‘Beware of the insipid vanities and idle dissipations of the metropolis of England; Beware of the unmeaning luxuries of Bath and of the stinking fish of Southampton’. Love & Freindship, 1790. Jane Austen Join Mrs Austen as she introduces you to her friends, neighbours, acquaintances and potential husbands for her unmarried daughters as you visit the site of the Austen’s home, the assembly rooms, bathing establishment and meet wealthy merchants, army deserters, famous actors, debtors and dashing naval officers.

The Titanic was the largest ship ever launched and was said to be ‘unsinkable’ - and yet she sailed from Southampton on April 10th 1912 and sank in the early hours of April 15th. Hundreds of the crew were local people. Join our guide on this walking tour to find out how this tragedy affected the town of Southampton and so many of its families. Meet at Holyrood Church Accompanied children (under 16) go free