Special Collections Gallery
Special Collections Gallery is an art gallery in Southampton. Within 5 km there are 17 more places to visit. Management falls to University of Southampton.
Art gallery in Southampton
Inside Southampton
Special Collections Gallery is inside Southampton’s built-up area, with 17 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.
Special Collections Gallery
The first to add nearby is Southampton Castle, at 3.9 km.
- Type
- Art gallery
- Run by
- University of Southampton
- Town
- in Southampton
Visit details
Where to find Special Collections Gallery
The orange dot is Special Collections Gallery; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Southampton’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Home to 249,633 people, Southampton is the largest of these 7. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.
Southampton
Chilworth
Eastleigh
West End
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Special Collections Gallery is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | It’s in town | 249,633 | 31 |
| Chilworth | 1.9 km north of it | 1,169 | 9 |
| Eastleigh | 2.3 km northeast of it | 48,355 | 10 |
| West End | 2.5 km east of it | 10,865 | 20 |
| Chandler's Ford | 3.1 km north of it | 31,965 | 6 |
| Rownhams and Nursling | 3.9 km west of it | 4,796 | 15 |
| Marchwood | 4.8 km southwest of it | 5,776 | 22 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km are 54 places, among them 3 museums, 2 castles and a theme park.
CastleSouthampton Castle3.9 km away2
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park11 km away · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)3
Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery3.1 km away4
MuseumSeaCity Museum3.1 km away5
CastleNetley Castle6.9 km away6
Museum · English HeritageMedieval Merchants House4.1 km away7
MuseumTudor House Museum4 km away8
Historic shipShieldhall4.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Special Collections Gallery
Where is Special Collections Gallery?
Special Collections Gallery is in Southampton, Hampshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Special Collections Gallery?
Art gallery.
Who runs Special Collections Gallery?
University of Southampton.
When is the best time to visit Special Collections Gallery?
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 Special Collections Gallery?
Within 15 km: Southampton Castle (3.9 km), Paultons Park (11 km), Southampton City Art Gallery (3.1 km) and SeaCity Museum (3.1 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)
- Southampton Castle: John Speed, 17th century artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, 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
- Netley Castle: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Shieldhall: dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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