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Mr Bean - The Southsea based episodes & other film/TV filmed here

These two videos linked from YouTube were filmed here in Portsmouth... This post has been updated multiple times since its original publication date of August 9, 2017. Episode 10 - Mind the Baby, Mr Bean was filmed at Clarence Pier Funfair. Episode 8 - Room 426 - Here, Mr Bean stays at the Queens Hotel in Southsea. Tommy - The Rock Musical The musical by the Who was filmed in many locations in and around Portsmouth, including: Hilsea Lido, which featured as Bernie's Holiday

Andrew Starr

Jun 3, 20252 min read

Old Portsmouth - The Spice Island

This was originally published on September 23rd 2016. It has been updated many times since. A shortened link to this page is tinyurl.com/astoursi One of the most popular tours of Portsmouth I lead is a walking tour of Old Portsmouth and the area known as Portsmouth Point. This area is also known as 'The Spice Island' most likely due to the fact that spices from the Orient were landed at this place in the distant past. Throughout this page, you will see certain words and phr

Andrew Starr

Jun 3, 202510 min read