for international students in Southampton and Winchester

Past Events (Page 16)

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Historic Winchester Tour

Join us for a guided tour of Historic Winchester. Winchester is the former capital city of England, and has many historical buildings and places of interest, including the Cathedral, Wolvesey Castle and Palace, the river and water meadows. If you are travelling from Southampton, please meet Susan and Sarah at 9.10am outside Southampton Central Station…

Culture Course 1 – Where do the English Come From?

Join us this Friday 1st October for our first Culture Course of the term. Richard and Margaret invite you to join them in their home for afternoon tea from 3-5pm or a meal from 7-9pm, during which Richard will give a talk on the subject “Where do the English come from?”.   Our host and speaker,…

Parks, woodlands and river walk

28/9/21 Please note that we are not sure whether there will be rain this afternoon but please do come and meet us and we will alter our plans if we need to. Join us for a walk to discover the parks, woodlands and riverside within walking distance of the University of Southampton Wessex Lane Halls…

New Forest Walk

Join us for a trip to the New Forest on Saturday 25 September. We will be travelling to Brockenhurst New Forest by train. If you are travelling from Southampton, please meet at Southampton Central Train Station (platform 4 side where the U1C bus stops)  at 10am. We will be travelling on the 10:24am train from…

An Introduction to the New Forest

Join us on Zoom from 1-2pm (UK time) on Wednesday lunchtime to learn more about the history, natural habitat and landscape of the beautiful and varied New Forest which is just outside of Southampton. Find out why cars often have to stop for animals walking on the roads in the New Forest and more! We…

Meet other Solent University Students for Picnic and Games

If you are a Solent University Student and would like to meet other students living and studying in Southampton then you are very welcome to join us for a picnic and play some games on Tuesday 21st September from 1pm in East Park. East park is across the road from Solent University The Spark building.…

Meet other University of Southampton Students

If you are a University of Southampton Student and and would like to meet other students living and studying in Southampton then come and join us on Saturday 18th September from 2.30-4pm in Watts Park in Southampton City Centre. Watts Park is opposite the University of Southampton Mayflower Halls and near to many other city…

Titanic Walk, with afternoon tea

The titanic set sail from Southampton on 10 April 1912 on her maiden voyage to New York; but just a few days later she sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, on 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg. More than 1,500 people died, including 549 people from Southampton, who were on board as crew.…

Visit Historic Portsmouth

Our visit will start when we meet outside Portsmouth Harbour Train Station at 10am (please note do not get off the train at Portsmouth and Southsea Station). We will spend the morning together with a walk that takes us past the Historic Naval Dockyard and Gunwharf Quays Shopping Centre and around one of the oldest…

Southampton City Walls Walk

Southampton has some of the most complete medieval town walls in the country. They were built in stages over 300 years, the first being Bargate and Eastgate dating from 1290. The walls – including eight gates and 29 towers – stretched for one and a quarter miles around the town. Now, roughly half of the…