Our Marketing and Communications crew member, Selina, has been busy getting festive in Southampton and has pulled together these ideas for the top things to do this holiday, so if you’re in Southampton over the Christmas break, you can be sure to have a great time. Thanks Selina for the photos as well!

Southampton Christmas Festival

If you fancy a traditional German feast head towards the high street where the German market is offering Bratwursts, schnitzels and other specialities. Grab a drink and soak up the festive atmosphere! There’s also hand made decorations, soaps and vintage jewellery.

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So you’re coming to Southampton, and you’re probably wondering what lies beyond the campus grounds. Whilst there are all the usual shops and amenities you may expect for a bustling city centre, there are many places and things to do that are unique to Southampton, and you should definitely check these places out whilst you’re here!

1. Walk the city walls! Southampton was a huge port in centuries gone by, and the Bargate and city walls, which were built under the Norman control of Britain in the eleventh century, have been used ever since to serve the city. Whether it has

Over on Facebook you might have seen our competition to win tickets to see the award winning performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at the Mayflower Theatre, and now the competition has been closed and we have the names of our winners…

Congratulations to our six winners: Christina Vinothan, Sam Bellamy, Claire Colvin, Jesse Amoreira, Dom Clark-Roberton, Will Bartlett. You’ll be able to claim your pair of tickets for the 7.30pm showing on Tuesday the 23rd of June at the Mayflower Theatre from the CMT office (which is above the stags, just go up the … Read the rest