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About Portswood

Portswood is a student-heavy suburb just north of Southampton city centre, easily reached via The Avenue (A35) from the M3 or M27. Popular with University of Southampton students, it's lined with purpose-built accommodation blocks and has that unmistakable term-time energy that transforms quiet residential streets into bustling student thoroughfares.

Where is Portswood on the map?

Portswood is in England, at 50.927, -1.390 - about 11 km south-west of Crowdhill.

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Nine holes from pub to pub through the real streets of Portswood. Every cup is a bar somebody actually drinks in.

Pub Crawl Golf: Portswood9 holes, one ball

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What is the closest airport to Portswood?

The closest airport to Portswood is Southampton Airport, 4 km (about 6 min by car). Other airports nearby: Bournemouth Airport.

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