Solent Sky, Southampton

Name: Solent Sky
Address: Albert Rd S, Southampton, SO14 3FR, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 23 8063 5830

#18 among attractions in Southampton

Museum, Top attraction, Specialty museum, Military museum

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Facts and practical information

Solent Sky is an aviation museum in Southampton, Hampshire, previously known as Southampton Hall of Aviation. ()

Coordinates: 50°53'52"N, 1°23'35"W

Address

Albert Rd SSouthampton Itchen (Bargate)Southampton SO14 3FR United Kingdom

Contact

+44 23 8063 5830

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Solent Sky – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westquay, Ocean Village, The Marlands, St Mary's Stadium.

0.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westquay, Southampton
19 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.
~1270 ftSE
Sailing, Marina, Park
Ocean Village, Southampton
7 min walk • Ocean Village is a mixed-use marina, residential, business and leisure development on the mouth of the River Itchen in Southampton, on the south coast of England.
0.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Marlands, Southampton
21 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 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
15 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.
0.5 miW
Nightlife
Red Lion Inn, Southampton
12 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.
0.6 miW
Museum, Reportedly haunted, History museum
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton
15 min walk • Tudor House and Garden is a historic building, museum, tourist attraction, and Grade I listed building in Southampton, England.
0.5 miN
Music venue
The Joiners, Southampton
13 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.
~1870 ftE
Bridge
Itchen Bridge, Southampton
10 min walk • The Itchen Bridge is a bridge over the River Itchen in Southampton, Hampshire. It is a high-level hollow box girder bridge. It is located about a mile from the river mouth. The bridge spans 870 yards, is 92 feet at its highest point and weighs 62,000 tons. The bridge connects the A3025 Portsmouth Road to Southampton.
0.7 miNW
Church
Above Bar Church, Southampton
19 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.
0.6 miW
City wall
Old Walls, Southampton
15 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.
0.6 miW
Forts and castles
Southampton Castle, Southampton
16 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Solent Sky open?

Solent Sky is open:

Monday 10 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Solent Sky?

Nearby attractions include Port of Southampton, Southampton (5 min walk), Ocean Village, Southampton (7 min walk), St Mary's Church, Southampton (9 min walk), Itchen Bridge, Southampton (10 min walk).

How to get to Solent Sky by public transport?

The nearest stations to Solent Sky:

Bus

Telephone House • Lines: Qc (13 min walk)
Holyrood Church • Lines: Qc (13 min walk)

Ferry

Red Jet (15 min walk)

Train

Woolston (19 min walk)
Southampton Central (29 min walk)