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Hillhead is an official bathing spot in Hampshire. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. Water quality here can dip after heavy rain. It is one of 13 bathing waters in the county.

The nearest railway station is Fareham, 5 km to the north-east. Lee-on-Solent and Calshot are among the bathing waters within 6.5 km.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

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Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

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One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

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Photo of Titchfield, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

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Photo of Fort Brockhurst, an artillery fort near Portsmouth, Hampshire, south east England.

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Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

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Photo of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Iconic

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