Visit Southampton City Centre Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Southampton City Centre

  

Southampton City Centre Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Southampton City Centre

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Southampton City Centre culture & places

There are several museums in the city centre, especially around the “Old Town” area. The museums include the Tudor House Museum, Medieval Merchant’s House and Maritime Museum.

You can visit Southampton City Centre places with Walkfo Southampton City Centre to hear history at Southampton City Centre’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Southampton City Centre has 145 places to visit in our interactive Southampton City Centre 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 Southampton City Centre, 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 Southampton City Centre places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Southampton City Centre & the surrounding areas.

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145 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Southampton City Centre tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Southampton City Centre

  

Best Southampton City Centre places to visit

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Southampton City Centre has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Southampton City Centre’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Southampton City Centre’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.

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.

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.

Southampton District Energy Scheme The Southampton District Energy Scheme is a district heating and cooling system in Southampton, United Kingdom. The system is owned and operated by ENGIE.

Christ Church, Freemantle Christ Church is the parish church for Freemantle in Southampton. The church building is grade II listed. It is located in Freemantle, south-west of Southampton.

Sholing Sholing, previously Scholing, is a district on the eastern side of the city of Southampton in Southern England. It is located between the districts of Bitterne, Thornhill and Woolston. The first Vicar, the Rev. Francis Davidson, remained in place for the first 48 years. In 1920, the village became part of the Borough of Southampton.

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