3 Best Landmarks in Southampton, UK

I visited the ruins here at Netley Abbey, where I was actually taken aback by how large this Cistercian monastery is, quite like the ruins that I visited of Waverley Abbey in Surrey, in which I would recommend that you pay a visit to as well. The grounds that the Abbey resides in are also large, and would be suitable for something like a picnic. The ruins themselves are extremely impressive, you can see on some of the walls, people have carved their initials into the stones to their date of visit (I found one going back to 1889!). Boards around the site, will give you a good idea of what the monastery (and as it became a private manor house in the 1500s) would have looked like back in the day. A great visit overall, I would recommend history nerds like myself, and anyone who wants to look back into our history.

We took the kids on a "dragon hunt" around the ruins of Netley Abbey and they really enjoyed making up stories about the area. It's a really lovely area for a little mooch around, a dog walk or even as a photo shoot location. Lots of little nooks to get lost in too. A wonderful historical landmark!

This place is absolutely magnificent. Please take your time and enjoy. Parking lot right next to it.

Southampton is a truly historic city. A city full of gateways and monuments. Built around 1180, Bar Gate is said to be the finest gateway in England. The name Bar Gate came from the fact that the toll broker used to block the area with the bar for the mandatory toll collection. The place was used as a jail and a court. The bar gate was later split from the long wall as it caused a traffic block. See where Jane Austen is believed to have lived. Then we crossed Bugle Street and French Street and on the High Street we saw the hotel where food was prepared for the Titanic. Now it is Bayleaf Restaurant serving Indian cuisine.

Found this random, most amazing medieval castle kinda hidden in Southampton, near the port. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the city. The statue was a gift to the town from John Petty, 2nd Marquess of Lansdowne and is made from Coade stone.

I was at the iconic Southampton Bargate Monument, which was reportedly built about the year 1180, to keep out intruders. Southampton is really a city of monuments and have managed to maintain them as much as possible.