Southwick House

#4065 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, Military museum

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Southwick House is a Grade II listed 19th-century manor house of the Southwick Estate in Hampshire, England, about 5 miles north of Portsmouth. It is home to the Defence School of Policing and Guarding, and related military police capabilities. ()

Completed: 1800 (224 years ago)Coordinates: 50°52'29"N, 1°6'6"W

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

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

2.6 miS
Museum, Military museum, Reportedly haunted
Portchester Castle, Portsmouth
68 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...
2.9 miSE
Watersports, Swimming pool, Sport complex
Hilsea Lido, Portsmouth
74 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
48 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.
2.2 miS
Sailing, Marina
Port Solent, Portsmouth
56 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.
2 miSE
Forts and castles, Equestrian trail, Park
Fort Widley, Portsmouth
52 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.
3.5 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
89 min walk • Ashcroft Arts Centre is a performing arts venue in Fareham, Hampshire. It is named after Dame Peggy Ashcroft, and opened by her in 1989, after being refurbished from its original use as a school.
3 miSW
50°50'27"N • 1°8'44"W
WicorMarine Yacht Haven, Portsmouth
78 min walk • Sailing, Park, Marina
1.7 miSW
Memorial
Nelson Monument, Portsdown Hill
44 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".
2.6 miS
Archaeological site
Portus Adurni, Portsmouth
67 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.
1.2 miS
Forts and castles, Historical place, Historic walking areas
Portsdown Hill, Portsmouth
30 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.
~1310 ftSE
Monastery, Golf, Outdoor activities
Southwick Priory
7 min walk • 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.

Southwick House

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