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Welcome to SOUTHAMPTON CITY CENTRE

OUR NEXT CITY CENTRE EVENTS:

Southampton City Centre is a cosmopolitan cultured modern city centre with high quality shopping, cafes, bars, restaurants and attractions - there is something for everyone.

TRAVELLING TO SOUTHAMPTON? 

  • How to get to Southampton by road: click here
  • How to get to Southampton by rail: click here
  • How to get to Southampton by bus: click here for Bluestar, First Group, Uni-Link, and Hants & Dorset.
  • To find your way around our City, click onto our friendly visitor map here.
  • For car parking in the city centre, please click here.

SHOPPING:

Southampton has over 500 shops and businesses - for our complete listing, click here.

Markets every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (and monthly Arts and Crafts Events on Sundays), Specialist markets together with shopping in East Street, High Street, Queensway, London Road, Bedford Place and Oxford Street. There is also great shopping at The Mall Southampton, WestQuay Shopping Centre, Bargate Shopping, East Street Centre, West Quay Retail Park and Above Bar pedestrianised precinct.

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE:

Southampton itself is a vibrant SeaCity that mixes the very best in maritime heritage and history with 21st Century cosmopolitan commerce, business, investment, living and leisure.

STAY, SHOW, SAIL:     

The busiest "Cruise and Ferry Capital" of Europe is complemented by an international airport conveniently located to road and rail networks. The City and City Centre directly benefits from the very best in urban city life, with excellent high quality theatres (The Mayflower Theatre and The Nuffield Theatre), hotels and guest houses; as well as being just 15 minutes from The New Forest and wider attractions. Southampton really is England's Capital of the South and that makes it the perfect base to explore the vibrant City Centre, the surrounding coastline and countryside.

THE SEAT OF LEARNING:  

Southampton is the place for learning, training and development with three leading learning institutions: University of Southampton, Southampton Solent University, Southampton City College, and a host of other schools and colleges.

CONFERENCE CAPITAL: 

Thinking of holding a conference or need a venue? Then you've come to the right place. Southampton is perfect for conferences. There is a wide range of conference venues available, but best start your search by clicking here.

HERITAGE AND HISTORY: 

Southampton's and its City Centre story is one that takes you through from the Stone Age to the present day encompassing centuries of maritime and medieval exploits, civic and community achievements. Sections of the City Walls remain accesible and make for a very interesting tour around the old City. With 'Titanic' connections, the City remains associated with its past whilst creating a present ambience and dynamic future.

 

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT OUR GLORIOUS CITY:

To discover and visit Southampton: http://www.discoversouthampton.co.uk/ and www.visitsouthampton.co.uk

A warm welcome awaits you in the UK's SeaCity...