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Plan your Victorious Festival weekend 2025
10 days ago
If you're heading to Portsmouth for Victorious Festival this year and you love a plan, then this blog post is for you. I've got coffee, breakfast and pub/bar recommendations plus a few extra AND a handy map to make your life easier.

Discover local Portsmouth and Southsea Gems
Looking for great things to do and places to eat in Portsmouth and Southsea? Look no further.

Digging up wild clay in Portsmouth with Follie
Have you ever found wild clay on the beach? And then turned it into a one-of-a-kind pot? Well, that's what local ceramic Artist, Follie does. So, come with us to make a pot from wild clay found in Portsmouth.
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THE SOTS STORY
We started southofthesea back in 2013 to fight back against the bad rep Portsmouth had. After a few years of posting we took a bit of a break...