SHOCKING - What’s Really Happened to Southsea High Street?!

What’s happened to Southsea?

A slow walk along Osborne Road, Palmerston Road and Marmion Road, reflecting on lost pubs, changing shops and the feeling that something’s missing.

In this walking vlog, I explore the heart of Southsea in Portsmouth, taking a real-time walk through some of its most recognisable streets and thinking about how they’ve changed over the years.

Southsea has long been one of Portsmouth’s most loved areas — known for independent shops, pubs, cafés, cinemas and nightlife. But walking these roads today raises questions. Empty units, boarded-up fronts and familiar names long gone make you wonder what’s been lost along the way.

As I walk, I talk about pubs that no longer exist, rumours of abandoned cinemas that feel like they should still be there, and the changing face of high street shopping in Southsea. Some places are thriving, others feel forgotten, and some changes are subtle but impossible to ignore.

This isn’t a rant or doom-and-gloom video. It’s an honest look at Southsea past and present - comparing how it used to feel with what it’s becoming today.

Whether you grew up in Portsmouth, live in Southsea now, or simply enjoy UK walking vlogs, local history and British high streets, this video is about places, memories and watching somewhere familiar slowly evolve.

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Which pubs do you miss most? What shops should never have closed? And is Southsea better now - or was it better then?

📍 Filmed in real time with natural street sound.

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Southsea walking vlog, Portsmouth walking tour, Southsea history, Palmerston Road Southsea, Osborne Road Southsea, Marmion Road Portsmouth, UK walking vlog, British high streets, Southsea nostalgia, Portsmouth past and present, lost pubs UK

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Video Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:30 Osborne Road West (Right)
06:40 Osborne Road East
09:42 Palmerston Road North (Right)
12:21 Marmion Road
17:36 Palmerston Road
26:21 Osborne Road West (Left)