West End Travel Guide
Portsmouth





Popular places to visit

Market Square
You can learn about the history of Portsmouth with a trip to Market Square. While in this walkable area, you can savour the top-notch restaurants.

Prescott Park
Explore the great outdoors at Prescott Park, a lovely green space in Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.

Portsmouth Athenaeum
You can study the exhibits at Portsmouth Athenaeum, a museum with a storied past, during your travels to Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Water Country
Enjoy an outing to Water Country during your stay in Portsmouth. Wander the beautiful beaches and seaside in the area.
The Music Hall
Get tickets for a show at The Music Hall, a popular theatre in Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Strawbery Banke Museum
You can browse the exhibits at Strawbery Banke Museum, a museum with a storied past, during your trip to Portsmouth. Wander the waterfront and beautiful beaches in the area.
Top hotels in West End

Hampton Inn Portsmouth Central
Food tasted amazing Our heat worked
Reviewed on 16 Nov 2025

Cliff House Maine
Amazing and beautiful
Reviewed on 20 Nov 2025

Hampton Inn & Suites Portsmouth Downtown
Room was huge and super clean. Very quiet as well. Check in and out was super quick and efficient!
Reviewed on 19 Nov 2025

Anchorage by the Sea
Everything was good. Staff was excellent and welcome us and we also had a complementary glass of champagne upon checking in
Reviewed on 18 Nov 2025

Hampton Inn & Suites Exeter
The room was spotless and much larger than I expected. I was very pleasantly surprised.
Reviewed on 16 Nov 2025

Hilton Garden Inn Portsmouth Downtown
Wonderfully friendly staff. Clean rooms, beautiful lobby and PERFECT location!
Reviewed on 15 Nov 2025
Other neighbourhoods around West End

Downtown
If you're spending some time in Downtown, The Music Hall and Market Square are top sights worth seeing.

North End
When in North End, you can plan a visit to The Music Hall and Market Square, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

South End
While visiting South End, you might make a stop by sights like Wentworth Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses and Children's Museum of Portsmouth.

Elwyn Park
While Elwyn Park isn't home to many top sights, Water Country and Wentworth by the Sea Golf Club are some notable places to visit nearby.

Pease
When in Pease, you can plan a visit to Red Hook Brewery and Fox Run Mall, some noteworthy sights in the nearby area.

Newington
Travellers like the shopping in Newington, and Fox Run Mall is a top attraction you might want to visit.
West End Travel Guide
- Places of interest
- Hotels in West End by Star Rating
- Hotels in top Portsmouth neighborhoods
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- Hampton Beach
- Ogunquit Beach
- Marginal Way
- Perkins Cove
- Long Sands Beach
- Moody Beach
- University of New Hampshire
- Market Square
- Nubble Lighthouse
- Short Sands Beach
- Footbridge Beach
- Kittery Premium Outlets
- The Music Hall
- Wentworth by the Sea Golf Club
- Ogunquit Playhouse
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Jenness State Beach
- Salisbury Beach State Reservation
- New England Dragway
- Waterfront Promenade Park
- Fox Run Mall
