Over the summer, our Student Communications Team worked with student intern and final year Olivia to find out her top places to visit in Southampton. Have a read of Olivia’s top rated places to visit in her guest blog post below.
So, you鈥檙e a fresher at Southampton? Get ready to be thrown into a city full of fun things to do, see (and eat!). I鈥檓 Olivia, a third-year Politics student and 鈥� to help you out a bit 鈥� I鈥檝e made this list of some of my favourite places in Southampton.
Portswood听high street is essentially London鈥檚 Oxford Street for听Soton听students. It鈥檚 where it鈥檚 all happening. Some highlights include , one of the best places for a proper authentic Italian pizza, and听only a ten-minute walk from听Highfield听肠补尘辫耻蝉!听
听Lounge is another听place to catch up with friends over coffee or brunch,听plus听they do great cocktails and it鈥檚 a good place to go in the evening too. 颈苍听Portswood听is also popular because of their amazing burgers, dirty fries, and milkshakes. If you鈥檙e feeling like eating your body weight in cheesy听chilli topped fries, get yourself down to 7Bone.
On a slightly healthier note, in the city听centre听is a super听Instagrammable vegan cafe – think 补莽补颈听bowls, smoothies, and quinoa. It鈥檚 super cute inside and worth a visit even if you鈥檙e not vegan.听听
If films are your thing then you should听definitely check out on campus. It鈥檚 so much cheaper than regular cinemas, with tickets from just 拢3.00! If you鈥檙e happy to wait a few weeks or months to watch that new blockbuster, Union Films is perfect. Their selection of drinks and snacks are cheap too, only a couple of pounds for a drink or some popcorn.听
Another听highlight of听Highfield听campus听is听 on Thursday nights. It鈥檚 a great night and the perfect midweek break from lectures. It听is听really popular听though,听so get there early if you want seats! Also, try out the 2 for 1 pizza in the Stags for just 拢5.00, you honestly can鈥檛 go wrong.听
A trip to St. Mary鈥檚 to is a rite of passage, and if you keep your eye out on , they sometimes sell cheap student tickets. I鈥檓 not even a football fan, but did I brave the November cold to watch Saints vs Newcastle?听Of course听I did, and I couldn鈥檛 call myself a Southampton student if I hadn鈥檛.听听
If you like gaming, take a trip to . A board game cafe in the City Centre, open six days a week and they offer a huge variety of board games to play over a coffee or a milkshake. Or, if retail therapy is more your style, and the city centre is the obvious choice. There is a huge range of shops, from Tommy Hilfiger and Urban Outfitters to Zara and Primark , you can always find what you鈥檙e looking for. If you get hungry, there鈥檚 also all the recognisable听chain restaurants;听Nandos, Wagamama, Pizza Express and more!听
So there we have it, a snapshot of all the best places to go on campus and beyond! I hope this list gave you a nice little insight into the things we all love about Southampton and what makes it a great place to live and study!
Where鈥檚 your听favourite place to go? Tell us in the comments. 听
