Southampton Parks
- Friday, 23 November 2007
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View the Southampton gallery
Close links to the sea
As well as being a world-class shipping port and one of the country's leading commercial dockyards, Southampton is the cruise capital of Europe.
Vibrant waterfront
The city plays host to the annual ten-day Southampton Boat Show in September and a huge annual Sea City festival from April to October.
Past and future
'Waverley', the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world, makes trips to Southampton. Cunard's new liner, 'Queen Victoria', was named there in December 2006.
Culture vultures' choice
This city is home to some of the region's best concert halls and venues, boasting three outstanding art galleries and two magnificent theatres. There are five museums, too.
Green, greener, greenest...
This is claimed to be the greenest city in Southern England, with seven formal Grade II listed parks.
Historical gem
The Old Town, one of the great gems
of England, attracted the attention of William the Conqueror, Henry V, William Shakespeare, the Pilgrim Fathers, Isaac Watts and Jane Austen.
5 Southampton Parks
Church Farm Close
Dibden, Near Hythe, Hants SO45 5TF. 02380 843377
Set within the New Forest National Park, close to Southampton Water, Church Farm is surrounded by fields but close to the village of Dibden.
Monthly plot fee £152
Hamble Park
Fleet End Road, Warsash, Hants
SO31 9JU. 01489 573559
Situated in Warsash near the River Hamble. A small supermarket, Post Office, library and health centre are all within walking distance.
Monthly plot fee £152
Woodlands Park
Stopples Lane, Hordle, Lymington, Hants SO41 0JB. 01425 619241
No dogs are allowed at Woodlands, a park with 116 plots in Hordle, to the west of the sailing centre of Lymington and close to Christchurch Bay.
Monthly plot fee £134.12
Little Holbury Park
Lime Kiln Lane, Holbury, Hants
SO45 2JS. 01329 232708
Park homes are available to rent at Little Holbury Park, which is located on the edge of the New Forest. The rent ranges from £300-£400 per month.
Call the park for monthly rent costs
Drapers Copse
Claypits Lane, Dibden, Hants
SO45 5TP. 02380 844444
There is no minimum age for residents at Drapers Copse so younger couples and families with children are welcome, pets (a cat or dog) are welcome too.
Monthly plot fee £114.60
Essential city info
Council tax bands and rates
April 1, 2007 ? March 31, 2008
Band A: £877.50
Band D: £1316.25
Population: 217,445
Households: 91,217
Local MPs
John Denham, Labour MP (Southampton Itchen)
Tel: 023 8033 9807 or 020 7219 4272 (Westminster)
Email: john@johndenham.org.uk
Alan Whitehead, Labour MP (Southampton, in the constituency
of Test)
Tel: 023 8023 1942 or 020 7219 6338 (Westminster)
Email: alan@alan-whitehead.org.uk
Crime rates
Southampton currently has 4.5 burglaries per 1,000 of the population, English average: 5.0.
Thefts of motor vehicles stand at 4.6 per 1,000. The average in England is 3.0.
Access to London
According to the AA, the journey to London, covering 80 miles, takes one hour and 50 minutes by car. Trains run from Southampton Central station, with the journey to London Waterloo station taking just under an hour and a half.
Call Back Issues on 01733 385170 to order the October issue of Park Home & Holiday Caravan for the full 'Let's Move to Southampton' feature
January 03 16:24
Sheila Castle
Having just moved in to our new park home 12 miles from Southampton. (in Winchester). We have found the Monthly magazine very interesting and helpful. All Parks featured in the article along with the surrounding area location reports are very accurate. We are lucky to have had knowledge of the area before we moved there, Hampshire has so much to offer espically when you are looking to slow your pace of life, the public transport is excellent, we didnt realise that .there is so much on our doorstep to see and do as well of course as spending our quality time together