Bargate, Southampton

Name: Bargate
Address: 6 E Bargate, Southampton, SO14 2DL, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 23 8036 1507

#35 among attractions in Southampton

Reportedly haunted, Historical place, City gate

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The Bargate is a Grade I listed medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the city. The building is a scheduled monument, which has served as a temporary exhibition and event space for Southampton Solent University since 2012. ()

Built: 1180 (844 years ago)Coordinates: 50°54'6"N, 1°24'14"W

Address

6 E BargateSouthampton Itchen (Bargate)Southampton SO14 2DL United Kingdom

Contact

+44 23 8036 1507

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Bargate – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westquay, The Marlands, St Mary's Stadium, Red Lion Inn.

~980 ftNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westquay, Southampton
5 min walk • Westquay is a shopping centre in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has an area of 95,600 m² of retail and leisure space and contains around 130 shops, including major retailers such as, John Lewis and Partners, Marks and Spencer, Zara, Schuh, Waterstone's, Hollister Co. Apple, and others.
~1620 ftN
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Marlands, Southampton
8 min walk • The Marlands Shopping Centre was opened on 5 September 1991. At the time, the Marlands Shopping Mall was the largest shopping centre in Southampton and the first significant shopping centre in the city, however it is now dwarfed by Westquay, which opened in 2000.
0.6 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
17 min walk • St Mary's Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Southampton, England, has been the home stadium of Premier League club Southampton F.C. since 2001.
~1010 ftS
Nightlife
Red Lion Inn, Southampton
5 min walk • The Red Lion Inn is a Grade II* listed pub, built in the late 15th/early 16th century, at 55 High Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 2NS. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
~930 ftSW
Museum, Reportedly haunted, History museum
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton
5 min walk • Tudor House and Garden is a historic building, museum, tourist attraction, and Grade I listed building in Southampton, England.
0.4 miNE
Music venue
The Joiners, Southampton
10 min walk • The Joiners is a small music venue in a former pub on St Mary Street, St Mary's, Southampton, England. It has played host to many up-and-coming bands. The pub started having live acts in the back room in 1968. The maximum capacity is 200 people.
0.5 miN
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
SeaCity Museum, Southampton
12 min walk • The SeaCity Museum is a museum in Southampton, England, which opened on 10 April 2012 to mark the centenary of RMS Titanic's departure from the city. It is housed within a part of the Grade II* listed civic centre building which previously housed the magistrates' court and police station.
~1250 ftN
Church
Above Bar Church, Southampton
7 min walk • Above Bar Church is an evangelical church in Southampton, affiliated to the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The building is on the corner of Above Bar Street and Ogle Road in Southampton City Centre, with shops on the ground level and the auditorium and other rooms above them.
~490 ftSW
City wall
Old Walls, Southampton
3 min walk • Southampton's town walls are a sequence of defensive structures built around the town in southern England. Although earlier Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlements around Southampton had been fortified with walls or ditches, the later walls originate with the move of the town to the current site in the 10th century.
~600 ftSW
Forts and castles
Southampton Castle, Southampton
3 min walk • Southampton Castle was located in the town of Southampton in Hampshire, England. Constructed after the Norman conquest of England, it was located in the north-west corner of the town overlooking the River Test, initially as a wooden motte and bailey design.
~1170 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton
6 min walk • The Medieval Merchant's House is a restored late-13th-century building in Southampton, Hampshire, England. Built in about 1290 by John Fortin, a prosperous merchant, the house survived many centuries of domestic and commercial use largely intact.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bargate?

Nearby attractions include Southampton City Centre, Southampton (1 min walk), Old Walls, Southampton (3 min walk), Southampton Castle, Southampton (3 min walk), Holyrood Church, Southampton (4 min walk).

How to get to Bargate by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bargate:

Bus

Bargate Street • Lines: 1 (3 min walk)
Holyrood Church • Lines: Qc (4 min walk)

Ferry

Red Jet (13 min walk)

Train

Southampton Central (16 min walk)