Turnaround days in South Hampton

We are on a back to back... Does anyone know what time we can disembark and embark?

I want to plan our day for a trip to Salisbury or one of the market towns.

Thanks!

We are on a back to back... Does anyone know what time we can disembark and embark?

I want to plan our day for a trip to Salisbury or one of the market towns.

Thanks!

Usually you can be off the ship at around 7.30am or as soon as it has been cleared by customs and can embark anytime once security have set up usually around 10am as you are in transit and have no need to queue to re check in.

Depart ship around 07.30 get a Taxi to the Railway Station tell the driver that you are going to Salisbury (which is a City & not a Town) the whole journey from leaving the ship to Salisbury will take 45 mins Max

Is that a nice place to spend a few hours?

Thanks,

Or Winchester. Train takes 15 mins, and trains are every 15 mins approx (more frequent than to Salisbury). Either are great places, both Cathedrals are outstanding (Winchester slightly has the edge, but Salisbury has a great setting) and the cities are both superb with many historic buildings (again, Winchester is slightly better). The spire on Salisbury has to be seen to be believed, and Winchester was once the capital of England (and has "the" King Arthur's "Round Table" (!))

You won't go wrong with either, IMHO :)

Salisbury is a old City with old Buildings' & streets & a Magnificent Cathedral which houses a Magna Carta with a Market Square it gets its share of Tourists as Stonehenge is only 7 miles to the North

Southampton is one word. [emoji12] sorry had to say it. Love the place/area... Plenty to do. Isle of Wight is also very accessible on the near by red jet ferry.

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As a former tour guide I would personally sway to Winchester, although as many have pointed out, Salisbury (pronounced "Sollsbry" ) isn't a bad place either. Typically my groups would feel there was more to do in Winchester, and that it is slightly more stereotypically English.

I hope this helps. :)

Depending on schedule you could consider National Coach as well as train. Just a thought --- price and schedule for both can be found on the web

Pepperrn has great advice and ideas.

Pepperrn has great advice and ideas.

Happy sailings :)

Thank you for the lovely suggestions!!,

And I stand corrected "Southampton".!

We are on a back to back... Does anyone know what time we can disembark and embark?

I want to plan our day for a trip to Salisbury or one of the market towns.

Thanks!

Hi Jacqueline, A few years ago in Southamton, it was possible to be off the ship by 7:30 a.m.. It was a very easy disembarkation. They usually don't confirm reboard time until the evening before sailing day. My guess is it will probably be 3 or 3:30 p.m. since currently the ship is scheduled to sail at 4:30 p.m.. A life boat drill will be scheduled before sailing, but is optional for those doing back to back.

With heightened security everywhere, there is no certainty with exact procedures anywhere.

Thank you for the lovely suggestions!!,

And I stand corrected "Southampton".!

:):D

Have you decided what to do yet? Lots of options.

Accepted wisdom on cathedrals used to be that "Winchester is all glorious within and Salisbury all glorious without". Which just about sums it up. As it happens, Salisbury is very much my favourite of the two. It is one of the few cathedrals completed in one style of architecture from around 1220, with the tower and spire added between 1300 and 1320. However, the inside is very plain. Eighteenth and nineteenth century restoration made considerable changes and what you see today is what was left when these changes were stripped away in the twentieth century: for example, Gilbert Scott's quire screen was removed so that there is now no screen at all.

The town you see today is a "new town" created by the bishops of Salisbury in the thirteenth century. It still retains its mediaeval rectangular street pattern although much of the building has changed. Nearby is the hill-fort town of Old Sarum, where the original cathedral was built around 1000AD. There isn't much left to see there unless you like old hill-forts!

Salisbury cathedral close is a gem. It is a lovely open space allowing one to step back and view the cathedral as a whole. The mediaeval gates and walls of the close remain to this day. Edward Heath, a former Prime Minister, chose to live in a fine house in the close and another, Mompesson House, is worth a visit. But then, I am very fond of Salisbury: one of my two favourite English cathedrals. The other is Durham, which is too far for a day trip!!

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses.

Of the two, which city is more "attractive" in terms of touring. We will have quite a bit of time, given the short travel distance from Southamptom.

I cannot disagree with a single word that Froxfield has said above; sells the very fine city of Salisbury very well, an excellent description.

This is Winchester:

Whichever you choose, you'll have a delightful day I'm sure.

Both cities are stunning, with exceptional cathedrals.

(In both cases the railway stations are a short walk from the centre of the city).

I cannot disagree with a single word that Froxfield has said above; sells the very fine city of Salisbury very well, an excellent description.

 

This is Winchester:

 

 

Whichever you choose, you'll have a delightful day I'm sure.

Both cities are stunning, with exceptional cathedrals.

 

(In both cases the railway stations are a short walk from the centre of the city).

The moderators will take that down, that is town porn!

What lovely pictures! Thank you for sharing.