Photo of National Museum Of The Royal Navy Portsmouth Harbour, HMS Warrior

National Museum Of The Royal Navy Portsmouth Harbour, HMS Warrior

Victory Gate, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, PO1 3QX -

Up to
240 guests
Offers
catering
Internal Catering
allowed

About Venue

Set sail and embark on a memorable event at our Portsmouth Harbour site. Our Portsmouth Harbour site is made up of 4 venues in Portsmouth - the pride of Queen’s Victoria’s fleet - HMS Warrior, The HMS Victory, The National Museum of the Royal Navy and Action Stations and only a few minutes boat ride away is our 2 Gosport venues - The Royal Submarine Museum and Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower.

Climb on-board the largest, fastest and most powerful warship of Queen Victoria’s fleet, HMS Warrior. As soon as you step on-board, the story of the ship will unfold before you. The HMS Warrior is made up of 4 event spaces: Half Deck, Main Gun Deck, Officer’s Wardroom and The Captain’s Cabin.

Half deck: An evocative space for smaller dinners, the Half Deck separated the space between the crew and where the Captain lived and worked.

Main Gun deck: Guests can dine at the mess tables where the seven hundred sailors used to take their meals, in between the forty guns that made up Warriors single gun deck.

Officers’ Wardroom: Originally the mess for the officers, even the Captain would have to ask permission to enter. The Wardroom table is available for intimate dinners.

Captain’s Cabin: Set like a Victorian drawing room, your guests can luxuriate and dine in the splendour of the Captain’s Cabin, with its rich décor and fine furniture.

Capacity & Layout

Standing

up to 240

Theatre

up to 240

Boardroom

up to 20

Cabaret

up to 240

Food & Beverage

Catering arrangements

Catering facilities

Facilities & Amenities

Table / chairs included

Public transport

Premises parking

Overnight accommodation

Breakout rooms

Space Rules

Allowed events

Wedding ceremony licence

Location

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Reviews

Venetia McDade
August 2025
HMS Warrior is the first iron hulled warship to have been built. It is accessed easily enough using a ramp, but then requires some agility to view other deck areas via ladders. Built in 1860, this ship has decks that are sectioned (to minimise flooding issues), unlike earlier ships where you can walk all the way up or down each deck before assending or descending to the next deck, this ship requires you to go up and down several ladders to view all parts. It is fascinating to see how many coal burners were required in order to provide fuel for this steam beauty. Obviously this old ship comes with the appropriate smells of time. I really enjoyed my time on board and can't wait to go back and see any sections I missed, because I found the layout fairly confusing.
Steve Rodrigue
September 2025
An exceptionally well preserved ship. Insightful Victorian guides throughout your visit provides insight on this ship history.
Mr Pickle
June 2025
What an interesting ship, the most powerful warship on the planet for over 10 years, in the mid 1800s. The exhibition below deck, the actors, the material given out, and the whole experience, is superb. Well worth a visit.

Nigel Huxtable
September 2025
Still defiantly afloat, HMS Warrior is a fitting taster for the rest of the Historic Dockyard. Check what is the current best value ticket as you will need a full half day to enjoy HMS Warrior alone. Well informed guides can answer all your questions, som e steep access ladders and because she is afloat the long gang way may have a shallow angle when you get on but as the tide rises so will the angle steepen. Not really wheelchair friendly! Near Christmas she carries a string of lights aloft and the starlings which roost under the railway station can be seen in murmurations before they leave for the Winter. If you buy a Historic Dockyard ticket you will need three days to do the exhibits justice. There are good toilets for visitors and cafes restaurants and picnic areas to suit all tastes. Lots for children to enjoy and a shop for your mementos and presents to take home.