Southampton City Walls Lights

A series of panels guides you around the old town s encircling walls.

Southampton city walls lights.

Westquay is set to shine a light on the city when it unveils the festival on february 15. Located in southampton city centre this spa hotel is within a 10 minute walk of old city walls and westquay shopping centre. Southampton solent university and mayflower theatre are also within 1 mi 2 km. Southampton s town walls the first sections to be built bargate and eastgate date from 1180 with alterations made in about 1290.

We recommend booking southampton town walls tours ahead of time to secure your spot. They were extended following the devastating french raid of 1338. View all hotels near southampton town walls on tripadvisor. Discover southampton walls in southampton england.

See all 3 southampton town walls tours on tripadvisor. Hotels near southampton town walls. Uncover southampton s hidden charms in this fantastic self guided walking tour. A half mile long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

This new town was defended by banks ditches and the natural curve of the river and. Medieval town walls old town walk. Southampton was a saxon fortified burh that originally served as a port for winchester. Discover some of england s best preserved medieval town walls and step back in history to find out more about southampton s past.

0 19 km ennios boutique hotel 0 28 km room2 southampton 0 40 km the white star tavern 0 45 km the pig in the wall 0 35 km town or country serviced accommodation. The bargate is medieval gatehouse in the city centre of southampton. Southampton s town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town in southern england although earlier roman and anglo saxon settlements around southampton had been fortified with walls or ditches the later walls originate with the move of the town to the current site in the 10th century. The historic city walls will provide a backdrop for a series of interactive light installations.

However its wealth led to brutal french attack and thereafter extensive defences were built. If you book with tripadvisor you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund.