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Places to explore in HampshireEngland · South East England
Chalk underlies most of Hampshire, feeding the clear streams of the River Test and the Itchen and rising into open down at Watership Down. To the south the ground turns to the heath, bog and ancient woodland of the New Forest, a royal hunting ground since William the Conqueror. Winchester was the capital of Saxon Wessex, and Winchester Cathedral holds the longest medieval nave in Europe. The Romans walled Portchester, later a Norman stronghold at Portchester Castle, while the Cistercians left their mark on the Beaulieu River at Beaulieu Abbey.
The best of Hampshireworth the trip
Villages & towns in Hampshire 43
- Bucklers Hard
- Chawton
- Lymington
- Titchfield
- East Meon
- Minstead
- Nether Wallop
- New Alresford
- Odiham
- Selborne
- Stockbridge
- Wherwell
- Beaulieu
- Lyndhurst
- Burley
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Houses & gardens in Hampshire 33
- Highclere Castle4.7 km²
- The Grange, Northington2.8 km²
- Mottisfont
- Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
- Exbury Gardens1.4 km²
- Gilbert White's House & Gardens0.18 km²
- Houghton Lodge0.05 km²
- The Vyne
- Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton
- Central Parks0.23 km²
- Southampton Old Cemetery0.11 km²
- Furzey Gardens
- Longstock Park Water Garden
- Bramdean House
- Broadlands1.9 km²
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- Cadland House0.08 km²
- Pylewell Park1.4 km²
- Rotherfield Park2 km²
- Tylney Hall1.3 km²
- Hinton Ampner
- MacPenny's Woodland Garden
- West Green House
- Aldershot Military Cemetery0.06 km²
- Avington Park2.4 km²
- Cranbury Park1.5 km²
- Hackwood Park4.1 km²
- Moundsmere Manor0.09 km²
- Bramshill Park2.4 km²
- Compton End0.004 km²
- Hale Park0.62 km²
- Lainston House0.27 km²
- Marsh Court0.13 km²
- Warbrook House0.48 km²
Other sights in Hampshire 16
- Hawk Conservancy Trust
- Watership Down
- Bolderwood
- Butser Ancient Farm
- Cheesefoot Head
- Knightwood Oak
- Rufus Stone
- Whitchurch Silk Mill
- King James's and Landport Gates
- Blackwater Arboretum
- Petersfield Heath
- Shoulder of Mutton Hill
- Sway Tower
- Watercress Line
- Southsea Sauna
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Protected landscapes in Hampshire 5
- South Downs1,653 km²
- New Forest567 km²
- North Wessex Downs1,731 km²
- Chichester Harbour73 km²
- Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs986 km²
Nature reserves in Hampshire 134
- Farlington Marshes
- Winnall Moors
- Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes
- Farley Mount Country Park1.1 km²
- Itchen Valley Country Park1.7 km²
- Lakeside Country Park0.22 km²
- Moors Valley Country Park5.8 km²
- Queen Elizabeth Country Park5.7 km²
- River Hamble Country Park1.5 km²
- Royal Victoria Country Park0.55 km²
- Southampton Common Country Park1.4 km²
- Staunton Country Park1.9 km²
- The Alver Valley Country Park1.6 km²
- Yateley Common Country Park1.9 km²
- Bramshott and Ludshott Commons3.7 km²
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- Butter Wood1.3 km²
- Holbury Manor Ponds Country Park0.06 km²
- Hook Common and Bartley Heath1.3 km²
- Lakeside Nature Reserve Country Park0.16 km²
- Lepe Country Park0.14 km²
- Pamber Forest and Silchester Common3.4 km²
- Selborne Common1 km²
- Stockbridge Down0.7 km²
- The Chase, Woolton Hill
- Warnborough Green0.04 km²
- Holly Hill Woodland Park (Fareham)0.28 km²
- Chichester Harbour37 km²
- Wealden Heaths28 km²
- Greywell Fen0.38 km²
- Greywell Tunnel ( Basingstoke Canal )0 km²
- Mapledurwell Fen0 km²
- Ron Ward's Meadow with Tadley Pastures0.12 km²
- Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows1.4 km²
- Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)14 km²
- Binswood0.62 km²
- Botley Wood3.5 km²
- Bourley and Long Valley8.2 km²
- Bramshill6.7 km²
- Bransbury Common1.6 km²
- Brickfields Country Park0.03 km²
- Brickworth Down and Dean Hill1.2 km²
- Broxhead and Kingsley Commons1.1 km²
- Burghclere Beacon0.81 km²
- Calshot Spit Country Park0.2 km²
- Foxlease and Ancells Meadows0.69 km²
- Hazeley Heath1.8 km²
- Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary11 km²
- Langstone Harbour21 km²
- Lee-on-the Solent to Itchen Estuary5.9 km²
- Odiham Common1.3 km²
- Porton Down16 km²
- Portsdown0.69 km²
- Roydon Woods3 km²
- Shortheath Common0.59 km²
- Sinah Common2.4 km²
- Southampton Common0.9 km²
- Stockbridge Common Marsh0.65 km²
- Upper Hamble Estuary and Woods1.5 km²
- Whiteparish Common0.64 km²
- Woolmer Forest13 km²
- Yateley and Hawley Commons9.2 km²
- Ashford Hangers1.4 km²
- Martin Down3.4 km²
- North Solent9.3 km²
- Titchfield Haven1.2 km²
- Baddesley Common and Emer Bog0.39 km²
- Bentley Station Meadow0.05 km²
- Bentley Wood6.6 km²
- Boulsbury Wood1.2 km²
- Brockley Warren0.13 km²
- Broughton Down0.46 km²
- Browndown0.66 km²
- Catherington Down0.13 km²
- Chilbolton Common0.35 km²
- Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging1.1 km²
- Danebury Hill0.14 km²
- Dibden Bay2.3 km²
- East Aston Common0.18 km²
- Ebblake Bog0.11 km²
- Eelmoor Marsh0.66 km²
- Eling and Bury Marshes1.1 km²
- Highcliffe to Milford Cliffs1.1 km²
- Hythe to Calshot Marshes5.9 km²
- Ladle Hill0.11 km²
- Lower Test Valley1.4 km²
- Mottisfont Bats2 km²
- Noar Hill0.63 km²
- Norley Copse and Meadow0.07 km²
- Peake Wood0.18 km²
- Poors Common0.47 km²
- Portsmouth Harbour13 km²
- Rushmore and Conholt Downs1.1 km²
- St. Catherine's Hill0.43 km²
- The Wild Grounds0.28 km²
- Toyd Down and Quarry0.07 km²
- West Woodhay Down0.01 km²
- Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers0.92 km²
- Ashford Hill0.23 km²
- Beacon Hill0.4 km²
- Castle Bottom0.31 km²
- Alresford Pond0.3 km²
- Bere Mill Meadows0.1 km²
- Blackwater Valley0.34 km²
- Breamore Marsh0.15 km²
- Burton Common0.39 km²
- Coombe Wood and The Lythe0.44 km²
- Coulters Dean0.02 km²
- Downend Chalk Pit0.04 km²
- Dunbridge Pit0.01 km²
- Duncroft Farm Pit0 km²
- Empshott to Hawkley Hangers0.38 km²
- Fleet Pond0.48 km²
- Fletchwood Meadows0.08 km²
- Galley Down Wood0.17 km²
- Gilkicker Lagoon0.04 km²
- Hook Heath Meadows0.06 km²
- Lincegrove and Hackett's Marshes0.38 km²
- Lye Heath Marsh0.04 km²
- Lymington River0.35 km²
- Lymington River Reedbeds0.42 km²
- Micheldever Spoil Heaps0.32 km²
- Moorgreen Meadows0.14 km²
- Old Burghclere Lime Quarry0.05 km²
- Quarley Hill Fort0.04 km²
- Ratlake Meadows0.04 km²
- Sidley Wood0.12 km²
- Stanford End Mill and River Loddon0.12 km²
- Stockbridge Fen0.06 km²
- The Moors, Bishop's Waltham0.28 km²
- Trodds Copse0.26 km²
- Waltham Chase Meadows0.06 km²
- Warblington Meadow0.04 km²
- West Minley Meadow0.04 km²
- Wyck to Wheatley Hangers0.13 km²
Pubs & restaurants in Hampshire 31
- Marle at Heckfield Place
- The Harrow Inn
- The Mutton at Hazeley Heath
- The George and Falcon
- The Greyhound on the Test
- The Hawk Inn
- The Peat Spade Inn
- The Plough Inn (Longparish)
- The Purefoy Arms
- The Shoe Inn
- The Thomas Lord
- The Trusty Servant
- The Wellington Arms
- The White Hart
- Ye Olde George Inn
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Castles & strongholds in Hampshire 23
- Hurst Castleruin
- Bishop's Waltham Palaceruin
- Fort Brockhurststanding
- Wolvesey Castleruin
- Calshot Castleruin
- Netley Castleruin
- Odiham Castleruin
- Southsea Castleruin
- Portchester Castleruin
- Fort Blockhouseruin
- Malwood Castleruin
- Merdon Castleruin
- Rowlands Castleruin
- St Andrew's Castleruin
- Studley Castleruin
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- Town wallruin
- Warblington Castleruin
- Winchester Castleruin
- Oliver's Batteryearthworks
- Powderham Castleearthworks
- Woodgarston ringearthworks
- Gains Castleearthworks
- Ringwork and bailey at Motleys Copseearthworks
Beaches & swimming in Hampshire 16
- Lymington Sea Water Baths
- Hilsea Lido
- Petersfield Lido
- Calshot
- Eastney
- Hayling Beachlands Central
- Hayling Beachlands West
- Hayling Eastoke
- Lee-on-Solent
- Lepe
- Milford-on-sea
- River Avon at Fordingbridge
- Southsea East
- Stokes Bay
- Christchurch Bay
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Windmills in Hampshire 3
Churches in Hampshire 19
- Winchester Cathedral
- All Saints Church
- All Saints, East Meon
- All Saints, Hinton Ampner
- All Saints, Little Somborne
- Corhampton Church
- Hospital of St Cross
- Pamber Priory
- Romsey Abbey
- St Andrew, Nether Wallop
- St Mary the Virgin, Silchester
- St Nicholas, Boarhunt
- St Nicholas, Steventon
- St Peter's, Titchfield
- St Swithun, Headbourne Worthy
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Abbeys & priories in Hampshire 10
Trails in Hampshire 8
- Monarch's Way1006 km
- King Charles III England Coast Path4345 km
- South Downs Way160 km
- Sussex Border Path241 km
- Serpent Trail106 km
- Solent Way97 km
- Test Way71 km
- Wayfarer's Walk113 km
Islands in Hampshire 1
- Hayling Island16 km²
Ancient stones in Hampshire 20
- Daneburyearthworks
- King Henry's Hunting Lodge
- Sandham Memorial Chapel
- Flowerdown Barrowsearthworks
- Balksbury hillfortearthworks
- Beacon Hill Hillfort (Hampshire)earthworks
- Buckland Ringsearthworks
- Caesar's Camp (Hampshire)earthworks
- Castle Hill (Hampshire)earthworks
- Frankenbury hillfortearthworks
- Hickley Wood hillfortearthworks
- Hillfort on King John's Hillearthworks
- Knoll Campearthworks
- Norsebury Ringearthworks
- Old Winchester Hillearthworks
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- Oliver's Batteryearthworks
- St Catherine's Hill hillfortearthworks
- Tatchbury Mount hillfortearthworks
- The Frithearthworks
- Whitsbury hillfortearthworks
Farms, vineyards & producers in Hampshire 11
Country estates in Hampshire 7
Roman sites in Hampshire 7
- Silchester Amphitheatreruin
- Calleva Atrebatum, Silchesterearthworks
- Bramdean Roman villaearthworks
- Lippen Wood Roman villaearthworks
- Rockbourne Roman villaearthworks
- Twyford Roman villaearthworks
- West Dean Roman villaearthworks
Hills & peaks in Hampshire 4
- Pilot Hill286 m
- Bassett Avenue82 m
- Butser Hill270 m
- Ports Down123 m