Other · Gosport
Royal Navy Museums: Explosion
Heritage Way, Priddy's Hard, Gosport, PO12 4LE
- Parking
- Onsite free
- Step-free
- Yes
- Nearest station
- Portsmouth Harbour
- Room for
- Up to 180
About Royal Navy Museums: Explosion
The naval firepower museum at Priddy's Hard on Gosport's harbour edge hires out its Grand Magazine, an 18th-century gunpowder store seating up to 180 at round tables. The museum pitches it for networking receptions, exhibitions, workshops and team away days, on a dry-hire basis with approved caterers. Exclusive hire is offered on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Free parking
- Step free
- Accessible loos
- Wifi
Finding the door
Grand Magazine hire is dry hire: the fee covers exclusive use of the space, an event manager, security, cleaning, tables and chairs, signage and basic lighting/sound. Daytime hire from £1,260, evening from £1,530 (inc. VAT) per the 2026 page.
- Approved suppliers only (caterers, decor) because of the historic buildings
- Exclusive venue hire on Mondays and Tuesdays
Parking
Free car park directly on site, per the museum's venue-hire FAQ.
Explosion Museum car park
On site · 1 min walk
Free
Getting here
Off M27 junction 11, following brown 'Explosion Museum' signs. Nearest station is Fareham (taxi), or Portsmouth Harbour then the Gosport Ferry. A waterbus runs from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (daily 10:00-16:00 in summer, weekends only in winter, weather permitting; not wheelchair accessible). The Submarine Museum is about a 40-minute walk away.
Hardway, adj Reeds Road · 14 min walk
E1, SD5
Nearest listed stop. Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.
Portsmouth Harbour
South Western Railway, Southern
Across the harbour: Gosport Ferry, or the museum waterbus from the Historic Dockyard (seasonal). Fareham station is the nearest by land (taxi).
Inside
Access: Single ground-floor museum in joined Grade I/II listed buildings: step-free main entrance and exit, shallow ramps or slight level changes inside, some narrow historic doorways, accessible toilets. Uneven surfaces across the wider site; the waterbus cannot take wheelchairs.
- Food and drink
- Camber Lights Café on site (11:00-15:00; sandwiches, pasties, cakes, hot and cold drinks). Event catering via the museum's approved suppliers.
These details were gathered from public sources and have not been confirmed by the venue yet. General information only: check with the venue or organiser before you travel.