An Afternoon In The City, Southampton, England

Travel back in time to the Titanic

For history lovers or those who were captivated by Rose and Jack’s love story, The Sea City Museum is the perfect way for you to start exploring Southampton. Located in the heart if the city, The Sea City Museum will have you travelling back to 1912 to experience and absorb all the history of the ever famous Titanic. An undeniably enjoyable experience, The Sea City Museum may even have you feeling a little on the emotional side as you learn of the 500 crew members who lived in Southampton.

Open every day until 5 pm, The Sea City Museum recommends allowing 2-3 hours for your visit. From experience this seems pretty accurate. Entrance will cost 9.50 GBP, approx. 13 USD for adults and 7 GBP, approx. 10 USD for concessions. Pre booked guided tours are available, but personally I would recommend taking your time to explore and enjoy a pit stop as the Sea City Museum Café for a light lunch or indulgent delight. For the Titanic fanatics amongst us, spoil yourself with Titanic memorabilia in the gift shop.

However much of a fan, the Sea City Museum is perfect for soaking up the real history of the Titanic - sorry film lovers!

An afternoon stroll in The Common

With over 300 acres of greenery and woodland, Southampton Common is a pleasant surprise inside the city. With various ponds and woodland trails, The Common is perfect for walkers, cyclists and lovers of the outdoors. Often the home to charity runs, festivals and dog walkers, Southampton Common is a mass of beautiful, wide open space that allows you to stretch your legs even at the busiest of times.

Now it has to be said, like most cities, Southampton Common probably isn’t the best of ideas to be walking around at night. It isn’t particularly well lit, so I would advise going during the day - but to be honest, who wants to go for a stroll at night?

The second highly advisable thing to do is take some bread – you may have a few ducks chasing you otherwise!

Prepare for a food baby

After a mooch around Southampton Common, visiting The Cowherds is an absolute must! A country pub abundant with rural charm, The Cowherds offers amazing hearty pub grub which is sure to see you loosening those trousers. With absolutely stunning rustic interior, The Cowherds has a wonderful and relaxed atmosphere, perfect for both families and couples.

It has to be said that the food served is truly to die for! A personal recommendation would have to be the beef and merlot pie – I cannot explain how amazing this is, literally no words.