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Cosham
Suburb of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Cosham

Cosham is a northern suburb of Portsmouth lying within the city boundary but off Portsea Island, in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.

Plan a trip to Cosham→From London

It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 along with Drayton and Wymering (mainland) and Bocheland (Buckland), Frodington (Fratton) and Copenore (Copnor) on the island.

How locals move

Getting around Cosham the local way

  • Get inAlight at for the Historic Dockyard, Gunwharf Quays, the Spinnaker Tower and ferries to the Isle of Wight.
  • Get inThere are ferry services from four ports in Normandy and Brittany.
  • Get inCross Channel ferry services operate out of the Portsmouth International Port located at the end of the M275 motorway Caen Brittany Ferries, up to 3 a day, 5 hr 45 min Cherbourg Condor Ferries, 1 Sunday service, 5 hr Brittany Ferries, 1 a day, 3-hr fast service Le Havre Brittany Ferries 1 a day, 8 hr 15 min overnight Saint-Malo Brittany Ferries, up to 2 a day, 9 hr overnight or in the daytime There are services from two ports in northern Spain (the Basque Country and Cantabria).
  • Get inBilbao Brittany Ferries, 'cruise style' 2 a week (W: 24 hr, and Su: 32 hr), 'économie' 1 a week (Tu: 28 hr).
  • Get inSantander Brittany Ferries, 3 a week (Tu F Su: 24 hr).
  • Get inGuernsey Condor Ferries, 1 a day, 6 hr 30 min Jersey Condor Ferries, 1 a day, 10 hr 30 min The Isle of Wight is under 60 min by ferry or 10 min by hovercraft.
  • Get inThe Gosport Ferry runs every 7 min at peak times and every 15 min at other times until midnight for £3.30 return.
  • Get inThe Gosport Ferry service docks at the transport hub by Portsmouth Harbour station.

From Wikivoyage: Portsmouth, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: mattbuck (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.