Hampshire 
Free Things to Do in Southampton
Southampton has 238 free things to do to choose from, in and around Hampshire. They cover attractions with free entry, and the full list below is ordered by distance from the town centre so the closest options come first.
Among them are West End Museum, Shears Mill and Calshot Beach. 238 of them are free to visit; there is a mix of indoor and outdoor options (4 indoor, 234 outdoor); 3 welcome dogs. Each listing shows its address and, where the data is available, a website and phone number so plans can be checked before setting off.
Opening hours, prices and age suitability change from place to place and from season to season, so it is always worth confirming the details with a venue directly before travelling. Distances are straight-line estimates from the centre of Southampton; a few entries sit just over the boundary in neighbouring areas where they are the closest of their kind.
- 01 Hinkler Children's Playground0.6 mi
- 02 Hinkler Training "Playground" for adults0.6 mi
- 03 Hinkler Park0.6 mi
- 04 King George V Recreation Ground,0.8 mi
- 05 Purvis Gardens0.9 mi
- 06 Donkey Common1.0 mi
- 07 MUGA1.0 mi
- 08 Sholing Green1.1 mi
- 09 Sholing Village Green1.1 mi
- 10 Millers Pond Local Nature Reserve1.4 mi
- 11 Tickleford Gulley Play Area1.4 mi
- 12 Somerset Avenue Playground1.4 mi
- 13 Dog exercise field1.5 mi
- 14 Bracklesham close playground1.5 mi
- 15 River Hamble Country Park1.6 mi
- 16 Veracity Recreation Ground1.6 mi
- 17 Bentley Green Park1.7 mi
- 18 Hound Road local nature area1.7 mi
- 19 Mayfield Park1.7 mi
- 20 Compass Way Playground1.7 mi
- 21 Little Hats Playground1.8 mi
- 22 Freemantle Common1.9 mi
- 23 Westward Rd Play Area1.9 mi
- 24 McArthur Park2.0 mi
- 25 Weston Adventure Playground2.0 mi
- 26 West End Museum2.0 mi
- 27 The Island2.0 mi
- 28 Pirates and Islands2.0 mi
- 29 Abbey Hill2.0 mi
- 30 The Triangle2.0 mi
- 31 Moorgreen Recreation Ground2.0 mi
- 32 Moorgreen play area2.1 mi
- 33 Hatch Grange Play Area2.1 mi
- 34 Archery Recreation Ground2.1 mi
- 35 Moorlands Communty Centre Garden2.2 mi
- 36 Locke Road Play Area2.2 mi
- 37 Hatch Grange2.2 mi
- 38 Drummond Play Area2.2 mi
- 39 Royal Victoria Country Park2.2 mi
- 40 Woolston Millenium Garden2.2 mi
- 41 Chessel Bay Local Nature Reserve2.3 mi
- 42 Chartwell Green2.3 mi
- 43 Swanwick Lakes2.3 mi
- 44 Rolling Mills2.4 mi
- 45 Mercury Marshes Local Nature Reserve2.4 mi
- 46 Dowd's Farm Play Area2.4 mi
- 47 Dowd's Farm Park2.4 mi
- 48 Hatch Farm Play Area2.5 mi
- 49 Barnsland Park2.5 mi
- 50 Shamblehurst Green Play Area2.5 mi
- 51 Barnsland Park Play Area2.5 mi
- 52 Chartwell Green playground2.5 mi
- 53 Holly Hill Woodland Park Local Nature Reserve2.7 mi
- 54 The Sunken Garden2.7 mi
- 55 Boudoir Garden2.8 mi
- 56 Burridge Recreation Ground2.8 mi
- 57 The Compass Park2.9 mi
- 58 Riverside Park2.9 mi
- 59 High Wood Barn Play Area3.1 mi
- 60 Rope Walk Community Garden3.1 mi
- 61 Clovelly Road Community Garden3.1 mi
- 62 The Green3.1 mi
- 63 Woodmill Playarea3.1 mi
- 64 Lawn road open space3.1 mi
- 65 Wood Larks Play Area3.1 mi
- 66 Queen's Park3.1 mi
- 67 Hoglands Park3.1 mi
- 68 Lawn road recreational park3.2 mi
- 69 Lawn road playground3.2 mi
- 70 Vokes Memorial Park3.2 mi
- 71 Octavia Road Open Space3.2 mi
- 72 High Hill3.2 mi
- 73 Mustang Avenue Nature Reserve3.2 mi
- 74 Little Monkeys Play Area3.2 mi
- 75 Houndwell Park3.3 mi
- 76 Ascupart Garden3.3 mi
- 77 Flagpond Road Playground3.3 mi
- 78 St Denys Road Play Area3.3 mi
- 79 Palmerston Park3.3 mi
- 80 Oak Coppice Road Playground3.3 mi
- 81 Rowan Close West Playground3.3 mi
- 82 National Rose Trial Beds3.3 mi
- 83 Rowan Close East Playground3.3 mi
- 84 East (Andrews) Park3.4 mi
- 85 Obelisk Rose Garden3.4 mi
- 86 Town Quay Park & Hugenot Gardens3.4 mi
- 87 Thyme Avenue Playground3.4 mi
- 88 John Hansard Gallery3.4 mi
- 89 Greenfinch Road Playground3.4 mi
- 90 Alpine Garden & ponds3.4 mi
- 91 Arundel Gardens3.4 mi
- 92 Itchen Valley Nature Reserve3.4 mi
- 93 Kingswood Close Playground3.4 mi
- 94 Priory Park3.4 mi
- 95 Glassfield Road Playground3.4 mi
- 96 Badgers Copse play area3.4 mi
- 97 Sea Life Play Centre3.4 mi
- 98 Meadowside Play Park3.5 mi
- 99 Asylum Green3.5 mi
- 100 Meadowside Play Park3.5 mi
- 101 Acanthus Court Playground3.5 mi
- 102 Rockstone Place Park3.5 mi
- 103 Portswood Rec3.5 mi
- 104 Strawberry Field3.5 mi
- 105 Meadowside Recreation Ground3.5 mi
- 106 Saffron Way play area3.5 mi
- 107 Jasmine Court Playground3.5 mi
- 108 West (Watts) Park3.5 mi
- 109 Coriander Way play area3.5 mi
- 110 Hythe Spartina Marsh Nature Reserve3.6 mi
- 111 Mayflower Park3.6 mi
- 112 Solent Green3.6 mi
- 113 Swaythling Station Wildlife Garden3.6 mi
- 114 Swaythling Station: Old Station Masters Garden3.6 mi
- 115 Caraway play area3.6 mi
- 116 Blechynden Terrace Park3.7 mi
- 117 Shore Road Recreation Ground3.7 mi
- 118 Engineering Square3.8 mi
- 119 Hook with Warsash Local Nature Reserve3.8 mi
- 120 Special Collections Gallery3.8 mi
- 121 Valley Gardens3.8 mi
- 122 Locks Heath Recreation Ground3.8 mi
- 123 Rollesbrook Greenway3.9 mi
- 124 Ewart Recreation Ground3.9 mi
- 125 Daisy Dip Park3.9 mi
- 126 Warsash Common Local Nature Reserve3.9 mi
- 127 Longacres Play Area3.9 mi
- 128 The Forum Park4.0 mi
- 129 Leaside Way Playground4.0 mi
- 130 Leaside Way Park4.0 mi
- 131 Daisy Dip Park4.0 mi
- 132 Southampton Common4.1 mi
- 133 Campbell Road Park4.1 mi
- 134 Course Park Crescent Play Area4.1 mi
- 135 Langdown Lawn Open Space4.3 mi
- 136 Lakeside Country Park4.3 mi
- 137 Friends of the Field - Shirley Playing Fields4.3 mi
- 138 Knowle Park4.4 mi
- 139 Kites Croft Play Area4.5 mi
- 140 Freemantle Lake Park4.6 mi
- 141 Berry Coppice4.6 mi
- 142 New Century Park4.7 mi
- 143 Grantham Green4.7 mi
- 144 Colebrook Green4.7 mi
- 145 Avenue Park4.8 mi
- 146 Noads Way Play Area4.8 mi
- 147 Fletcher Close Play Area4.8 mi
- 148 St James Park Play Area4.8 mi
- 149 St James Park4.9 mi
- 150 scout hut grounds4.9 mi
- 151 Shears Mill4.9 mi
- 152 Southampton Sports Centre4.9 mi
- 153 Adventure Trail5.0 mi
- 154 Travers Climbing Wall5.0 mi
- 155 Pirelli Playground5.0 mi
- 156 Pirelli Park5.0 mi
- 157 The Bug Garden5.0 mi
- 158 Leigh Road Recreation Ground5.0 mi
- 159 Crowdill Commerative development structure5.0 mi
- 160 Glebe Meadow5.1 mi
- 161 Bishopstoke Recreation Ground5.1 mi
- 162 Shirley Warren Skate Park5.1 mi
- 163 Southampton Bike Park5.1 mi
- 164 Macmillan Garden5.1 mi
- 165 Crowdhill Park5.1 mi
- 166 Cedar Lodge Park5.2 mi
- 167 Shirley Pond Park5.2 mi
- 168 Fleming Park Parkland5.3 mi
- 169 Millbrook Recreation Ground5.3 mi
- 170 Byron Park5.3 mi
- 171 Northend Copse5.3 mi
- 172 Sewall Park5.3 mi
- 173 Stoke Common Park5.3 mi
- 174 Sewall Drive Park5.4 mi
- 175 Selborne Drive Green5.4 mi
- 176 Lawn Road Park5.5 mi
- 177 Holbury Manor Park5.5 mi
- 178 North End Nature Park5.5 mi
- 179 Brendon Green5.6 mi
- 180 Holbury Manor Wild Play Site5.6 mi
- 181 Stoke Common Play Area5.6 mi
- 182 Puffin Park5.6 mi
- 183 The Green (Greendale close)5.7 mi
- 184 Calshot Marsh Nature Reserve5.7 mi
- 185 Chiltern Green5.7 mi
- 186 Aldermoor SNR Playarea5.8 mi
- 187 Green Park Play Area5.8 mi
- 188 Aldermoor Junior Playarea5.8 mi
- 189 Blackbrook Recreation Ground5.8 mi
- 190 Pennine Way5.9 mi
- 191 Chilworth Playground5.9 mi
- 192 Green Park5.9 mi
- 193 Chilworth Village Green5.9 mi
- 194 Calshot Beach5.9 mi
- 195 Eling and Bury Marshes SSSI6.0 mi
- 196 Hut Farm Place Playground6.1 mi
- 197 The Triangle6.1 mi
- 198 Mansel Park6.2 mi
- 199 Wickham Water Meadows6.2 mi
- 200 Titchfield Haven6.2 mi
- 201 Chilworth Conservation Area6.2 mi
- 202 Claylands Local Nature Reserve6.2 mi
- 203 Wickham Recreation Ground6.2 mi
- 204 Beer Garden6.2 mi
- 205 Mead Road Playground6.3 mi
- 206 Eaglehurst6.4 mi
- 207 Shirrell Heath Recreation Ground6.5 mi
- 208 Redbridge Wharf Park6.5 mi
- 209 The Moors6.5 mi
- 210 Goatee Shore6.6 mi
- 211 Triangle Play Area6.6 mi
- 212 Langley Tavern6.6 mi
- 213 Zionshill Copse6.6 mi
- 214 Concert Garden6.7 mi
- 215 Hoe Road Meadow6.7 mi
- 216 Central Park Play Area6.7 mi
- 217 The Green6.7 mi
- 218 Lower Flexford6.8 mi
- 219 Formal Gardens6.8 mi
- 220 Moss Corner6.9 mi
- 221 Marsh’s Meadow6.9 mi
- 222 Forest Park School Sensory Garden7.0 mi
- 223 Tregould's Copse7.0 mi
- 224 Lower Test Nature Reserve7.1 mi
- 225 Castle Activity Park7.1 mi
- 226 North Solent Nature Reserve7.1 mi
- 227 Sky's Wood7.1 mi
- 228 Cadland House7.2 mi
- 229 Testvale Park7.2 mi
- 230 Claymeadow Play Area7.3 mi
- 231 Upper Flexford7.3 mi
- 232 Vining's Copse7.3 mi
- 233 lavington gardens park7.3 mi
- 234 upper lavington gardens playing field7.3 mi
- 235 Teen zone7.3 mi
- 236 Lavington gardens playing field7.3 mi
- 237 Bramtoco Park7.6 mi
- 238 Bramtoco Park7.6 mi
Good to know
How many free things to do are there in Southampton?
This page lists 238 free things to do mapped in and around Southampton, including West End Museum. Each entry shows its location and, where available, contact details.
Are any of the free things to do near Southampton free?
Yes — 238 of the places listed for Southampton are free to visit, marked with a "Free entry" tag in the list above.
What is there to do at free things to do near Southampton?
Expect attractions with free entry. Exactly what is on offer differs between venues, so checking ages, facilities and any booking requirements with the venue before travelling is recommended.
How are the distances to each place measured?
Distances are approximate, measured in a straight line from the centre of Southampton. The list is ordered nearest-first, and a few entries may be in adjoining towns where they are the closest option for Southampton.