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Port Solent is the commercial business name of a housing and leisure development located in the Paulsgrove suburb of the English city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, comprising a marina, a housing estate, shopping and leisure facilities.[1]
The Port Solent development was built during the late 1980s on reclaimed land taken from the east side of Paulsgrove Lake in Portsmouth Harbour, specifically between the north of Horsea Island and the shoreline of Paulsgrove Quay in Paulsgrove.
Facilities for residents and visitors include a multiscreen cinema, health club, and restaurants and shops along a precinct known as The Boardwalk.[2][3] The marina is owned and managed by Premier Marinas.[3][4]
Port Solent was officially opened on 29 July 1988 by H.R.H. Anne, The Princess Royal.[5] The first boat to use Port Solent was the 36-foot cutter Lively Lady, sailed by Sir Alec Rose (1908-1991).[5]
Port Solent is politically within the Paulsgrove electoral ward and the Portsmouth North UK Parliament constituency.
The main entrance road junction into the Port Solent development is built almost exactly over the site of the former Paulsgrove Quay shoreline.[6]
- ^ "Port Solent marina celebrates 30th birthday with free '80s-themed family party". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
- ^ "Transforming Solent Growth Strategy" (PDF). Solent Local Enterprise Partnership. January 2015.
- ^ a b "About Port Solent Marina | South Coast Marinas | Premier Marinas". www.premiermarinas.com.
- ^ "Complete Guide To: The Solent". The Independent. 16 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Shopping at Port Solent". Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "View map: Hampshire & Isle of Wight LXXV.SE (Includes: Fareham; Portsmouth.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952".