The Knowhere Guide

Inside Information in Southampton, Hampshire*

Southampton, Hampshire Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know

Hook-up Spots (That hallowed spot where everyone hangs around with their mates dreaming of the time when they can get into the pubs or clubs - a bench, a corner: you name it.)

• An old car park behind East Street
• outside macdonalds by the map thing
• Just the Common really! THe place to get together in the summer with a picnic and a few bottles of vino and even us girls get a go at footie!!
• By the bargate entrance is a good place to hang out especially if your goth or skater.
• sports centre
• THE PARK IN SOUTHAMPTON I LOVE THE CURVED BENCH THING!!!!!!
• NO SET SPOT, CHECK OUT THE HIGH SREET PEDESTRIAN AREA AS FAR DOWN AS THE BARGATE CENTER CAN USUALLY FINDSOMEONE ABOUT. AND THROUGH THE PARKS I THE SUMMER
• MARBLE CAR PARK,POLISHED CONCRETE FLOOR IS WELL SMOOTH, IF ITS WET FIND THE BBC BEHIND MAYFLOWER THEATER AND CHECK OUT THE BASEMENT LEVEL IF U CAN GET IN. SHIRLEY WARREN SKATE PARK MADE BY GBH IS THE ONLY REAL PARK LEFT IN TOWMN BUT WATCH THE LOCALS, THIS HAS A NICE MINI,JUMP BOX,SPINE,DRIVE WAY,FLATBANK ECT WORTH CHECKING OUT.ANY OTHER SPOTS CALL INTO OFFBEAT SPORTS AND THEY WILL POINT U IN TH RIGHT DIRECTION.WEST QUAY CENTER IS A SKATE AND RUN SPOT NOT WORTH BOTHERING WITH BUT OUT SIDE WATROSE THERE IS A GOOD LONG SLOPE WHICH SAYS RELITIVELY DRY AND IS GOOD FOR A FAT FAST SKATE WITH NO BOTH FROM RENT A COPS OR POLICE.
• The bargate centre, outside the milkshake bar
• The common across the road from the Eagle pub watching all the girls walking by in bikinis in the summer.
• mayflower park...mighty fine skaters...mmmm
• all those punkass kids loiter outside the bargat now, or in the corner by the canteen at college
• ther are about 5 parks wher people hang out the 1-looser park (behind primark)- not used so often now due to trouble with townies, 2- the quickburn park(behind previous park)where some ppl got to have a quick burn. 3-the CANER park(inclusive of caner benches) where everyone goes to have a session with there friends. 4-the pretty or cool park (with fountain and staues) further from the looser park, past the caner park this is the most common park to find ppl in. 5- the crap park maybe crap but... excellent to skate with very low benches.
• Behind the train station, there r benches, walls 2 ollie off, a flatbank, big set of staires, waxed up 1 foot high ledges up the staires!!!
• AVOID THE BARGATE LIKE THE PLAUGE IT IS FULL OF GOTHS AND NU-METAL FREAKS WHO QUITE FRANKLY SHOULD GET A LIFT
• West park by that statue was always a good place for slack-arsed townies to hang aroung and attempt to intimidate everybody. Idiots.
• The bargate shopping centre has all the decent skate type shops (just add water, Moist, the goth shop), exceptions being Legends and Off Beat Sportz. There are just about always a bunch of gothic type girls and boys hanging around in their, not doing a lot.
• Obviously HMV used to be the best hang out for any non townies, but now the wall has been brutally torn down, Tomba's in the Bargate is a temporary home for us punkers/skaters/goths
• If you dont want to be inundated with strange glares from those evil 'townies' then steer VERY clear of the new shopping centre..."West Quay"...which actually isn't very good anyway.
• Mayflower Park. Also where all the skatey dudes hang out.
• Outside Mcdonalds on a Saturday afternoon, townies left, right & centre!
• Sorry to have to tell you that the wall outside of H.M.V. is now a building site................
• Ocean Village on a sunny day.
• Mayflower Park for skaters and people who like ice cream.
• Outside HMV - all day, everyday
• Definitely the Common...anywhere along the main path really...especially at night in the summer
• B&Q car park in Swaythling, Pedestrian Centre evenings.

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Last updated: 2008-02-16