Advantages: offers a lot, attractive for the whole family Disadvantages: none that I can think of
...to post this in the Southampton category, because according to Ciao we shall use the nearest existing location rather than creating new categories.)
First of all, how to get there: Beaulieu is located in the Heart of the New Forest, 14 miles south of Southampton. If you come from London, you best go via the M3, M27 and A326 (approx. 2 hours). By rail, you go from London Waterloo to Brockenhurst and then take a local taxi.
When we came here for ... ...heard about the famous National Motor Museum, and we were surprised to see how much more Beaulieu had to offer.
We parked our car at the large free car park and entered the site via the entrance hall which also includes a shop for buying souvenirs.
Just after the entrance on the right hand side we saw the Rides & Drives part of the park, which attracted the attention of our children immediately. There is a high level monorail which we took to get ...
Michael-S 04.05.2001
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Advantages: Accessible, pleasant environment, wide range of shops, plenty of parking Disadvantages: Disappointing food terrace, slightly poor layout, not a self-contained centre
...known) has most certainly improved Southampton as a shopping destination.
Before the opening of the West Quay Centre, Southampton's shopping area consisted of a very long, partly pedestrianised street, which was home to the majority of the usual High Street stores, together with a couple of modestly successful arcades (Bargates and the Marlands). I always found shopping there completely exhausting as you had to cover such a lot of ground in order ... ...Southampton shopping, unless I was feeling particularly energetic and ready for a day-long event!
But then West Quay opened and all that changed…
West Quay at first appears to be almost an out of town shopping centre. It is easily accessible from the M27, and from the other main routes into Southampton and you drive through a retail park, which runs parallel to the docks, to get to the car park. The whole road system has actually been redesigned ...
Pumpkin 05.06.2001
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Advantages: great shopping, all day entertainment Disadvantages: you will spend all your money
...shopping in Southampton.
Well Southampton is a large city on the south coast of England. Large city means large shopping area! It is home to no less than four shopping malls: West Quay, the Marlands Center, the Bargate Center and the East Gate Shopping Center. As well as these three malls, there is a sizeable outdoor shopping area.
***PARKING***
There is plenty of parking around the city and the fees are the same for all car parks. This is a price ... ...visited all the shops in Southampton and it is now time to collect your little children and struggle back to the car with all your purchases! I hope you have enjoyed your virtual shopping trip, and that you will one day take the time to visit this shopping paradise! I promise you it is well worth it, and I will be glad to eat my hat if you think otherwise! ...
hanbag 26.01.2002
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Advantages: Loads of shops under one roof, plenty of places to park Disadvantages: Parking can be expensive, Gets very busy around Christmas time
...West Quay is situated in Southampton Town Centre and is home to well over 150 shops, restaurants, bars and cafes, (detailed below). The shopping Centre opening hours are as follows. Monday 9.00am - 6.00pm Tuesday 9.00am - 6.00pm Wednesday 9.00am - 6.00pm Thursday 9.00am - 8.00pm Friday 9.00am - 6.00pm Saturday 9.00am - 6.00pm Sunday 11.00am - 5.00pm Some store opening times may vary - if you wish to visit a specific store it may be worth checking ... ...many car parks dotted around Southampton City Centre as parking at West Quay can be expensive. The minimum car park charge is £1.40 and you can park for up to 2 hours for that. The car park fees are reasonable up to about 5 hours but be warned once you exceed 5 hour mark the fees climb very steeply. Male, Female and Disabled toilets are located on Level P3 of the Podium Car Park, there is also a baby changing room. Now into the shopping centre - ...
junkboxjules 07.05.2002
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Advantages: All under one roof, designer shops, dedicated food floor Disadvantages: Expensive car parking, only 1 escalator to each floor.
I live in Southampton and although I think it’s a great place to live, it has hardly been the most exciting place for shopping. There are 2 smallish shopping malls, The Bargate Centre and the Marlands, which never appear to have a full quota of occupied shops in which to shop in. Above Bar is the pedestrian precinct, housing the bulk of your run of the mill stores such as BHS, Next, Woolies, Top Shop/Man, McD’s etc. Ocean Village, another white elephant ... ...shopping mall to help boost Southampton out of the shopping relegation zone and into mid table (a bit like their football team!) Southampton has suffered 3 long years of closed roads, building chaos and watching a concrete building rise out of the ground like a phoenix in flight. But it’s finally here…West Quay. I think it’s been well worth the wait. How do you get to it? What is it like? When does it open? What shops are there? If you read on I’ll ...
fluffy-bubblegum 24.03.2001
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Advantages: large, airy, easy access Disadvantages: not enough variety
...but hideous statue that cost Southampton several £m! Why?
It appears to be of two people upto no good!
It is over run with coffee bars and food outlets. Do we really need that much choice just for a coffee? Or a meal? Sooner or later I would expect some more outlets to close just as Arby's did, due to too much competition up there! As for the shops there are a good selection of shops in the centre including a Waitrose, a fair sized Clinton cards, ... ...Waterstones with its own cafe, and many more big names. There is no shortage of clothing shops, mobile phone shops or jewellers. There is only one shoe shop- Schuh.
If you want to know more about the shops in West Quay and there location then use the touch screen displays in the centre.
I'm sure all men can relate to spending hours outside ladies toilets waiting for their partners to return the black hole commonly called 'The Ladies Loo'. For this ...
jameylidd 05.02.2002 (07.02.2002)
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Advantages: lots of everything Disadvantages: high house prices
Southampton is one of the biggest and most economically successful cities on the south coast; I am going to give you an insight into the capital city of the south. To help us both out, I have broken my op into categories, and I will start with:
SHOPPING:
I love shopping, I enjoy spending money – this is something you don’t often here a bloke admitting to but im afraid its true. Southampton has a plethora of shops, and not just in the city centre. ... ...so on.
LEISURE:
Southampton has a recently built football stadium, the home of its premiership side, which has the awkward name ‘The St Marys Friends Provident Stadium’. St Marys is the area of Southampton were the team was originally founded, hence the nickname – saints. Southampton also has 3 council owned leisure centre’s and a large sports centre with host dry ski slopes among other things.
You can also visit Odeon’s Leisure World, which features ...
ln01 18.02.2002
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Advantages: Loads of shops + restaurants Disadvantages: Too much choice
...Just get the train to Southampton Central and then take the free bus that runs every 10minutes to West Quay. There is a large multi storey car park with lots of spaces but cues have been known to be quite bad for them. If you are coming from the ferry terminal the best way is to take the free bus that again runs every 10 minutes to West Quay. West quay is in the centre of southampton and you can get to it from the main shopping street.
*The layout
... ...place to go shopping and if you dont find what you want (and i suspect you will) there are always the other hundreds of shops that are in Southampton aswell.
They've also got a really good web site at www.west-quay.co.uk thats probably worth a look before you set off. ...
leggb 19.07.2001
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Advantages: easy to get to,good places to stay,good city centre Disadvantages: no beach
ive lived in southampton 90% of my life and would say that there is not many better places to live.it is quite a big city but with out the problems of trouble like manchester,liverpool,london etc.
we have a lot of history...invention of the spitfire...home port of the titanic,qe2 and many other famous liners.we have a premier league football team(just) and is home of craig david.in september,there will be the opening of one of the biggest shopping ...
ukbboy 17.08.2000
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Advantages: Lots to do at night Disadvantages: Not much to do during the day
...such as Portsmouth or Brighton.
Southampton itself is limited in what it can offer for a day out. After being flattened during WWII much of the cultural and historic buildings and sites are a mere memory, but it has a lot to offer of an evening. With a wealth of restaurants, pubs and clubs sighted in the town centre, Ocean Village and in other parts of the town it caters for all tastes. Southampton has a large student population during the academic ...
ric1 22.07.2000
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Advantages: great shops! Disadvantages: no nice beaches
Southampton is a great place to live and a good place to vist too, it provides entertainment and activities for all ages, firstly in the city centre there are many shops, high streeat names and smaller shops too, there are a few shopping centers too, the bargate which provides many surf sort of shops and also and amusment arcade, the marlands which provides clothes, accesories, perfume and card shops, there is also a large cafe in the middle of the ... ...are musems to vist, the southampton wall to walk on and even the old town to see. there is also the docks to vist and regular boats that u can catch to the isle of wight. at night there is lots to do too, with many pubs open and cheap alcohol sold for the older students. for the people under 18 icon has an under 18 nights every 3-4 weeks which allows teenagers to have a good time. next to icon is also a cinema with many screens showing many popular ...
sophie14 03.09.2000
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Advantages: Attractive, historic, yet modern, and the sun seems to shine more Disadvantages: It can be a bit chilly by the water
...area.
I moved to Southampton three years ago when I started University at what was then the Institute but is now Southampton Solent Universiry and initially lived in the Oceans Village area down by the docks, in my second year I moved to the student area also known as The Polygon and into an abysmal student house, before moving home to the country for my final year.
I'm no lover of the city in fact I despise the noise, the small, the buildings ... ...expect from a city.
Southampton is a docks town and has LOADS of attractions
Nightlife:
There is an array of nightclubs, bars and pubs to suit all tastes, including Jumpin' Jaks, Bamboo Bar, Ikon, Jesters, Hogs Head, Yates, Academy, Orange Rooms, The Wine Bar, and Chaos.
Food/Eateries:
There are many good restaurants from fast food (TGI's, Burger King, McDonalds if that's your thing) to Belle Italia and other upmarket eateries, catering for ...
carysb 28.03.2007
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Advantages: eveything to do Disadvantages: very crowed every single day
I live in Southampton and i can honestly say its not the worst place to live.
First of all you can the fairly large city and then about 30min away you have the New Forest.
Southampton is a place for everyone. There are things to do for all ages.
You have grate shops and the brand new West Quay shopping centre with tons of cool shops for people of all ages.
There are lost of places to eat out in Southampton. As like any big city you have the expensive ... ...a lot of nightlife in Southampton ranging from the normal clubs and bars to the alternitve nightclubs. There are also nightclubs for older people as well.
Southampton is the place where Titanic set sail "not that you dont no" and you can see the docks on where the Titanic set sail. You can visit the memorial site for the people on the Titanic or have a look at the museum with things from the Titanic in there.
There is the park in the city centre ...
prickle 20.02.2001
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Advantages: rich in history, good shopping, safe city, Disadvantages: teenagers not very well catered for
Southampton is soon to have a new baby - the new west quay devolopment opens on 28th September 2000 - this new shopping extravaganza will be in the top 10 in europe! The 2 main stores are john lewis and Marks and Spencer - with hundreds of others and food halls catering for over 2000 it will be the place to be from now on. How you will get there may be a problem though... .Southampton is awash with roadworks at the moment - if you can get into town ... ...for the first time. Southampton has a very large student population. Southampton is rich in history.. we have the original medieval walls surrounding the coty and the bargate which was originally the gateway to the city - we have several museums one of which houses info and exhibits on the titanic which left southampton on its fateful voyage. Southanpton is generally a nice place to live, although we do have a few `bad areas` we are uck compared ...
sarahlouise 14.09.2000
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Advantages: Lots to do. Disadvantages: None - I still live here
...Mall type shopping areas in Southampton centre - The Marlands, The Bargate Centre and the new West Quay Development. The first two are small shopping areas with various shops. However, West Quay covers a huge area and a a massive variety of shops from cloths, shoes, jewellery, cosmetics designer shops, food shops and there is a food court so you can stop for lunch etc... There are also many other shops outside of these malls in the main centre of ... ...Just outside there is also a very large Grosvenor Casino.
Southampton is also so close to the New Forest which is beautiful at any time of the year. Bournemouth is also very close.
Overall, I would definately recommend Southampton as a place to visit or live. ...
Lizzy1 13.03.2003
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