The WW1 Remembrance Centre moved into Bastion 6, part of the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth in 2014. It was built in 1871 and had fallen into an uninhabitable state. Volunteers worked to create somewhere to house the artefacts and open to the public.

The building has bombproof vaulted ceilings and was designed to provide gun emplacements protecting the guns and their crews against the forces of Napoleon 111. The guns were arranged in the gallery and the building also provided armament stores and 9 accommodation rooms for the men.

The building now contains WW1 artefacts and exhibits from our founder's personal collection together with donated items. Our volunteer guides will walk visitors through the timeline and entertain you with exciting and unusual stories from the Great War. There is also a repro trench system. With so much to see, most of our visitors come back several times. There's something for all ages. Many of the exhibits, but not all, have foreign language translations and we have a volunteer who is able to communicate in BSL. With no mains supplies, we generate our own power for everything from lighting to running model trains. This makes us an environmentally green museum.

Timings & Tours 

Sunday 14 September: 11am - 3pm

Tuesday 16 September: 11am - 3pm

Wednesday 17 September: 11am - 3pm

Thursday 18 September: 11am - 3pm

Sunday 21 September: 11am - 3pm

Location & directions 

Directions: On the Airport Service Road, with Hilsea Railway Station on your left and BAE Systems on your right, continue to the end of the road. As you reach Standard Aero, take the left fork into the museum's free carpark

Contact on day: Charles Haskell

Booking information 

Pre-booking requirement: Pre-booking not required