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Things for an American visiting Southampton area
Hi all,
I've been contacted by an American work colleague who's flying with his wife to the UK at the end of April, he'll be landing in London and driving down to Southampton for a cruise around Britain, but has 3 days & 2 nights before then and was asking for some thoughts on places to go and sites to see.
He's already planning to do Stonehenge, but was looking for some ideas, he said
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We both like whiskey and wanted to see Stonehenge. We love castles and the outdoors. Maybe a suggestion on where to stay one night enroute from London to Southampton
Any thoughts welcome Iggy/Ieuan
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2nd Jan 2018 8:56 am
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beaulieu motor museum.
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2nd Jan 2018 9:07 am
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What about staying near Portsmouth? Not far from Southampton, historic dockyard museum with HMS Victory & Mary Rose museum, D-Day museum, boat tour round harbour. Short ferry ride and walk to Submarine museum in Gosport.
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I'd second the Portsmouth suggestion, we spent a day and half on the historic boatyard and associated bits.==================================
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2nd Jan 2018 9:31 am
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Re: Things for an American visiting Southampton area
Iguana wrote:
Hi all,
I've been contacted by an American work colleague who's flying with his wife to the UK at the end of April, he'll be landing in London and driving down to Southampton for a cruise around Britain, but has 3 days & 2 nights before then and was asking for some thoughts on places to go and sites to see.
He's already planning to do Stonehenge, but was looking for some ideas, he said
Quote:
We both like whiskey and wanted to see Stonehenge. We love castles and the outdoors. Maybe a suggestion on where to stay one night enroute from London to Southampton
Any thoughts welcome
Forget Stonehenge, Avebury/Silbury Hill/West Kennet Long Barrow are far more interesting and empty at that time of year
2nd Jan 2018 9:31 am
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Winchester Cathedral and the nearby Great Hall??
And as a pompey lad, I'd always say that the best thing near Scumhampton is Portsmouth
2nd Jan 2018 9:34 am
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+1 for Avebury area.
2nd Jan 2018 9:49 am
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Love this forum!
Thanks for all your suggestions, I also thought of the Historic Docks as been there a few times myself
Keep em coming Iggy/Ieuan
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2nd Jan 2018 9:49 am
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If he wants castles then Portchester or Arundel (Arundel has a lot more in the area), then there is the Roman Palace at Fishbourne near Chichester, Weald and Downland Museum north of Chichester at Singleton.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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2nd Jan 2018 9:53 am
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The Isle of Wight and the New Forest would also be worthy additions to the itinerary 2007 D3 TDV6 XS - GONE
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Forget Stonehenge, it's not finished yet
Also the system for visiting it from the car park is not very reliable and most visitors are first time visitors based on the adverting hype and are disappointed when they see the real thing.
I can almost guarantee nobody ever visits it more than once apart from the nutters that believe in magic and fairies.
2nd Jan 2018 1:22 pm
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Don't believe in magic etc, have been 4 times.==================================
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Lulworth cove. New Forest. IoW but the ferry is stupidly expensive. Pompey Docks. Motor museum is worth a visit too
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2nd Jan 2018 1:58 pm
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Mogwyth wrote:
Don't believe in magic etc, have been 4 times.
Why, what did you miss the first time ?
I was ferreting there once and a load of Japanese tourists took more pictures of me the ferrets and dead rabbits than Stonehenge itself.
English Heritage reckoned the rabbits burrowing by the stones would cause them to collapse !!
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