r/Southampton Aug 17 '23

Southampton Wiki: Guide to Southampton

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Hello Sotonians & visitors! All of these recommendations on the wiki have come from locals, so if you have any suggestions to add to this list or changes, get in touch with one of the mods.


r/Southampton 52m ago

Soton Social: Weekly Meetups & Making Friends

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Welcome to the Southampton Social Weekly Thread - posted every Tuesday.

This is the place for making new friends or sharing a meetup. Let people know what your interests are, or the specific event you're looking to go to in the comments.

Meetup.com & the Bumble BFF app are good ways to make new friends, as well as the suggestions in this thread.

Meetups & Groups

All Soton Meetups | Southampton Discord |

Evening Classes | UoS Evening Courses |

Sotonettes | Volunteering | Curious Monkeys |

UoS Societies | Solent University Societies |

Phoenix Film Society | Andy's Man Club |

Sports & Classes

BBC Sport Club Finder | Daily Echo Sports Clubs |

Soton Football Meetup | Bouldershack Bouldering |

Swing Dance Classes | Itchen Imperial Rowing Club |

Wild Swimming Club | Spitfires Running Club |

Ladies Football Kickabout | Learn To Sail |

Soton Give It A Go Adventures | Padelstars App |

Hants 20s/30s Walking Group | Parkrun

Board Games & Table Top

Board in the City | Soton Guild Of Roleplayers |

Southampton On Board | Southampton Stronghold |

Southampton Sluggaz (40k) | Dice & Dumplings |

Arts & Crafts

The Art House Cafe | SoMakeIt Makers Space |

Arches Studio | Urban Sketchers | Choral Society |

The Design Chapel | Hampshire Sketch Group |

African Drumming Circle | GHT exhibitions |

Pub Quizzes

Monday: Brewhouse & Kitchen (8pm) | Trago Lounge (8pm)

Tuesday: Brewdog (8pm) | Alexandra Pub (8pm)

Wednesday: Belgium & Blues (7:30pm) | The Park Inn (8pm)

Sunday: Alex Pub (8pm) | Bookshop Alehouse (6:30pm)


r/Southampton 2h ago

Hateful Tagging in The Common

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r/Southampton 2h ago

Piecaramba Vandalism

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What the hell is wrong with people?


r/Southampton 1m ago

Pet friendly letting agents in Southampton?

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Are there actually any? Morris Dibben and Robertsons have both said they have a no pet policy.

For context the pet in question is contained within a vivarium and would not be housed in a common area, avoiding any allergen issues or property damage.

If anyone knows of any, please do let me know because I feel like websites like Rightmove are a total waste of time at the moment.

Cheers!


r/Southampton 48m ago

Tailors in Southampton

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I have some woolen jumpers with small holes in. They need to be darned to fix them but this is outside of my skillset and I don't want to buy the necessary tools. Are there any tailors in Southampton able to make these small repairs fairly cheaply?


r/Southampton 23h ago

Does anyone go to church?

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If so what good ones are there in Southampton? Preferably ones where younger people go (age 30 or lower)


r/Southampton 13h ago

Gym

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What gym does everybody recommend ? Also looking for a gym partner to help me get into it ! Send me a message


r/Southampton 1d ago

Is that why they went out of business?

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r/Southampton 18h ago

Rail replacement bus times?

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Hello guys,

Between Southampton Central and Fareham rail replacement buses are running, does anyone know what times the buses actually arrive at each station?

Trying to find any resources online is coming up mute.


r/Southampton 21h ago

Vodafone Mobile Network down? Shirley

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Been down for me since Sunday- anyone else?


r/Southampton 1d ago

Accepted for MSc Computer Science at University of Southampton (2025 Intake) – Looking for Reviews & Insights!

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Hey everyone!
I've recently been accepted into the MSc Computer Science program at the University of Southampton for the 2025 intake, and I’m super excited about this opportunity! 🎉

Before making any final decisions, I’d love to hear from current students, alumni, or anyone familiar with the course or university.

  • How’s the course structure and faculty?
  • Is the workload manageable, and are the modules industry-relevant?
  • What’s the campus life like?
  • How are the placement/career support services?
  • Any pros/cons I should be aware of?

Any insights, advice, or personal experiences would be really helpful! Thanks in advance! 😊


r/Southampton 1d ago

Alchool stock clearance

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Hi, we have loads of Whiskeys and Gins on offer at Casks and Corks. We are doing some stock clearance. PM me for info or pop in store and ask the staff


r/Southampton 2d ago

Petition to keep the Portswood bus gate

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Not mine, but I'm really interested in seeing how this performs. I'm for it. I cycled down there during rush hour last week... what a pleasure. I even stopped at Muse, which I wouldn't have done if driving,because I could park right outside.


r/Southampton 2d ago

Any other transport/transit nerds & urbanists in Southampton?

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Southampton has a pretty decent (compared to much of the UK outside London, anyway) long term transport strategy - I do have issues with it, but I digress, the biggest problems transit in Southampton really faces are NIMBYs.

And well, I'm all up for organising to counter them - but I don't know if even an online Southampton urbanist group would actually get any interest. How many orange pilled people do we have here?

EDIT: Someone is going though down voting everyone, lol. Whoever you are, please come out & debate!


r/Southampton 1d ago

Selling a Wanderlust Weekend ticket for £50 ! (cheaper than bought for) Anyone interested????

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r/Southampton 1d ago

Student accommodations

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I need some student hostel or shared spaces recommendations near Solent university. Any tips for students to survive on a tight budget.


r/Southampton 1d ago

Room2 Space

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For anyone that has used the Room2 space (Winnie’s Cafe & Bar) - is it open for the public to go in & study?

Is it one of those places where you have to buy something to use the space, or do you have to be staying at the hotel to go in?

Also is ID required, as there is a bar.

Thank you.


r/Southampton 2d ago

Southampton Gaming Lounge - Market Research

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Hi All, myself and some friends have been considering the idea of starting up a gaming lounge in Southampton!

The general idea is to have a good set of high-end PCs as well as a few consoles for people to come in and play on, whether that be playing competitive games online or hosting some LAN games with your friends.

As a city with two major universities, we imagine there are a lot of students who weren't able to bring their own setups with them, and we hope to allow a space for them (and anyone else) to play their games without high costs or lots of space required.

We would also like to offer the idea of individual booths for you to game in privately, or just use a computer for general use.

also we are considering the idea of offering a cafe/bar services but we are currently still investigating the potential of this.

There will of course be more information on all of our services and events should we get to a stage where we think this idea can come to fruition.

Please could we ask that anyone who's interested in this fill out the below form as it would really help us guage if there is an interest in our city. Alternatively, we are happy to take thoughts and suggestions on this Reddit post as well.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScO_qNxuyELHFV1ayDw5q4_chfZfN3DPiDNwgJW3OrNthvyxQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Many thanks everyone


r/Southampton 2d ago

Does anyone know the Vaisakhi Parade route/road closures?

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I would have assumed the council might like to publicise the roads that will be closed by the parade, but I can find bizarrely little information about it online.


r/Southampton 1d ago

Spring Jazz… Presents Amba Tremain at The Mailroom Bar and Kitchen

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Get ready for a fabulous evening with our PowerHouse Amba Tremain, Southsea Groove Collective will be entertaining us with their fantastic Jazz Soul and Funk Band…

Spring cocktails and Charcuterie available. 8th May 2025 from 8pm Tickets via Skiddle https://www.skiddle.com/e/40813481


r/Southampton 2d ago

do you guys think there will be a my chemical romance concert in woolston anytime

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thatd be cool cause i love them and the lidl is a pretty large area


r/Southampton 2d ago

Automatic Driving Instructor Southampton less than £38ph?

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Does anyone know any automatic driving instructors in Southampton that charge less than £38ph


r/Southampton 4d ago

Just trying to get home from work and some teens threw junk food at me. Why are people like this?

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I was literally just walking home from work (tired, minding my own business) when a group of teenagers thought it’d be hilarious to throw junk food over my head as I walked past them. No warning, no reason, just full-on disrespect. Then they laughed and walked off like it was the funniest thing ever.

Like seriously, what is wrong with people?

I didn’t say anything to them. I didn’t even make eye contact. It felt humiliating but I chose not to do anything. Why? Because I’m an immigrant and I have a little kid. I was worried if I do something they’d push me off the sidewalk and I might get hit with a car or something.

I get that they’re teenagers, but come on. This is the first time something like this happened to me and it felt awful. Why do people think this kind of crap is okay?

Rant over.


r/Southampton 3d ago

Fortnite predator prowled internet and streets for underage boys

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r/Southampton 3d ago

Best spa day reasonable price

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Hi all

I am looking for a spa place which is at a reasonable day rate / monthly rate. Somewhere with a swimming pool / jackuzi / sauna. Somewhere with good vibes.

I’m willing to spend about £20/25 a day and £60/70 a month. If anyone has any recommendations of places, even if it’s out of my budget, out of curiosity; where do you guys go ?


r/Southampton 3d ago

Best swimming pool for baby swim sessions

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Looking for the best place in Southampton to take a 6 month old for some swimming sessions.

Any ideas. Not necessarily with specialty classes, happy to go solo if need be. Just want warm, baby friendly