Our magical Tower Toymaker’s Workshop is officially open here at Emirates Spinnaker Tower. Father Christmas arrived alongside his Elves and set up the grotto ready to meet all the excited children (or should we say, the toymakers) and the Tower Toymaker’s Workshop was launched. We’ve already had some great reviews come in, check them out.* […]

Emirates Spinnaker Tower has taken home bronze for Best UK Leisure Attraction in the prestigious British Travel Awards (BTAs) last night in London. The BTAs are the largest UK consumer voted programme across any industry, and from June to September, 402,734 people cast 867,221 votes for their favourite UK holidays and attractions, cruises, holidays, airlines […]

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Emirates Spinnaker Tower is now 14 years old! That’s the equivalent to 168 months or 5110 days or 122,640 hours that we have had our doors open to the public. 14 years has flown by and we’re proud to still be providing memorable experiences to all of our guests. It’s been an exciting 14 years […]

We caught up with local sign-writing and graphic design duo, 2 Sisters ahead of the launch of the 2019 Tower Toymaker’s Workshop! Chloe and Lauren have returned to the recreate the magic and have been busy painting the Christmas cabin ready for the arrival of Father Christmas and his elves. 2 Sisters specialise in hand […]

Ahh, fish and chips, the good old quintessential English seaside dinner. Portsmouth is home of the seaside and there is no shortage of a good old serving of fish and chips around the city. To mark seafood week, we’ve compiled 5 of the best plaices (the pun was too good to resist) to go for […]

Headed to Portsmouth for the 2019 Great South Run? Then check out all the best things to do in the city.

At Spinnaker Tower, we are on an exciting journey to work with local suppliers that are within the 23 mile radius of our breath-taking view, giving our guests a real taste of Portsmouth. The 21st September marks Isle of Wight Day, and we are taking this opportunity to celebrate our amazing Isle of Wight suppliers. […]

Just arrived in the city and not sure what to do or where to go? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! Portsmouth is a great place for students, there’s so much to see and do, and with everything in walking distance, you’re never far from anything. We’ve put together a handy little guide on where to […]

The 5th September marks the International Day of Charity so we thought we’d shout about some of the amazing things that happen here at the Spinnaker Tower! The Spinnaker Tower has become synonymous with various charitable causes, whether that be through raising the awareness of charities through our spectacular lighting, or people taking on some […]

You may or may not have noticed that the Tower is in darkness right now. As the nights draw in, those iconic lights aren’t switching on, and that is for a very special reason. Our current lighting system has been in place for 14 years and runs on floppy disc programming… yes that’s right, floppy […]