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Principal Towns: Winchester, Portsmouth, Southhampton, Basingstoke, Aldershot
Home to literary legends Jane Austen and Charles Dickens , King Arthur’s round table, chocolate box villages set in beautiful green countryside, two of England’s largest ports, The New Forest , National Park land and a plethora of other remarkable attractions, Hampshire is one of those counties that literally throws everything at you and dares you to be unmoved.
You’ll find this busy county on the south coast of England bordering Dorset , Wiltshire , Berkshire , Surrey and West Sussex. Its county town is Winchester but Portsmouth and Southampton are its main two towns. Most of Portsmouth lies on Portsea Island, where the Solent joins the English Channel making Portsmouth the UK's only island city. Fareham , Gosport and Havant sort of fill the gap in between the two. Most of its southern coastline is on the stretch of water known as The Solent, meaning that it offers some fantastic maritime points of interest and activites. Keen sailors will be spoilt for choice as the waters around Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight are great for sailing. You can also get excellent potted histories of the area’s naval and marine history by visiting some of the many museums – Portsmouth City Museum and the Royal Naval Museum being the most popular, or better still actually seeing pieces of history in the form The Mary Rose itself - the only 16th century warship on display anywhere in the world and HMS Victory , the world's oldest commissioned warship.
In between Portsmouth and Southampton you’ll find some of Hampshire's best, cleanest beaches. Hayling Island, is the birthplace of windsurfing, due to the fact the inventor of the windsurfer, Peter Chilvers, actually had first his idea for a board with a sail when he was 12 year old whilst on Hayling Island. It’s also home to plenty of other water-based activities is a great place for the more seaworthy types and other attractive beaches include those at Calshot and Lepe. To get a great birds eye view of Southampton visit Lepe Country Park, which is in the New Forest, where the views take in all the shipping passing in and out of Southampton Water, and sailing boats from Hamble and Cowes. The Royal Victoria Country Park at Netley also overlooks the approaches to the port. Other good beaches are at Milford on Sea and New Milton, opposite the Needles, a dramatic collection chalk outcrops off the Isle of Wight.
If you wanted a slightly more regal viewpoint then you might prefer to take position at one of the castles and forts that have been built over the centuries on the coast to defend the harbours at Southampton and Portsmouth. These include the Norman Portchester Castle which overlooks Portsmouth Harbour, and a series of forts built by Henry VIII including Hurst Castle, situated on a sand spit at the mouth of the Solent , Calshot Castle on another spit at the mouth of Southampton Water, and Netley Castle. There are plenty of more modern attractions and facilities in the town centres of Southampton and Portsmouth, with both being terrific for shopping with new ultra modern complexes in each town.
If you’re looking for somewhere inspirational for horse riding , then The New Forest certainly comes in the top ten venues in the UK. Created in 1079 by William I, The New Forest is a former royal hunting area, principally of deer. The area carries forward many of the rural practices conceded by the Crown in past times to local people. The primary of these is the pasturing of ponies, cattle, pigs and donkeys in the open Forest by local ‘commoners’. It is an amazing recreational area for walking and cycling as well as horse riding and has great camping facilities. The Museum and Visitor Centre in Lyndhurst is the place to stop to find out more about the Forest. On your way out of The New Forest, just on the border, you’ll find the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu which is well worth a visit.
Also known as the ancient capital of England, Winchester is most famous for its beautiful cathedral. The second longest building in Europe, Winchester Cathedral was originally built in 1079. It contains fine architecture spanning the 11th to the 16th century and is the burial place of a number of bishops of Winchester, many Anglo-Saxon and later kings including King Canute, as well as Jane Austen. If ancient history interests you then you must, must visit Winchester Castle which is well known for its Great Hall which was built in the 12th century. The Great Hall was rebuilt, between 1222-1235 and is famous for King Arthur's Round Table, which has hung in the hall from 1463. The table actually dates from the 13th century, and as such is not contemporary to Arthur but it is still of considerable historical interest.
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Destinations
- South Downs Way Hampshire
- The Test Valley
- The New Forest
- South Downs
- Sailing The Solent
- The South Downs Way - an ale drinkers guide
Recommended Hotels See Map
- Alton Grange Hotel Alton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Audleys Wood Hotel Basingstoke *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Basingstoke Country Hotel Basingstoke *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Hampshire Centrecourt Hotel Basingstoke *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Holiday Inn Basingstoke Basingstoke *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Oakley Hall Hotel Basingstoke *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Master Builders House Hotel Beaulieu *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - The Montagu Arms Beaulieu *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - East Close Country Hotel Bransgore *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Balmer Lawn Brockenhurst *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant - Careys Manor Hotel & SenSpa Brockenhurst *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Burley Manor Hotel Burley *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Bartley Lodge Hotel Cadnam *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Solent Hotel & Spa Fareham *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Aviator Hotel Farnborough *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Holiday Inn Farnborough Farnborough *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Alverbank Country House Hotel Gosport *featured*
Licensed, Restaurant - Sinah Warren Hotel Hayling Island *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant - Tylney Hall Hook *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Crown Hotel Lyndhurst *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Chewton Glen New Milton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Langrish House Petersfield *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Hilton Portsmouth Portsmouth *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - The Royal Maritime Club Portsmouth *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Parking, Restaurant - Chilworth Manor Southampton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, TennisCourt, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Holiday Inn Express Southampton – M27 Jct7 Southampton *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Parking, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - The Winchester Hotel Winchester *featured*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Parking, Restaurant
Hotels bookable online See Map
- Henchards Restaurant with Rooms Andover *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Quality Hotel Andover Andover *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Apollo Classic Hotel Basingstoke *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, Restaurant - Hilton Basingstoke Basingstoke *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Ellington Lodge Hotel Eastleigh *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Brookfield Hotel Emsworth *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Warbrook House Eversley *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Casa Dei Cesari Hotel Farnborough *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - De Vere Venues Highfield Park Heckfield *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, TennisCourt, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Old Thorns Golf & Country Estate Liphook *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Pool, Gym, TennisCourt, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Passford House Lymington *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - The Mill at Gordleton Lymington *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Seacrest Hotel Portsmouth *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Potters Heron Hotel Romsey *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - White Horse Hotel Romsey *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Restaurant - Botleigh Grange Hotel Southampton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities - Cargo Southampton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Hilton Southampton Southampton *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Gym, Restaurant, Conference Facilities - Hotel TerraVina Southampton *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV - Ashby's Gastropub & Boutique Hotel Southsea *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Florence House Hotel Southsea *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - The Clarence Southsea *book online*
Licensed, Historic, Restaurant - Westfield Hall Hotel Southsea *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant - Hotel du Vin & Bistro Winchester *book online*
Licensed, Parking, Historic, Restaurant, Satellite TV, Conference Facilities
More Hampshire Hotels
Bed and Breakfast See Map
- Gunville House Andover *featured*
TV in rooms - May Cottage Andover *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Wessex House B&B Basingstoke *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Westlands House Basingstoke *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Twin Oaks Guest House Cadnam *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Beech Barns Chawton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Jingles Emsworth *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Airport Lodge Guest House Farnborough *featured*
TV in rooms - Colebrook Guest House Farnborough *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Melford House Farnborough *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Alderholt Mill Fordingbridge *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Cottage Crest Fordingbridge *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Inspected, Parking - Kingfisher Retreat Fordingbridge *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - The Manor Hotel Gosport *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Langstone Hotel Hayling Island *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Waratah Lodge Hayling Island *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Hook House Hotel Hook *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Auplands Lymington *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Jevington B&B Lymington *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Leyland Lymington *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Leyland Country House Lymington *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Passford Farm Lymington *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Wistaria House Lymington *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Clayhill House Lyndhurst *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Knightwood Lodge Lyndhurst *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic - Little Hayes Guest House Lyndhurst *featured*
TV in rooms - Lyndhurst House Lyndhurst *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Whitemoor house Lyndhurst *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Jobzagudn New Milton *featured*
TV in rooms - Beaufort Hotel Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Ibis Portsmouth Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking, Disabled - Keppels Head Hotel Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Somerset House Hotel Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Stattons Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - The Avenue Hotel Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - The Festing Grove Portsmouth *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Moortown Lodge Hotel Ringwood *featured*
TV in rooms, Children Welcome, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking, Disabled - St Leonards Hotel Ringwood *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - Berties Romsey *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - The Dairy at Packridge Farm Romsey *featured*
TV in rooms - Cripple Creek Guest House Rowlands Castle *featured*
TV in rooms - Meadow View Guest House Rowlands Castle *featured*
TV in rooms - Travelodge Havant Rowlands Castle Rowlands Castle *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking, Disabled - Banister House Hotel Southampton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Elizabeth House Hotel Southampton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking, Disabled - Hunters Lodge Southampton *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - Landguard House Southampton *featured*
TV in rooms - Mayview Guest House Southampton *featured*
TV in rooms - Polygon Villas Guest House Southampton *featured*
TV in rooms - Beaufort Hotel Southsea *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic - St Margarets Lodge Southsea *featured*
TV in rooms - The Retreat Guest House Southsea *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic - Brimar Guest House Totton *featured*
TV in rooms, Historic, Parking - Orchard House Twyford *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Inspected, Parking - New Haven Bed & Breakfast Waterlooville *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Flowerdews Bed and Breakfast Winchester *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Orchard House Winchester *featured*
TV in rooms - The Grange Winchester *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking, Disabled - Upland Park Hotel Winchester *featured*
TV in rooms, No Smoking, Historic, Parking - Langley Wood House Woodfalls *featured*
TV in rooms
Pubs & Inns
- The Swan Hotel Alresford *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Swan Hotel Alton *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Three Horseshoes Alton *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The White Hart Alton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Amport Inn Andover *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Danebury Hotel Andover *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The White Lion Inn Andover *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Buck Inn Burley *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Red Lion Hotel Fareham *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Falcon Hotel Farnborough *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Trooper Inn Froxfield *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Lamb Hotel Hartley Wintney *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bear Hotel Havant *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Raven Hotel Hook *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Poacher Hook *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Wellington Arms Hotel Hook *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Hart Hotel Hook *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Ship & Bell Horndean *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The George & Horn Kingsclere *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Jolly Drover Liss *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Flying Bull Inn Liss *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Old Barn Inn and Restaurant New Milton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cricketers Inn Petersfield *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - George & Falcon Petersfield *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Trooper Inn Petersfield *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Ye Olde George Inn Petersfield *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Shoe Inn Plaitford *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Market House Tavern Portsmouth *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Red Lion Hotel Portsmouth *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Duke Of Buckingham Portsmouth *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Star Inn Ringwood *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Buck Inn Ringwood *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mortimer Arms Hotel Romsey *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Shoe Inn Romsey *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Star Inn Romsey *book online*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Pilgrim Inn Southampton *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Star Hotel Southampton *featured*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The George & Falcon Warnford Ltd Southampton *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Grosvenor Hotel Stockbridge *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mill Arms Stockbridge *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Hart Inn Stockbridge *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Hart Inn Tadley *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Hampshire Hog Waterlooville *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The King Alfred Pub Winchester *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - The Kings Head Winchester *featured*
Food, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Wykeham Arms Winchester *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Winchfield Inn Winchfield *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Woodfalls Inn Woodfalls *featured*
Food, Children Welcome, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Ely Hotel Yateley *book online*
Food, Historic, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards
Self-Catering See Map
- Featherdown Farm Alton *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Anchor Court Basingstoke *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crown Heights Basingstoke *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Crown Heights Serviced Business Apartment Basingstoke *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Millennium Court and Brookvale Basingstoke *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Spring House Basingstoke *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Westlands House Basingstoke *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Blue Charm at Compasses Inn Cottages Damerham *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - White Wing at Compasses Inn Cottages Damerham *book online*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Flexi Lets Farnborough *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Flexi-Lets @ Farnborough Clockhouse Farnborough *book online*
Pub Nearby, Disabled, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Roomspace Serviced Apartments - The Cloisters Farnborough *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - SACO Farnborough Farnborough *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Alderholt Mill Fordingbridge *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Pets Allowed, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Featherdown Farm Fordingbridge *book online*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Sunset Place Fordingbridge *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Mill Rythe Holiday Village Hayling Island *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Bench Cottage & Little Bench Lymington *featured*
Pub Nearby, Garden, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Cottages (The) Lyndhurst *featured*
Pub Nearby, Open all year, Parking, Credit Cards - Town or Country Serviced Apartment Southampton *featured*
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