Welcome to Visit Northam, Southampton Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Northam, Southampton
Visit Northam, Southampton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Northam, Southampton places to visit. A unique way to experience Northam, Southampton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Northam, Southampton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
Visiting Northam, Southampton Walkfo Preview Northam is a suburb of Southampton on the West bank of the River Itchen. It shares borders with St Mary’s, Bitterne and Bevois Valley. The Chapel area is home to some recent apartment building developments. When you visit Northam, Southampton, Walkfo brings Northam, Southampton places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Visit Northam, Southampton – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 157 audio plaques & Northam, Southampton places for you to explore in the Northam, Southampton area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Northam, Southampton places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Northam, Southampton history
Northam shipyard was established in 1693 after John Winter purchased the Manor of Northam for that purpose. During Victorian times, much of Southampton’s industry was based around the banks of the Itchen. The first Northam Road Bridge was built in 1796 and re-opened in 1954.
Railways and tramways
The London & Southampton Railway reached Northam in 1839. For few months the line terminated at a temporary station at Northam until the Southampton Terminus station was completed. Northam Quay tramway was built around the start of the 1840s. The area regained a railway station when Northam railway station was opened on 1 December 1872.
Why visit Northam, Southampton with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Northam, Southampton places with Walkfo Northam, Southampton to hear history at Northam, Southampton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Northam, Southampton has 157 places to visit in our interactive Northam, Southampton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Northam, Southampton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Northam, Southampton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Northam, Southampton & the surrounding areas.
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Best Northam, Southampton places to visit
Northam, Southampton has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Northam, Southampton’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Northam, Southampton’s information audio spots:
R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel The R. J. Mitchell Wind Tunnel is part of the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton. It is the largest wind tunnel in University ownership in the UK.
St. Alban’s Church, Southampton St. Alban’s Church, Swaythling, Southampton, stands on Tulip Road, just off the main Burgess Road. The church, and its associated hall, is a Grade II listed building.
Clausentum Clausentum was a small town in the Roman province of Britannia. The site is believed to be located in Bitterne Manor, now a suburb of Southampton.
Old Farmhouse, Southampton The Old Farmhouse was originally a farmhouse and dates back to at least 1560. It was rebuilt in 1611 and converted to its current usage in 1843. It is situated adjacent to the Mount Pleasant level crossing on the South West Main Line.
St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassett St. Michael and All Angels Church, in Bassett, Southampton, is an Anglican parish church which dates from the late 19th century.
Hollybrook Cemetery Hollybrook Cemetery is one of the main cemeteries in Southampton. It contains around 53,000 graves as of August 2012 and still open to new burials as of March 2016.
Southampton Cenotaph The Southampton Cenotaph was the first of dozens by Lutyens to be built in permanent form. It is a tapering, multi-tiered pylon which culminates in a sarcophagus which features a recumbent figure of a soldier. The names of the dead are inscribed on three sides.
Watts Park Watts Park is named in honour of Isaac Watts, a Congregationalist minister and hymn writer. It was built between 1854 and 1866 and was designated Grade II* in 1995.
Southampton Tunnel Southampton Tunnel is a 528-yard railway tunnel that runs close to the Civic Centre in the centre of the city of Southampton. It was constructed by the Southampton and Dorchester Railway to join the London and Southampton Railway. The tunnel suffered a collapse during construction, and subsequent movement of the structure delayed its opening until two months after that of the rest of the line.
Above Bar Church, Southampton Above Bar Church is affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The building is on the corner of Above Bar Street and Ogle Road in Southampton City Centre.
Visit Northam, Southampton plaques
18 plaques hereNortham, Southampton has 18 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Northam, Southampton plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Northam, Southampton using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Northam, Southampton plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Northam, Southampton allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Northam, Southampton’s 157 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Northam, Southampton freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Northam, Southampton Map App
Our visit Northam, Southampton map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Northam, Southampton & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Northam, Southampton tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Northam, Southampton centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Northam, Southampton area at LONG:-1.391, LAT:50.9124.
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Things to do & visit in Northam, Southampton / surrounding areas
● Solent Sky ● Ocean Village, Southampton ● History of the Port of Southampton ● Woolston Floating Bridge ● Itchen Bridge ● St. Mary’s Church, Southampton ● Holyrood estate ● National Oceanography Centre ● Bargate (ward) ● Southampton Old Bowling Green ● John I. Thornycroft & Company ● God’s House Hospital ● Griffon Hoverwork ● God’s House Tower ● Centenary Quay ● The Joiners ● Red Lion Inn, Southampton ● St. Julien’s Church, Southampton ● Itchen Ferry village ● Holyrood Church ● Timeline of Southampton ● Dolphin Hotel, Southampton ● St Mary’s Stadium ● Canute’s Palace ● St Mary’s, Southampton ● Medieval Merchant’s House ● Greatest Hits Radio South Coast ● Southampton City Centre ● St. Michael’s Church, Southampton ● River Itchen, Hampshire
● World Sailing ● Highfield, Southampton ● Highfield Church ● Avenue Campus ● Portswood ● Highfield Campus ● R J Mitchell Wind Tunnel ● Boldrewood Innovation Campus ● Southampton Common ● Avenue St. Andrew’s United Reformed Church ● St Denys ● Bevois Valley ● Bevois ● The Hobbit (pub) ● St. Alban’s Church, Southampton ● Bassett Green ● 286, Southampton ● Bassett, Southampton ● County Ground, Southampton ● Southampton Old Cemetery ● Cobden Bridge ● Clausentum ● St Edmund’s Church, Southampton ● Monks Brook ● Bitterne Manor ● South Stoneham ● Swaythling ● Old Farmhouse, Southampton ● St. Michael and All Angels Church, Bassett ● Rockstone Place Park ● Ordnance Survey buildings ● Simon Flavell Leukaemia Research Laboratory ● Television Centre, Southampton ● Royal South Hants Hospital ● Carlton Place drill hall, Southampton ● Bitterne Park ● Antelope Ground ● Northam, Southampton ● Unity 101 ● Northam Carriage Servicing Depot ● Nicholstown ● Central Baptist Church, Southampton ● Shirley Parish Church ● Titanic Musicians’ Memorial ● Titanic Engineers’ Memorial ● St James’ Park, Southampton ● Hollybrook Cemetery ● Southampton Cenotaph ● Watts Park ● The Polygon, Southampton ● Midanbury ● Solent University ● Southampton City Art Gallery ● Southampton Guildhall ● John Hansard Gallery ● Mansbridge ● Southampton Civic Centre ● Southampton Archives ● Mayflower Theatre ● SeaCity Museum ● Franciscan Friary, Southampton ● Wyndham Court ● Southampton General Hospital ● Shirley, Southampton ● Shirley Baptist Church, Southampton ● Ford Southampton plant ● Chessel Bay ● Surge Radio ● Southampton Tunnel ● Blechynden Terrace Park ● Princess Anne Hospital ● Marlands Shopping Centre ● Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft ● Southampton Power Station ● Above Bar Church, Southampton ● Townhill Park ● Townhill Park House ● Freemantle ● Southampton District Energy Scheme ● Christ Church, Freemantle ● Harefield, Southampton ● Thornhill, Southampton ● Bitterne ● Chartwell Green ● Sholing ● Itchen Urban District ● Miller’s Pond ● Peartree (ward) ● Gaters Mill ● Tanner’s Brook ● Regents Park, Southampton ● King George V Graving Dock ● Marchwood ERF ● Westquay ● Carnival House ● Marchwood Power Station ● Bargate ● All Saints’ Church, Southampton ● Southampton town walls ● Southampton Castle ● King John’s Palace, Southampton ● Tudor House and Garden ● St Joseph’s Church, Southampton ● Southampton Boat Show ● Theatre Royal, Southampton ● Marchwood Military Port ● The Wool House ● Royal Pier, Southampton ● Town Quay ● Peartree Green ● HMS Europa (shore establishment) ● HMS Abatos ● Woolston, Southampton ● Dibden Bay ● Weston, Southampton ● Mayfield Park, Southampton ● Port of Southampton ● Southampton ● University of Southampton ● South Stoneham House ● Wessex Lane Halls ● St. Mary’s Church, South Stoneham ● Northam Bridge ● The Dell, Southampton ● SS Shieldhall
Getting to / around Northam, Southampton – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Northam, Southampton using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Northam, Southampton places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Northam, Southampton Public Transport Stations
Local Northam, Southampton historians & Northam, Southampton tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Northam, Southampton? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Northam, Southampton’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Northam, Southampton place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Northam, Southampton Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Northam, Southampton destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Northam, Southampton’ web pages (for example: www.visitNortham, Southampton.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Northam, Southampton places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Northam, Southampton places to visit. A unique way to experience Northam, Southampton’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Northam, Southampton as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Northam, Southampton places with Walkfo Northam, Southampton to hear history at Northam, Southampton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Northam, Southampton has 157 places to visit in our interactive Northam, Southampton map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Northam, Southampton, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Northam, Southampton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Northam, Southampton & the surrounding areas.
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