St Mary's Stadium

Home to Southampton FC since 2001, St Mary's Stadium holds around 32,000 supporters and sits on the edge of the city, just north of the town centre. It's a proper modern ground - nothing fancy architecturally, but clean, well-organised, and the atmosphere on match days is genuinely electric if you catch Saints playing at home.

You can tour the stadium on non-match days, which takes you through the dressing rooms, down the tunnel, and out onto the pitch itself. For football fans, that moment when you walk onto the grass is always worth the admission fee. The museum inside covers the club's history - from their days as Southampton St Mary's Church back in the 1880s right through to the present squad. Match days are when the place really comes alive, though; if you're staying at one of the nearby caravan parks like Sunnydale Farm or Ashurst Campsite, you can easily catch an evening fixture.

It's not the sort of place you'd spend half a day at unless there's a match on. The tour runs about ninety minutes. Non-football fans won't find much to do here - it's strictly for people who care about the sport or want to experience the buzz of a live game. Ticket prices vary depending on whether you're there for a tour or a match; check their website closer to your trip for current rates. If you're camping in the area and fancy a night out with some proper atmosphere, catching Saints at home beats sitting in the caravan by miles.