God's House Tower, Southampton

Name: God's House Tower
Address: Winkle Street, Southampton, SO14 2NY, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 23 8091 5732

#23 among attractions in Southampton

Museum, Top attraction, History museum

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God's House Tower is a late 13th century gatehouse into the old town of Southampton, England. It stands at the south-east corner of the town walls and permitted access to the town from the Platform and Town Quay. It is now an arts and heritage venue, and has previously served as the town gaol and housed the Museum of Archaeology. The building is Grade I listed and a scheduled ancient monument. ()

Completed: XV centuryCoordinates: 50°53'47"N, 1°24'10"W

Address

Winkle StreetSouthampton Itchen (Bargate)Southampton SO14 2NY United Kingdom

Contact

+44 23 8091 5732

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Day trips

God's House Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.5 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westquay, Southampton
14 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.
0.6 miE
Sailing, Marina, Park
Ocean Village, Southampton
15 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.
0.7 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Marlands, Southampton
18 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.
0.8 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton
22 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.
~980 ftN
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.
~1380 ftNW
Museum, Reportedly haunted, History museum
Tudor House and Garden, Southampton
7 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.
0.8 miE
Bridge
Itchen Bridge, Southampton
21 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.
0.6 miN
Church
Above Bar Church, Southampton
16 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.
~1710 ftN
City wall
Old Walls, Southampton
9 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.
0.4 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Military museum
Solent Sky, Southampton
12 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to God's House Tower?

Nearby attractions include Church of St. Julien, Southampton (1 min walk), Southampton Old Bowling Green, Southampton (2 min walk), The Wool House, Southampton (5 min walk), Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton (5 min walk).

How to get to God's House Tower by public transport?

The nearest stations to God's House Tower:

Bus

Town Quay • Lines: Qc (3 min walk)
Red Funnel Terminal • Lines: Qc (3 min walk)

Ferry

Red Jet (5 min walk)

Train

Southampton Central (24 min walk)
Woolston (30 min walk)