Solent Sky
Solent Sky is an aviation museum in Southampton, England. The museum depicts the history of aviation in Southampton, the Solent area and Hampshire. There is a focus on Supermarine, the aircraft company based in Woolston, Southampton, and its most famous products, the Supermarine S.6 seaplane and the Supermarine Spitfire, designed by a team led R.Photo: Nimbus227, Public domain.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Sunday: noon—5:00 PM - Email: aviation@spitfireonline.co.uk
- Type: Museum
- Description: aviation museum in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Solent Sky Museum”
- Address: Albert Road South, Southampton, SO14 3FR
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ocean Village and Central Bridge.
Ocean Village
Marina
Photo: Samuel Blanning, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ocean Village is a mixed-use marina, residential, business and leisure development on the mouth of the River Itchen in Southampton, on the south coast of England. Ocean Village is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Solent Sky.
Central Bridge
Bridge
Photo: SpectacularSalad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Bridge is situated 450 feet north of Solent Sky.
Cross House
Historic building
Photo: Craig B Emerson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cross House is a historic building, which is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Solent Sky.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Woolston.
St Mary’s
Suburb
St Mary's is an inner city area of Southampton in England. It consists of two areas separated by Six Dials junction. The northern section of the district is bounded by St Mary's Road and some streets to the west and the area to the east is Nicholstown-Newtown.
Woolston
Suburb
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen. It is bounded by the River Itchen, Sholing, Peartree Green, Itchen and Weston.
Northam
Suburb
Northam is a suburb of Southampton in Hampshire. On the West bank of the River Itchen, it shares borders with St Mary's, Bitterne and Bevois Valley. Beside the border with St Mary's is the Chapel area, which has been home to some recent apartment building developments in Northam.
Solent Sky
- Categories: aviation museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Southampton, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.89792° or 50° 53′ 53″ northLongitude
-1.39308° or 1° 23′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C2WVJX4+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 31861783OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7557658
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Satellite Map
Discover Solent Sky from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Solent Sky” goes by many names.
- French: “Solent Sky”
- Japanese: “ソレント・スカイ”
- Japanese: “ソレント・スカイ航空機博物館”
- Japanese: “ソレントスカイ航空博物館”
- Japanese: “ソレント航空博物館”
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