79Smiles Posted July 26, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 26, 2018 My husband and I will be staying at the Dolphin Hotel on High Street in Southampton. Is there somewhere within walking distance that I can purchase a couple of bottles of wine? Thanks in advance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted July 26, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Exit your hotel & turn right. You'll see the Bargate (part of the city walls) at the top of High Street. It's a four-minute walk. Halfway there you'll see a Lidl lo-cost grocery store on the right. It has a moderate wine selection. Further up, in the pedestrianized zone & almost at the Bargate is a Tesco Express grocery store on the left. Again, a moderate selection of wines. Nothing that takes your fancy? Turn left at the Bargate & 100 yds ahead of you at the end of the city wall is the big West Quay Mall. In the mall, Marks & Spencer - a more up-market grocery store - has a wider selection, broadly better wine & higher prices but still mainstream. If you want to go the whole hog, a further 10 minute walk is Majestic Wines, opposite the train station. Specialist store, huge selection, knowledgeable staff. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Smiles Posted July 26, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks, John Bull! I look forward to walking around Southampton, if only for a short while. My mother was born there (on Maple Street) in 1919 and her parents and three siblings emigrated to the U.S. in 1924. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted July 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Thanks, John Bull! I look forward to walking around Southampton, if only for a short while. My mother was born there (on Maple Street) in 1919 and her parents and three siblings emigrated to the U.S. in 1924. There's no Maple Street in Southampton - though mebbe the street disappeared during the blitz or a redevelopment. Or was it Maple Road? In the residential district of Bitterne. Houses there look to have been built late 19th / early 20th century. JB :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79Smiles Posted July 26, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Maple Road - that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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