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50.80350, -1.10933
About Portsmouth Dockyard, the Block Mills and Stores 35 and 36
The Portsmouth Block Mills form part of the Portsmouth Dockyard at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and were built during the Napoleonic Wars to supply the British Royal Navy with pulley blocks. They started the age of mass-production using all-metal machine tools, and are regarded as one of the seminal buildings of the British Industrial Revolution. They are also the site of the first stationary steam engines used by the Admiralty.
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Wigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Mary Rose Museum Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mediterranean Gull and Wigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Mary Rose Museum Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mediterranean Gull, Wigeon, Black-tailed Godwit +77 more · last seen 2026
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Migrant Hawker +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Migrant Hawker +12 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Lizard Orchid, Annual Buttonweed, Eastern Rocket +1 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Lizard Orchid, Annual Buttonweed, Eastern Rocket +1 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Allan King WayWalking route
Pilgrims' TrailWalking route
Solent WayWalking route
The Shipwrights WayWalking route
A long distance route which links villages and towns in east Hampshire. The name reflects the use of oak grown at Alice Holt Forest for Tudor shipbuilding.
European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country ParkWalking route
🚴Cycling
184 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 222Cycling route
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to ChristchurchCycling route
Route 22Cycling route
National Cycle Route 236 - Portsmouth to TitchfieldCycling route
Route 224Cycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Shipwright's WayMountain bike route
Wildlife to spot
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