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Medieval Merchants House

Medieval Merchants House is a grade I listed historic house museum in Southampton. Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. A short trip away is Southampton Castle, 300 m off, the first of 58 within 15 km.

Photo: Medieval Merchants House, Tim Knight (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Southampton

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Southampton

Inside Southampton

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

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade I listed building

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

The seasons here

Afternoons in Southampton peak at 18–23°C, May to September.

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

Medieval Merchants House

It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.

Southampton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Southampton
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/medieval-merchants-house

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

Plan your visit

Know before you go

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Orange shows Medieval Merchants House; numbers mark the places near it.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

Home to 249,633 people, Southampton is the largest of these 5. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Southampton

249,633 people · 31 places to visit

2 · 1.1 km west of it

Marchwood

5,776 people · 22 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km south of it

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

19,857 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 3.7 km southeast of it

Netley

6,309 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Medieval Merchants House is	People	Places to visit
Southampton	It’s in town	249,633	31
Marchwood	1.1 km west of it	5,776	22
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu	2.4 km south of it	19,857	23
Netley	3.7 km southeast of it	6,309	20
West End	4.8 km northeast of it	10,865	20

Make a day of it

Beyond Medieval Merchants House

Also close at hand are 3 museums, 2 castles and an art gallery, among 58 within 15 km.

CastleSouthampton Castle300 m away 2

MuseumTudor House Museum100 m away 3

MuseumSeaCity Museum1.1 km away 4

Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery1.1 km away 5

CastleNetley Castle3.9 km away 6

MuseumSolent Sky900 m away 7

Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park12 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)8PierPierTown Quay500 m away

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

What people ask about Medieval Merchants House

Where is Medieval Merchants House?

Medieval Merchants House is in Southampton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Medieval Merchants House?

Grade I listed historic house museum in Southampton, United Kingdom.

Who runs Medieval Merchants House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Medieval Merchants House?

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

Is Medieval Merchants House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Medieval Merchants House?

Within 15 km: Southampton Castle (300 m), Tudor House Museum (100 m), SeaCity Museum (1.1 km) and Southampton City Art Gallery (1.1 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)

Medieval Merchants House: Tim Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, 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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