r/Southampton

I thought I was supposed to tie the yellow ribbon around my waste bin handle, signalling I needed more and they would post me more.

Ribbon has been on for 6 weeks and I still haven’t received any….

Anybody else managed?

Found an in date blue light card on the pavement around the avenue this morning, wasn’t 100% what to do so I thought i’d post on here in hopes to reunite it with its owner instead of leaving it in the rain.

Hi everyone! I’ll soon be doing a two-month research placement at the University of Southampton. Since I’ll only be there for a short period, I’m currently choosing between two rooms:

A) Winchester

• 1st month: £650
• 2nd month: £650
• Deposit: £650 (but this may be reduced)
• Transport: £117 (monthly Solent GO)
• Average journey to campus: ~ 65 mins

B) Sholing

• 1st month: £700
• 2nd month: £700
• Deposit: £350
• Transport: £56 (monthly Bluestar SOU Region)
• Average journey to campus: ~ 55 mins

To be honest, I prefer the house in Winchester, and I feel I’d probably get along better with the people there. In the Sholing house, the other tenants are a bit older, and I’m worried I might not fit in as well. On the other hand, the commute from Sholing (to Uni) would be slightly a little bit easier. Also, Southampton has more options for stores and things to do...

What do you guys think?

Looking for good bakeries in the city. I tried BEK sourdough earlier today since I know its fairly popular but I was not very impressed, enough so that I won't be back again. Got a piece of the sourdough focaccia which was hard, chewy and not like focaccia at all, also was labelled incorrectly. Also got a jam donut which had hardly any jam and was more in texture of a bread roll with sugar on the top, genuinely had better donuts from supermarket bakeries.

There was one called wonderbakes that did nice cakes/cookies/etc but I believe they are closed down now.

Hi, guys! A few days ago I posted about whether it was doable to live in Winchester while working/studying in Southampton. My biggest issue would be the cost, not so much the time spent on travelling between the two cities. Firstly, I thought I would need to pay for both Bluestar and Stagecoach subscriptions, but a friend of mine told me about the Solent GO. With this, I would be able to travel as many times as I want within the two cities and between them. However, it sounds too good to be true. Is this a really great deal, or am I missing something? Because the monthly subscription of Solent GO goes for 117 pounds, while Bluestar + Stagecoach would reach almost 200 pounds. Thanks!

This is a bit ridiculous, but worth a try 😂
Sorry!!
We started talking because I was pulling increasingly panicked faces about people potentially taking our reserved seats at Southampton Airport Parkway, and somehow that turned into a really easy conversation.
I’m fully aware it may have just been a nice chat and nothing more — and I’m very open to that being the answer — but your eyes were honestly… worth risking a mildly embarrassing Reddit post for 😂
If this sounds familiar, message me and tell me something about our conversation so I know it’s actually you.
If not, everyone else can enjoy my brief descent into missed-connection behaviour.

Hi, guys. I'm new in Southampton and looking for a place to stay. Found a nice room in Sholing. Is this a nice/safe neighborhood?

I'm looking for a pub or bar, even cafe that I can use for a discussion / social group of about 5-10 people for 2-3 hours. It will be occasional meetings on a Sunday afternoon, so I'm looking for somewhere that won't be too busy or noisy.

The one place that came to mind was the Maritimo Lounge at Ocean Way, but from memory it can get quite busy at weekends, so I'd be grateful for any other suggestions. Doesn't have to be city centre.

Looking to start playing football again. In and around Eastleigh,Southampton. Male 35. Reasonable level of fitness and footballing ability. Anyone know of any teams/what’s app groups ?

Hi guys I'm planning an event with a couple of small Metal bands in southampton. If that happens do we any idea how many people would be interested to come see them play and also I'd need venue recommendation from you guys.

Can anyone tell me their experience of tips and if damaged what to do with tips or can teach some better tips or tricks with them…

Best garage to take BMW to? Iridium in hedge? Own an f90 and the dreaded coolant light has popped up

The last few weeks I've noticed a lot of shouting, screaming fighting and littering

I got off the bus at the art gallery a couple of nights ago, and was met with a group of 10-15 teenagers all fighting shouting and even saw one of the guys throw a girl to the ground - police showed up pretty quickly which was a pleasant surprise

But my main concern is the amount of human faeces I'm seeing up and down the street - I was walking to work yesterday and saw 3 human poos in the space of 10 minutes - if you don't laugh you'll cry

On that same walk to work I must have seen 15-20 of the local homeless network all stood around shouting and sharing tobacco - it reminded me of that scene from I am Legend where all the zombies are vibrating in the same room

What is happening here?

Did I just seem to catch the worst of it or are other people witnessing what I've observed?

Got a couple of friends coming to Soton soon and they're wanting to go out for a roast. What place(s) do you all recommend?