Netley Abbey
Netley, Eastleigh
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0Netley Abbey stands close to Southampton Water and is the most complete surviving Cistercian abbey in southern England. Almost all the walls of its 13th-century church still stand, with monastic buildings around them.
Highlights
- Most complete Cistercian abbey in southern England
- Walls of the 13th-century church
- Wooded setting by Southampton Water
Good to know
- Free entry
- Climbing on the ruins is prohibited, and barbecues are not allowed
- Close to Royal Victoria Country Park
Getting there
Netley Abbey, Abbey Hill, Netley, Hampshire, SO31 5FBParking: There is limited car parking at the site, and English Heritage lists further parking nearby.
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Nearby
Photo: Philip Jeffrey, CC BY-SA 2.0Royal Victoria Country Park
Royal Victoria Country Park covers about 200 acres of woodland, parkland and shoreline on Southampton Water at Netley. It takes in the site of the Royal Victoria Military Hospital, with the Royal Victoria Chapel, a fairy garden, play areas and the Netley Military Cemetery.
Photo: nick macneill, CC BY-SA 2.0Hythe Pier
A Victorian pier stretching about 700 yards (640 metres) into Southampton Water, with wide views across the water. Its historic electric railway, running since 1922, and the passenger ferry are paused while the pier owners and a community charity work to bring them back.
The Brickworks Museum
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