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Hampshire - Historic County - England

Key Towns - Aldershot Basingstoke Bournemouth Christchurch Cowes Newport Petersfield Portsmouth Ringwood Ryde Southampton Ventnor Winchester

Hampshire - Historic County - England Hampshire is located on the south coast of England. Hampshire has an unspoilt coastline, lots of beauty spots, stately homes, castles, listed monuments and famous towns and cities. The area between the Isle of Wight and the Hampshire coast is known as the Solent, popular area for water sports. Visit the New Forest, created in 1079 by William the Conqueror as an area in which to hunt deer; It covers 93,000 acres and is the largest unenclosed area in Southern England. The majestic city of Winchester, once the capital of England; A thriving market town best-known and loved for its spectacular medieval cathedral. Explore the homes of Jane Austen and Gilbert White. The ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, are both brimming with fascinating maritime history. At Portsmouth you will find HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, the Mary Rose, maritime museums and ferries to the Isle of Wight. The town of Andover with its narrow Saxon walkways and its poetry in motion and heritage trails. Bournemouth with it's vast selection of shops, numerous cinemas, theatres, pleasure gardens and seven miles of sandy beaches. The Needles Battery a fort built in the 1860s, which still houses two 12-ton gun barrels. Isle of Wight known as the 'Garden Isle' has 13 award winning beaches. The South Downs National Park stretches for 90 miles, from Winchester in Hampshire in the west, to Beachy Head near Eastbourne in East Sussex in the east.
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The story of Jane Austen one of the most popular and important novelists that England has ever produced. She is known worldwide for her novels describing the society of pre-industrial England. She spent the last eight years of her life at Chawton in a 17th century house, which is now preserved in her memory. The house is of international importance as the place where she did the majority of her mature writing, but at the same time retains the charm of a village home. She wrote Mansfield Park, Emma and Persuasion here. Come and visit us and let us tell you the story of Jane Austen and her family.		Escape in a Canadian Canoe Experience the delight of gliding in a silent boat in some of the most beautiful scenery in England. Past steeply sloping woodland, old quays, mine chimneys, farms and boatyards. Canoe Tamar's guided canoe trips provide the perfect family activity in all weather. Learn to manoeuvre your own Canadian canoe in complete safety, traveling at your speed on a gently flowing river with a qualified guide. The trips are suitable for all ages and stages of life. The traditional style Canadian canoes are large enough to take up to three adults and are very safe and stable. Even if you have never been in a canoe before you will quickly find that they are easy to paddle and that you keep dry and comfortable.
Walking Walking in Hampshire Andover Heritage and Poetry Trail Liberty Trail Heart of England Way	Locations East Hampshire AONB New Forest National Park Pamber Forest Wildlife Reserve The Needles Park	Events Apple Day Festival Art and Mind Bournemouth Air Festival Bournemouth Firework Show	Snippets St. Mary Mead Mrs Blunden of Basingstoke Watership Down