The D-Day Story

About The D-Day Story

Portsmouth City Council's D-Day museum on Southsea seafront hires out the Dulverton Room, a bright modern space for up to 50 in theatre, boardroom or horseshoe layout, with projector, PA, roving mics and a hearing loop. It suits away days, seminars, launches and pop-ups, and the whole museum, including the landing craft LCT 7074, can be taken for exclusive evening receptions with drinks, food and talks.

• Paid parking
• Step free
• Accessible loos
• Wifi
• Hearing loop

Finding the door

Automatic sliding doors facing Clarence Esplanade; reception is ahead on the right

Dulverton Room: up to 50, theatre/boardroom/horseshoe, lectern, projector and sound with roving microphones. Exclusive hire of the whole museum available. Museum open daily 10:00-17:00 (17:30 April-September).

Parking

D-Day Story council car park next to the museum: 125 spaces plus 9 Blue Badge bays, open 24 hours, with toilets including a Changing Places facility (RADAR key). Blue Badge holders park free. Paying parkers get £1 off museum entry. Roads and the car park close for the Great South Run (17-18 October 2026).

• D-Day Story car park (Seafront D-Day)

  Nearby · 1 min walk · 125 spaces

  Time limit: No maximum stay (all-day tariff)

  1 hr £2; 2 hrs £3.40; 3 hrs £4.50; 4 hrs £5.60; 6 hrs £7.30; 8 hrs £9.60; all day £13.30 (charges 08:00-20:00 daily)

  24 hours

Getting here

Portsmouth & Southsea station is a 1.5-mile walk (taxi rank at the station); Fratton is 1.7 miles. Nearest regular buses: Southsea Shops on Clarence Parade (3, X3, 23, 25), about 650 m away via Avenue de Caen, with a zebra crossing over Clarence Esplanade.

• Southsea The Dell (E-bound) · 6 min walk

  Victorious (seasonal/event service)

  Walk time estimated from straight-line distance.

• Southsea Shops (Stop B) · 8 min walk

  3, X3, 23 (Stop C: 25)

  Museum quotes 650 m from Southsea Shops; walk time from that distance.

• Portsmouth & Southsea

  South Western Railway, Southern, GWR

  1.5-mile walk per the museum; taxi rank outside the station.

• Bike stands by the museum

  Small stand (4 spaces) per OpenStreetMap; position relative to the entrance not confirmed.

Inside

Access: Dulverton Room described as fully accessible with a hearing loop. Accessible toilet in the main building; Changing Places toilet in the adjacent car park (about 20 m). LCT 7074 has steps, ladders and raised door sills.

Food and drink

Museum café; catering options at various price points for delegates; drinks receptions and food for exclusive hires.