Southwick Priory

#3340 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Monastery, Golf, Outdoor activities

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Southwick Priory or Our Lady at Southwick was a priory of Augustinian canons founded in Portchester Castle on Portsmouth Harbour and later transferred 2 miles north to Southwick, Hampshire, England. It ceased at the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538. ()

Established: 1133 (891 years ago)Coordinates: 50°52'18"N, 1°5'54"W

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Golf Club Pinsley DriveSouthwick PO17 6EL EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 23 9238 0131

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Southwick Priory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portchester Castle, Hilsea Lido, Fort Nelson, Port Solent.

2.5 miS
Museum, Military museum, Reportedly haunted
Portchester Castle, Portsmouth
64 min walk • Portchester Castle stands as a historical sentinel on the southern coast of England, in the quaint village of Portchester, a suburb of the city of Portsmouth. This medieval fortress is an enduring testament to Britain's storied past, offering visitors a chance to step...
2.6 miS
Watersports, Swimming pool, Sport complex
Hilsea Lido, Portsmouth
68 min walk • Hilsea Lido is a freshwater lido at Hilsea, Portsmouth, England. The lido was closed for a number of years but reopened undergoing refurbishment under the control of Hilsea Lido Pool for the People.
1.9 miSW
Museum, Military museum, Historical place
Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
49 min walk • Fort Nelson, in the civil parish of Boarhunt in the English county of Hampshire, is one of five defensive forts built on the summit of Portsdown Hill in the 1860s, overlooking the important naval base of Portsmouth. It is now part of the Royal Armouries, housing their collection of artillery, and a Grade I Listed Building.
2 miS
Sailing, Marina
Port Solent, Portsmouth
51 min walk • Port Solent is the commercial name of a housing and leisure development located in the Paulsgrove suburb of the English city of Portsmouth, Hampshire, comprising a marina, a housing estate, shopping and leisure facilities.
1.8 miSE
Forts and castles, Equestrian trail, Park
Fort Widley, Portsmouth
46 min walk • Fort Widley is one of the forts built on top of Portsdown Hill between 1860 and 1868 on the recommendation of the Royal Commission on the Defence of the United Kingdom.
3 miSW
50°50'27"N • 1°8'44"W
WicorMarine Yacht Haven, Portsmouth
76 min walk • Sailing, Park, Marina
1.7 miSW
Memorial
Nelson Monument, Portsdown Hill
45 min walk • The Nelson Monument, 120 feet tall on a granite base, stands on Portsdown Hill about 2 miles north of Portsmouth Harbour on the south coast of England. It was the eventual outcome of a movement started during Horatio Nelson's lifetime to "perpetuate the glorious victories of the British Navy".
2.4 miS
Archaeological site
Portus Adurni, Portsmouth
63 min walk • Portus Adurni was a Roman fort in the Roman province of Britannia situated at the north end of Portsmouth Harbour. It was part of the Saxon Shore, and is the best-preserved Roman fort north of the Alps. Around an eighth of the fort has been excavated.
1 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Historic walking areas
Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth
27 min walk • Portsdown Hill is a long chalk ridge in Hampshire, England. The highest point of the hill lies within Fort Southwick at 131m above sea level.
2 miSE
Reportedly haunted, Historical place, Vernacular architecture
Wymering Manor, Portsmouth
51 min walk • Wymering Manor is a Grade II* listed building, which is the oldest in the city of Portsmouth, England, and was the manor house of Wymering, a settlement mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
2.4 miSW
Village, Area
Portchester, Portsmouth
62 min walk • Portchester is a locality and suburb 6 km northwest of Portsmouth, England. It is part of the borough of Fareham in Hampshire. Once a small village, Portchester is now a busy part of the expanding conurbation between Portsmouth and Southampton on the A27 main thoroughfare.