Getting to you here
Clarence Pier, the castle and the Common are open ground. There is little shelter and a lot of short-stay parking. A tyre that looks standing can still be down to the rim after a day of sun and wind. The van will need a straight line to the car; a packed parade in July is not a driveway in January.
Inside PO5
Southsea. The town on the southern shore. Cafes, terraces, and the long parade. Kerbed alloys on the side streets are as common as slow leaks on cars left for the Common.
Southsea Common. Open grass, events, and cars parked along the edges. Soft ground after rain will not take a jack. Say if you are on tarmac or on the verge.
Southsea Castle. The castle car park is exposed and popular in clear weather. A puncture here is often noticed as people walk back from the walls. Access is simple if the bays are not full.
Clarence Pier. Amusements, the hovercraft, and a car park that works hard in summer. Screws and broken glass sit in the same bays. Name the end you are at.
The Common is open, and so is the work: the tyre is done where the car already sits.
If the ground is soft, say so. A verge is not a bay.