2012 in Southampton

If you are one of those lucky ones who have decided to cruise off into the sunset, this winter, why not stop over and take advantage of the Holiday Inn Express Southampton M27 Jct7 “Park Stay and Go” package. This way you can start your holiday early; enjoy all that Southampton has to offer and park for up to15 nights whilst you are away enjoying your cruise.

Come January, everyone has set their essential New Year’s resolution. If yours is to work off the extra weight gained at Christmas then why not consider joining the Virgin Active Health Club, adjacent to the Holiday Inn Express Southampton M27 Jct7. If you are visiting the hotel, why not take advantage of the full range of facilities at the Virgin Active Health Club where you can enjoy access to the full range of facilities for just £7.50pp.

Now 2012 is an exciting year of events for Southampton, It’s been nearly 100 years since the famous Titanic Cruise liner hit an iceberg in the north Atlantic on her maiden voyage and sank with the loss of 1,500 people. Now Southampton, the city which provided most of the crew, is planning its own interactive museum, to open in time for the centenary which will be run at the Southampton City Art Gallery between 17th March – 29th April 2012.

Southampton was thrown into deep mourning by the tragedy. It was the port from which the new liner set off on her maiden passenger voyage on 5 April 1912 and 549 of the dead, a third of the total casualty list, hailed from the city – yet only one was a passenger. On display at the Museum will be many of the 4,000 artifacts from the disaster that the city has gathered over the years, many of which are in storage: plates and cutlery, letters and menu cards, and fragments garnered from the seabed after the wreckage was finally located by a team led by the American oceanographer Robert Ballard in 1985. Also in store are recordings of the recollections of about 70 survivors. If visiting the Museum then why not stay at the Holiday Inn Express Southampton M27 Jct7, only 10 minutes by car.

With the Olympics set for London 2012, the ever famous Olympic torch will be making its way around the country. The Olympic torch will pass through both Portsmouth and Southampton on its 70-day tour around the UK in the lead up to the 2012 Games. If you are following the tour then why not book to stay at the Holiday Inn Express Southampton M27 Jct7, as we have some great Olympic Bed and Breakfast rates.

To mark the Chinese New Year celebration in Southampton, the Chinese Association of Southampton which is supported by Southampton City Council and the Waterside Dragon Dance Club has arranged a series of activities for Saturday 28th January and Sunday 29th January. There will be a fantastic firework display for all to enjoy.

If you are still asking where would be the ideal location to stay during these 2012 events, then why not consider the exceptional Holiday Inn Express Southampton M27 Jct7. Set in landscaped gardens with plenty of secure parking, with fantastic 2012 packages available and the hotel being positioned in an ideal location, this is surely the venue for you!