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
- Address: Albert Road South, Southampton, SO14 3FR
Notable Places in the Area
Central Bridge
Bridge
Photo: SpectacularSalad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Central Bridge is situated 140 metres north of Solent Sky.
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 330 metres southeast of Solent Sky.
Royal Albert Hotel
Residential building
Photo: Lupusaesticus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Royal Albert Hotel is a residential building situated 130 metres northeast of Solent Sky.
Localities in the Area
Woolston
Suburb
Photo: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woolston is a suburb of Southampton, Hampshire, located on the eastern bank of the River Itchen.
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.
Weston
Suburb
Weston is a small suburb on the south-eastern side of Southampton, UK, predominantly built on the Weston Grove Estate formerly owned by the Chamberlayne family.
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
Q7557658Solent Sky Satellite Map
© OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar
Also Known As
- English: Solent Sky Museum
- French: Solent Sky
- Japanese: ソレントスカイ航空博物館
- Japanese: ソレント・スカイ
- Japanese: ソレント・スカイ航空機博物館
- Japanese: ソレント航空博物館
Landmarks in the Area
- Calshot Spit Lightship
- YourZone45Health club
- Injoy Play CentreAmusement arcade, 210 metres southwest
- Genting CasinoCasino, 240 metres west
- The Grapes Public HousePub, 330 metres west
Places in the Area
- Royal Crescent RoadBike rental
- Atlantic MansionsResidential building
- Royal Crescent ApartmentsApartment building
- Frog and FrigatePub
- 23 Canute RoadApartment building
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Solent Sky. Photo: Nimbus227, Public domain.