Visitor information

News

• Recent developments concerning the Heritage Visitor Centre

Park open all year

Vehicular access

• 8am - 8.30pm April to September
• 8am - 4.30pm October to March

Heritage Visitor Centre

• Open for Heritage days, and by arrangement for groups/organisations, tel 023 8045 5157

Tower Tours

• We offer Tower tours every Sunday afternoon, at 2pm and 3pm until the end of September, 2 pm October to March.

Nightingale Gift Shop and Reception

• 10am - 4.30pm - April to September
• 10am - 4pm - October to March

Cedar Tea-rooms

• 10am every day

Royal Victoria Miniature Railway

• 11am - 4.30pm, weekends/school holidays

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  Netley Chapel

  Netley Chapel is the last remaining piece of the Royal Victoria Military Hospital. The building provided a spiritual haven for the hospital patients and was a place of worship, prayer and ceremony. In 1966 the rest of the magnificent hospital building was demolished, but the beautiful Chapel was retained as a reminder of the site’s fabulous heritage.

  Today, the chapel is now a Heritage Centre. The magnificent Chapel Hall is available to hire for events, conferences and functions.

   

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  On most Sunday afternoons and Bank Holiday Mondays, the Friends of the Park run guided tower tours up the 150ft tower for a fascinating bird's eye view of the park and Southampton Water.

  The Chapel Hall also contains an interesting exhibition on the history of the hospital, including photographs and relics. Learn about life as a soldier at Netley, discover Royal Victoria’s influence on modern medicine, and find out what Florence Nightingale thought of Britain’s largest military hospital.

  The Exhibition is open to the public as part of a guided tower tour, on heritage open days, and by special request to school groups. Charges apply.

   

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  Miniature Railway

  The Royal Victoria Railway has various miniature steam and diesel engines which run along a 1 mile scenic route. There are also various railway events throughout the year.

   

Open

Throughout the school holidays and weekends, 11am - 4.30pm

Further information

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  Cedar Tearooms

  Open every day during April to October

  The Empire Room is available for weddings and functions
  tel 023 80 439 280.

   

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  Trails and Woodland walks

  There are woodland walks throughout the site.

  A map of the major paths is available in the Country Park's information leaflet, and Tree Trail, History Trail and Sensory Trail trails for 20p each.
  Follow this walk around the park.

   

Orienteering Trails are also available (30p). More details about orienteering in the Southampton area.