The Wool House, Southampton

Name: The Wool House
Address: Southampton, United Kingdom

#62 among attractions in Southampton

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Facts and practical information

The Wool House is a medieval building in Southampton, Hampshire, England which was built to serve the wool trade. It has since had various uses. ()

Built: XIV centuryCoordinates: 50°53'51"N, 1°24'22"W

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Southampton Itchen (Bargate)Southampton United Kingdom

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Day trips

The Wool House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westquay, Ocean Village, The Marlands, Red Lion Inn.

0.4 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westquay, Southampton
11 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.
0.7 miE
Sailing, Marina, Park
Ocean Village, Southampton
19 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.
0.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Marlands, Southampton
15 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.
~790 ftNE
Nightlife
Red Lion Inn, Southampton
4 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.
~730 ftN
Museum, Reportedly haunted, History museum
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton
4 min walk • Tudor House and Garden is a historic building, museum, tourist attraction, and Grade I listed building in Southampton, England.
0.6 miNE
Music venue
The Joiners, Southampton
17 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
Church
Above Bar Church, Southampton
14 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.
~1180 ftN
City wall
Old Walls, Southampton
6 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 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Solent Sky, Southampton
15 min walk • Solent Sky is an aviation museum in Southampton, Hampshire, previously known as Southampton Hall of Aviation. It depicts the history of aviation in Southampton, the Solent area and Hampshire.
~1200 ftN
Forts and castles
Southampton Castle, Southampton
6 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.
~440 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton
3 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 The Wool House?

Nearby attractions include Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton (3 min walk), St. Joseph's Church, Southampton (4 min walk), Church of St. Julien, Southampton (4 min walk), Tudor House and Garden, Southampton (4 min walk).

How to get to The Wool House by public transport?

The nearest stations to The Wool House:

Bus

Telephone House • Lines: Qc (3 min walk)
Red Funnel Terminal • Lines: Qc (3 min walk)

Ferry

Red Jet (6 min walk)

Train

Southampton Central (20 min walk)