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What’s there
- On-street parking only
- Picnic area
Street parking nearby by meter; no designated disabled parking. Drop-off outside the house on double yellow lines. Nearest car park is Town Quay, about 0.5 km away.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
A small, carefully restored medieval townhouse on French Street in Southampton, looked after by English Heritage. The house was built around 1290 for a wine merchant and combined living quarters, a place of business and a cellar, and its rooms are now furnished with replica medieval pieces. Families can walk through the ground-floor hall and passage, look down into the vaulted undercroft where wine was stored, and climb the steep stairs to the upper bedchamber. Interpretation explains everyday life in the town several centuries ago, and the compact layout makes it easy to picture how a merchant's household worked. A small courtyard garden next to the house has herbs that may have been grown in medieval times, and a limited picnic area is available there. The visit is short, so it suits a quick stop in the city centre or part of a half-day of Southampton history.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
Wet wipes
Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.- Waterproof phone pouch
- Face wipes
- Sun cream for after
Plasters
A penForms, competitions, name badges.
Bum bag
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Photos: 維基小霸王, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Renée Kools, CC BY 4.0 · Plusea, CC BY 2.0
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