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The City

Southampton started as a new town c.700 AD, built by a Saxon king. In the 9th & 10th centuries the Danes attacked, & a new settlement was set up nearby, called Hamtun. After the Norman conquest Frenchmen came to live in Southampton, & a wooden castle was built. Trade with Italy picked up & by the 14th century it was a busy port, where ships were built for the navy. Southampton is still a bustling commercial & passenger port, home to a number of large cruise liners, with a population of 0.25 million people.

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Southampton

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Curious About Logo 2 What gives Southampton, an international maritime city in Hampshire, its unique character? Which people and events have shaped its personality? Why do people love to visit? Take our fabulous walks of discovery, and have fun finding answers to clues which tell you more, whilst reading our stories about the most interesting facts.
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First Walk

Museum to Bargate
From the Maritime Museum, with its stunning views of the Solent, you soon reach Southampton’s city walls, one of the best preserved historical attractions in the UK. Soak up the atmosphere of an important port, with strong defences, dotted with picturesque houses of once wealthy merchants. See a church dating back a millennium, and a gorgeous 15th century Tudor house, before ending at Bargate, a fabulous portal to Southampton’s wealth
(1.3 miles).

Walk Extension

Bargate to Park
From the magnificent Bargate, and more of Southampton’s ancient walls, you quickly arrive at the glorious central parks, which give Southampton its unique ‘green’ feel. Past children playing and adults lazing, you arrive at the stunning Civic Centre, before ending your walk back in the parks, amongst stately statues, perfumed flowers, and spectacular shrubs.
Time for a picnic perhaps!
(1 mile).

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