Cityzones and Zone Maps

Cityzones.co.uk was conceived back in 1999 and first surfaced in a street guide printed and published at the turn of the century. Cityzones The Portsmouth & Southsea Guide 1999/2000.

Portsmouth and Southsea have of course moved on somewhat since the guide was published however it still serves as an excellent snapshot of Portsmouth and Southsea in the Millenium year. The maps which appear on this site are scanned from this publication which can still be purchased, price £1.20 inc.p&p, from Lines Designs, 39 Manchester Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 5EJ. Cheques payable to Lines Designs please.

Over the years a considerable amount of dedication has been put into maintaining and updating this site on a daily basis, if you enjoy this site and would like to support me, I would welcome any donation, please make your cheque payable to Lines Designs and forward it to the above address.

A Guide to my Home Page Links

Beachcomber

If you Google 'Portsmouth & Southsea Diary' you will find that cityzones.co.uk tops the search list. Cityzones has enjoyed this position for sometime now, and this is thanks to 'Beachcomber' our seven day diary covering the following:
  • Events
  • Art
  • Music
  • Theatre
  • Cinema

These diaries are more than mere listings. I endeavour to comb information from local sites, brochures etc so that I can provide a really useful diary of what is happening in the city and within a 1 1/2hr travel span by car.

Shop and Trader Locators

I know that these are useful, especially as parking is sometimes a problem.
I will aim to update these guides in the early spring and late summer months and will also be aiming to bring other streets onboad as well.

World Newspapers

If you are a visitor to our city or perhaps an overseas student, you can stay in touch with your roots via our link to 'World Newspapers'.

Directions

Clicking down on the Directions link will provide you with help to locate most of the popular venues covered in my diaries.

Visitor Guide

If you are new to Portsmouth and Southsea this Visitor Guide should help you to locate most of the city's exciting attractions including the main shopping malls/precincts.

2012 Calendar

Updated every year this calendar is extremely popular and useful. Just click the link 2012 Calendar to view an online version. If you would like a Triangular Desktop version these are available priced £1.20 inc p&p from Lines Designs, 39 Manchester Road, Fratton, Portsmouth, PO1 5EJ.

Other Accessories

Opening Times, The World Clock, Currency Convertor, Farmers Markets, Dictionary and Language Translator are all self explanatory, and I hope you find them useful.

Ric's Sketch Book

I have started this diary with a two fold purpose in mind, firstly to encourage people to launch out and start sketching, drawing and painting. Secondly it is
an incentive for myself to really commit to the regular practices of improving my own art skills.

For some the art of drawing and painting is a gift, for others, myself included, these are skills which have to be acquired, yes they require a degree of dedication and commitment. I hope this diary will encourage us both.

Be looking out for you

Cheers
Ric

Finally

This site is a 'one man show' so to speak, so please be patient if for instance the diaries are not updated everyday, I will of course do my utmost to ensure info is up to date, but sickness and holidays etc have to be accommodated. Thanks. Also, I would welcome any feedback or suggestions you can contact me ric@cityzones.co.uk

Please use this link if you would like me to contact you in regards to advertising on this site, for £50 I am willing to design and host a page for one year as we have done for Zensation along with all the neccessary advertisements on our maps and in our Beachcomber diaries. Throughout 2011 we have been registering over 1000 hits per day on this site, and are looking forward to 2012.