Southampton Cruise Stop

[rjrjkr]

Any suggestions for a day in Southampton? We have an itinerary change now with a cruise stop in Southampton for a full day in September.

[exlondoner]

7 hours ago, rjrjkr said:

Any suggestions for a day in Southampton? We have an itinerary change now with a cruise stop in Southampton for a full day in September.

Maritime Museum, Medieval House, Brownie in John Lewis Café, Art Gallery, trip on Hythe Ferry.

[Mrs f.]

We walked (about 10 min.) over to the train station from our hotel  (Moxie).  Took the train into Bath...about 1 hr.  Took a wonderful 2.5 hour free walking tour offered by the Mayor of bath.

[-Lew-]

I asked the same question over on the Regent board.  Some responses are slanted toward Regent, but there are others you might find useful.

 

 

[John Bull]

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• March 23, 2009
• Lee-on-the-Solent, England

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Posted September 25, 2022 (edited)

In Southampton,:

Just a ten-minute walk from the Ibis (albeit up a hill) https://seacitymuseum.co.uk/  is a council-run museum focussed on Titanic. Dioramas and personal stories (most of her crew were from Southampton) rather than artefacts.

 https://tudorhouseandgarden.com/ in old-town Southampton is a 15 minute walk (or short taxi hop) from Ibis & Ibis Budget.

Only about 100 yards from the Tudor Merchant's House,  https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/medieval-merchants-house/  is normally open on sundays only.

City walls, Westgate Hall etc are in the same area.

A further 15 minutes beyond, https://www.solentsky.org/exhibitions  is a volunteer-run aircraft museum with the emphasis on aircraft with a local connection

Sunday isn't sunday without a sunday roast lunch, though it's best to pre-book. In the same road as the Tudor Merchant's House are

the Duke of Wellington pub https://www.dukesouthampton.co.uk/  and  http://dancingmanbrewery.co.uk/.

Both offer roast sunday pub lunches.

Or the best but by far the most expensive is https://www.harbourhotels.co.uk/media/14595/18g-southampton-jetty-sundayset-a4-jun22-v1.pdf?1656420625

 

On sundays, city centre shops are open on limited hours, usually 10am to 4pm.

 

Beyond  Southampton

The historic cathedral city of Salisbury is only 35 minutes by direct train  (Southampton Central station is across the road from the Ibis). Much less crowded and more laid-back than Winchester, and a friendly rural atmosphere. Built in 1220 - 1255, the cathedral is younger than Winchester cathedral, but much more impressive, and has the tallest spire in the UK. And a hop-on bus to Stonehenge operates from Salisbury station. NB limitations on inside visits to the cathedral on sundays

https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/salisbury

https://www.londontoolkit.com/whattodo/salisbury.htm

https://www.thestonehengetour.info/

https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

 

Or take the little Hythe Ferry across Southampton Water, and a taxi from Hythe about 6 miles across a corner of the New Forest to the village of Beaulieu and https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/

Altho it majors on the National Motor Museum there's also the Bishop's Palace , the Abbey ruins (sacked during Henry V111's Dissolution of the Monasteries) etc.  NB arrange with the taxi driver to collect you at an agreed time, there's no taxi rank at Beaulieu

https://hytheferry.co.uk/

 

Or the car ferry across the Solent (about an hour) to East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, then local 10 minute  bus ride to Queen Victoria's favourite home, Osborne House 

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/osborne/

https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-ferry/terminal-facilities/terminal-1-southampton/

 

Or 60 minutes by direct train to Portsmouth Harbour station, just 200 yards from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard & Ships https://www.historicdockyard.co.uk/

 

It's a shame you've not planned to spend a week in Southampton 😉😀

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The above  post is a year or two old, but the information is still up-to-date.

It was in response to someone concerned about sundays - if your day isn't a sunday you can ignore those sunday limitations.

I'm not just being lazy - my typing finger has been working hard today 😏

 

JB 🙂