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Southampton’s History Guided Tours 2022*

  • Days: Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday 2 April up to and including Sunday 25 September, after which a winter timetable will take effect*
  • Time: 10:30am and 1.30pm
  • Location: Meet at the Lions on the north side of the Bargate (SO14 2DJ)
  • Cost: £7.00 per adult, accompanied children free. Payment by cash or card.
  • * Winter walks depart the Bargate at 1.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays between 1 October 2022 and 26 March 2023 (but not on 24, 25, 31 Dec 2022 and 1 Jan 2023)

Please note: Covid precautions for entering the vaults are under constant review with Southampton City Council.

* Southampton’s tour guiding associations, See Southampton and the Southampton Tourist Guides Association are working in partnership in 2022 to deliver an exciting programme of Southampton History Walks, supported by Go! Southampton.  Click here to view brochure PDF

Southampton’s History Guided Tours 2022*

  • Days: Saturdays and Sundays from Saturday 2 April up to and including Sunday 25 September, after which a winter timetable will take effect*
  • Time: 10:30am and 1.30pm
  • Location: Meet at the Lions on the north side of the Bargate (SO14 2DJ)
  • Cost: £7.00 per adult, accompanied children free. Payment by cash or card.
  • * Winter walks depart the Bargate at 1.30pm on Saturdays and Sundays between 1 October 2022 and 26 March 2023 (but not on 24, 25, 31 Dec 2022 and 1 Jan 2023)
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Please note: Covid precautions for entering the vaults are under constant review with Southampton City Council.

* Southampton’s tour guiding associations, See Southampton and the Southampton Tourist Guides Association are working in partnership in 2022 to deliver an exciting programme of Southampton History Walks, supported by Go! Southampton.

Hidden History Christmas walks 

On December dates in 2022 our Hidden History walks will take on a Christmas theme, recalling Southampton’s Christmas history, music and traditions, whilst continuing to visit the vaults and towers.

Click here for more information about Southampton’s Hidden History 

Joy to the World!

Thursdays 1, 8, 15 Dec 2022, 6.15pm – 8.30pm, depart the Lions by the Bargate

A walk through the Christmas Past of Southampton, recounting tales of favourite Christmas Carols and songs linked to Southampton; wartime Christmas; Christmas events, recipes and nostalgia. Visiting the Lankester, Undercroft and 94 The High Street Vaults, the walk will finish in Robin’s Nest Emporium for some exclusive Christmas shopping opportunities and refreshments, including a glass of mulled wine, Christmas savouries and a mince pie. A Christmas cracker of a walk! Tickets available on Eventbrite. £16.50
 

Click here for tickets – £16.50 (EventBright)

 

Mayflower Exhibition at Westgate Tower

All Tours and the Exhibition will comply with current Covid precautions.

Group Walks

We also arrange walks for groups or private parties.

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