Royal Marines and climb the Eiger on our state of the art rotating climbing wall. Pilot a Merlin helicopter in a simulator that makes it as real as it can be without actually being there! Test your hand-eye co-ordination with our computer based recognition, targeting, and observation games. Release your team from entanglement in the Human Knot.
A Team Challenge comprises from 6 to 8 activities lasting 6-10 minutes each. Using the latest technology in our range of interactive simulators delegates will also develop individual skills of observation, awareness and hand-eye co-ordination.