City Life Church Portsmouth

City Life Church sits in Portsmouth proper, though it's not the sort of place you'd stumble upon by accident. It's a modern evangelical church with a straightforward approach to worship - no high ceilings or centuries of stone, but a contemporary space where the focus stays on the message rather than the architecture. Services happen regularly, and the community aspect seems genuine enough.

You won't come here for the building itself. This is a working church first and foremost, so visiting outside of service times means you'll mostly be looking at an empty room. That said, if you're staying at one of the nearby holiday parks - Hayling Island Holiday Park is just 3.4 miles away, or you could base yourself at Fishery Creek Touring Park, which gets top marks from other visitors - and you're after somewhere to attend Sunday worship, it's accessible and welcoming.

Families who want a contemporary church experience will find it straightforward. There's nothing stuffy here. Plan to spend an hour for a service, and check ahead for their schedule and whether they run children's groups. The nearest proper town is Hayling Island itself, which is where you'd find other attractions and facilities, so this works best as part of a wider weekend rather than a standalone visit. If you're after traditional ecclesiastical architecture or historical graveyards to explore, look elsewhere. But if you want a modern church community during your park holiday, it does the job without fuss.