D-Day Museum South Sea

The D-Day Story    

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(1.1K) · Museum in Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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How do you get an army across the English Channel and into France when your enemy is well armed, well trained and expecting you? Find out how at the D-Day Story, Portsmouth Told through the …
How do you get an army across the English Channel and into France when your enemy is well armed, well trained and expecting you? Find out how at the D-Day Story, Portsmouth Told through the personal accounts of people who were there and brought to life through stunning audio-visual presentations alongside iconic objects from the museum’s collection; this is the story of D-Day.

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Jan 28, 2025
Situated just outside of town, on the grassy prom, v well organised with free audio tour, lots of back ground information about the day, but very impressive by the Overlord Embroidery, worth a trip …Full review by Exm357
Jan 28, 2025
Situated in foyer of D-Day Story, extensive sandwich/baguette menu, all looked v clean, v good sandwiches, tasty and good sized, excellent coffee.Full review by Exm357
Jan 7, 2025
Formerly quite a military-museum buff alongside my former media day-job, sadly in the latter part of my freelance career it has to be said that some important WW-II museums didn't get a look in as t…Full review by tomahawkfilms
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Questions & answers

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Do you have to pay £10 if you just want to see the tapestry?
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Yes I believe so as it’s part of the museum.
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A funny question - are there many wax work dummies in the exhibition? My son has a real dislike of them so …
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A funny question - are there many wax work dummies in the exhibition? My son has a real dislike of them so forewarned is forearmed!!
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I cannot remember any as I was so taken by the holograms and the display cases with the D Day artefacts. I think there were a few such as a nurse, it would be a rare museum without …
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I cannot remember any as I was so taken by the holograms and the display cases with the D Day artefacts. I think there were a few such as a nurse, it would be a rare museum without some wax figures.
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We won't have a lot of time to visit the museum but definitely don't want to miss it. How much time is recommended to …
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We won't have a lot of time to visit the museum but definitely don't want to miss it. How much time is recommended to visit? Is it something we can get done it 2 hours or less? Thanks in advance!
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There is a lot to see yes but so long as you do not try to read all the info on the exhibits you should be ok with 2 hrs
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