Calshot Spit Lightship
Southampton counts Calshot Spit Lightship, an attraction, among its places to visit. The surrounding 5 km hold 18 more places to visit. Its operator is Solent Sky Museum.
Attraction in Southampton
Inside Southampton
Calshot Spit Lightship is inside Southampton’s built-up area, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Southampton
The warmest stretch in Southampton is May to September, at 18–23°C in the afternoon.
Calshot Spit Lightship
Southampton Castle comes next on our list, 1 km away.
- Type
- Attraction
- Run by
- Solent Sky Museum
- Town
- in Southampton
Calshot Spit Lightship on the map
Orange is Calshot Spit Lightship; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Southampton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
With 249,633 people, Southampton is the largest of the 7. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Southampton
Marchwood
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu
Netley
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Calshot Spit Lightship is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | It’s in town | 249,633 | 31 |
| Marchwood | 1.9 km west of it | 5,776 | 22 |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 2.4 km south of it | 19,857 | 23 |
| Netley | 2.9 km southeast of it | 6,309 | 20 |
| West End | 4.2 km northeast of it | 10,865 | 20 |
| Bursledon | 4.4 km east of it | 8,072 | 10 |
| Hamble-le-Rice | 4.8 km southeast of it | 4,613 | 10 |
More near Calshot Spit Lightship
Of the 56 within 15 km, look for 4 museums, 2 castles and an art gallery.
CastleSouthampton Castle1 km away2
Museum · English HeritageMedieval Merchants House900 m away3
CastleNetley Castle3.2 km away4
Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery1.5 km away5
MuseumSeaCity Museum1.5 km away6
MuseumSolent Sky100 m away7
MuseumTudor House Museum1 km away8
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park13 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Calshot Spit Lightship
Where is Calshot Spit Lightship?
Calshot Spit Lightship is in Southampton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Calshot Spit Lightship?
Attraction.
Who runs Calshot Spit Lightship?
Solent Sky Museum.
When is the best time to visit Calshot Spit Lightship?
May to September are the warmest months in Southampton, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Calshot Spit Lightship?
Within 15 km: Southampton Castle (1 km), Medieval Merchants House (900 m), Netley Castle (3.2 km) and Southampton City Art Gallery (1.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Medieval Merchants House: Tim Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Southampton City Art Gallery: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SeaCity Museum: hahnchen at Wikimedia Commons (must include link if medium allows), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Solent Sky: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tudor House Museum: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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