Situated in the centre of Southampton, Ocean Village provides a wealth of facilities including shops, restaurants, cinemas and bars as well as outstanding recreational facilities. The marina basin, formerly used for commercial ships, is deep enough to offer mooring facilities for large yachts and has become famous for hosting the start and/or finish of around the world yacht races, such as the Global Challenge and ‘Clipper Round the World’. Ocean Village also offers a great place from which to cruise, with the picturesque Beaulieu River to the west and Portsmouth Harbour only a few miles to the east.