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The Ashes 2027 — Ageas Bowl (Southampton)
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16–20 Jul 2027 · Cricket

Hotels for The Ashes 2027 — Ageas Bowl (Southampton)

In Southampton running 16–20 Jul 2027. 20 hotels within a 10-minute walk of Southampton and 68 within 20 minutes — book close and make a trip of it.

When
16–20 Jul 2027
Venue
Southampton
Hotels within a 10-minute walk
20
Typical weather
July here averages 18°C, with around 58 mm of rain across the month.

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About The Ashes 2027 — Ageas Bowl (Southampton)

One of the five Tests of the 2027 Ashes — England versus Australia — comes to the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, provisionally in mid-July (exact dates confirmed by the ECB in 2026). It is a landmark occasion: the Ageas Bowl becomes only the tenth English ground to stage a men's Ashes Test, adding a south-coast venue to the series for the first time.

With its on-site hotel and modern facilities set in Hampshire countryside, plus the maritime city of Southampton and the New Forest and south coast nearby, it makes a fine base for a Test-match trip. Rooms will be in heavy demand for Ashes week, so book as early as you can.

Where to stay for The Ashes 2027 — Ageas Bowl (Southampton)

Hotels you can walk from come first, then the stations that suit this venue best: the most hotels within a short walk of the station and the fewest stops to the venue, so the order is best first. Walking times are measured on foot; we show no train journey times, so check the timetable before you book.

Walk to the venue — 71 hotels within a 25-minute walk, 33 within 15

71 hotels within a 25-minute walk, 33 within 15 of the venue. The nearest is Leonardo Hotel Southampton, a 3-minute walk away. Walking times are measured along real paths.

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History

The Ashes, played between England and Australia since 1882, takes its name from a mock obituary printed after Australia beat England at The Oval that year, joking that English cricket had died and its ashes would be taken south; the little urn is now kept at Lord's. The ground on the south coast at West End near Southampton opened in 2001 as the new home of Hampshire, replacing the county's old Northlands Road ground, and quickly grew into an international venue with its own on-site hotel and a bowl-shaped setting in the Hampshire countryside.

It has hosted one-day internationals, matches at the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the inaugural World Test Championship final in 2021, but the 2027 series brings something new: its first men's Ashes Test, adding a fresh venue to one of sport's oldest rivalries. Known through changing sponsors as the Rose Bowl, the Ageas Bowl and more recently the Utilita Bowl, it makes a comfortable modern base for a Test.

Records & quirks

  • The Ashes name dates from an 1882 mock obituary after Australia beat England at The Oval.
  • The Hampshire ground near Southampton opened in 2001, replacing the county's former Northlands Road home.
  • The stadium has an on-site hotel overlooking the cricket.
  • It hosted the first World Test Championship final in 2021.
  • The 2027 series will bring the venue its first men's Ashes Test.
  • The ground has been known as the Rose Bowl, the Ageas Bowl and the Utilita Bowl under different sponsors.

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