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Southampton Castle

Southampton Castle is a castle in Southampton. Its status is a Grade II* listed building. Within 15 km there are 58 more places to visit, starting with Medieval Merchants House (300 m).

Photo: Southampton Castle, John Speed, 17th century artist (Public domain)

Where

In Southampton

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 11%

#885 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle in Southampton

Inside Southampton

Southampton Castle is inside Southampton’s built-up area, with 18 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* 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

How the seasons run

If warmth matters, go May to September: Southampton reaches 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

Southampton Castle

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 9 languages.

Southampton’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 9 languages
Town: in Southampton

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

The map

Finding Southampton Castle

Orange marks Southampton Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Towns around Southampton Castle, by distance

In size, Southampton comes first of the 8, 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 · 2.7 km south of it

Hythe and Dibden Purlieu

19,857 people · 23 places to visit

4 · 3.8 km southeast of it

Netley

6,309 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Southampton Castle 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	2.7 km south of it	19,857	23
Netley	3.8 km southeast of it	6,309	20
West End	4.6 km northeast of it	10,865	20
Bursledon	6.3 km east of it	8,072	10
Rownhams and Nursling	6.3 km northwest of it	4,796	15
Chilworth	6.4 km north of it	1,169	9

Make a day of it

After Southampton Castle

58 more lie within 15 km, 4 museums, an art gallery and a castle among them.

Museum · English HeritageMedieval Merchants House300 m away 2

MuseumSeaCity Museum800 m away 3

Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery800 m away 4

MuseumTudor House Museum200 m away 5

CastleNetley Castle4.1 km away 6

MuseumSolent Sky900 m away 7

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

Historic shipShieldhall2.7 km away

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

What people ask about Southampton Castle

Where is Southampton Castle?

Southampton Castle is in Southampton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Southampton Castle?

Castle in Southampton, England.

When is the best time to visit Southampton Castle?

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

Is Southampton Castle a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Southampton Castle?

Within 15 km: Medieval Merchants House (300 m), SeaCity Museum (800 m), Southampton City Art Gallery (800 m) and Tudor House Museum (200 m).

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)

Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Medieval Merchants House: Tim Knight, 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
Southampton City Art Gallery: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Tudor House Museum: Peter Trimming from Croydon, England, CC BY 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
Shieldhall: dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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