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God's House Tower

God's House Tower is a wall in Southampton, Hampshire. It counts as a scheduled monument. Within 15 km there are 57 more places to visit, starting with Southampton Castle (600 m).

Photo: God's House Tower, Lupusaesticus (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Southampton

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Art gallery in Southampton

Inside Southampton

God's House Tower is inside Southampton’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Southampton has 320 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Southampton

From May to September, Southampton sees highs of 18–23°C.

Jan9° / 3°95 mm

Feb9° / 3°67 mm

Mar12° / 4°57 mm

Apr15° / 6°57 mm

May18° / 9°49 mm

Jun21° / 11°55 mm

Jul23° / 13°51 mm

Aug23° / 13°63 mm

Sep20° / 11°66 mm

Oct16° / 9°95 mm

Nov12° / 5°102 mm

Dec9° / 3°95 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Southampton, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Southampton. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Southampton’s full climate →

About

God's House Tower

Wall in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.

In Southampton, inside the town’s built-up area.

Southampton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Art gallery
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: in Southampton
Official site: godshousetower.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Spot God's House Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns near God's House Tower

In size, Southampton comes first of the 5, with 249,633 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Southampton

249,633 people · 31 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km west of it

Marchwood

5,776 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km south of it

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

19,857 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Netley

6,309 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where God's House Tower is	People	Places to visit
Southampton	It’s in town	249,633	31
Marchwood	1.2 km west of it	5,776	22
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	2.1 km south of it	19,857	23
Netley	3.4 km southeast of it	6,309	20
West End	4.8 km northeast of it	10,865	20

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Within 15 km you can add 4 museums, 2 castles and an art gallery.

CastleSouthampton Castle600 m away 2

Museum · English HeritageMedieval Merchants House300 m away 3

MuseumTudor House Museum400 m away 4

MuseumSeaCity Museum1.4 km away 5

Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery1.4 km away 6

CastleNetley Castle3.6 km away 7

MuseumSolent Sky700 m away 8

Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park12 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Know before you visit God's House Tower

Where is God's House Tower?

God's House Tower is in Southampton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is God's House Tower?

Wall in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit God's House Tower?

May to September are the warmest months in Southampton, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is God's House Tower a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near God's House Tower?

Within 15 km: Southampton Castle (600 m), Medieval Merchants House (300 m), Tudor House Museum (400 m) and SeaCity Museum (1.4 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 (9)

God's House Tower: Lupusaesticus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Merchants House: Tim Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tudor House Museum: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
SeaCity Museum: hahnchen at Wikimedia Commons (must include link if medium allows), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton City Art Gallery: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Solent Sky: Nimbus227, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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