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Southampton What To Do In Southampton Home Of Benny Hill
outhampton is important in Titanic.
England for a number of
reasons. It is still a If you are a boat fan, you will
major port and lays claim to want to make sure that your visit
being the one of the largest to Southampton is timed to
commercial ports in the whole of coincide with the annual
Europe. Activities are not Southampton Boat Show. But be
limited to freight. Large cruise sure to book your hotel room
liners have also been using the early so that you can ensure that
port and it was famously home to you are staying somewhere
the Titanic. convenient to the show. The show
is well worth a visit and often
Because of the port and other features famous ships, such as
factors, Southampton is the the HMS Bounty which was recently
largest city on England's featured in the movie Pirates of
southern coast. Which means that the Caribbean.
you will find lots of things to
see and do when you visit the With a large university, the
city. night life in the city is
thriving as you would expect.
History fans can marvel at the This means that you don't need to
second longest still-standing be stuck in your hotel room,
medieval wall in England. watching television. Instead you
can experience busy pubs and
The coastal nature of the city is clubs or take a meal out in one
reflected in the Maritime Museum, of the many local restaurants.
which (as you'd expect) covers Indeed, Southampton was recently
the long maritime history voted one of the best places for
including an exhibition dedicated young people to live in England.
to the tragic cruise ship, the
The singer Craig David grew up in take a lesson in another water
the city as did Coldplay's sport. There are numerous marinas
drummer, Will Champion. The and places where you can book a
comedian Benny Hill was also born lesson or two to hone your skills
in the city. If you remember his or try something new.
song "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman
in the West)", head off to the If your guest house or hotel
town of Eastleigh which is where doesn't have its own gym, you can
Benny had his milk round, which still keep fit at the Southampton
inspired him to write the song. Sports Centre which has its own
ski slope, a theme park for the
Theatre fans should check out the youngsters or young at heart and
shows at the large Mayflower a professional standard athletics
Theatre which often hosts big centre. Indeed, the city prizes
London West End shows and plays. fitness and was named the fittest
city in the UK in 2006.
Sports fans won't be
disappointed. The Southampton
Saints regularly play at St |
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