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Holidays in Hampshire.

Hampshire is a county on the south coast of England in the United Kingdom and borders (clockwise from West), Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Surrey and West Sussex.

Hampshire is a popular holiday area, with tourist attractions including its many seaside resorts, the maritime area in Portsmouth, and the motor museum at Beaulieu. The New Forest National Park lies within the borders, as does a large area of the South Downs.

Hampshire has a long maritime history and two of England's largest ports lie on its coast. The county is famed as home of the writers Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.

County town Hampshire : Winchester.

The ceremonial county also includes the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton, which are administratively independent.


car hire, holiday homes, hostels, hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / traveling to hampshire

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Car Hire Hampshire

  

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Holiday Homes / Apartments

   -  leading UK provider of self-catered holidays
Availability search [ refining by specifying price, pet, pub nearby, open fire, swimming pool and more possible ], special offers and brochure request.

   -  Holiday Lodges and Holiday Parks Britain
A short break, or weekend, at one of our holiday parks gives you a real getaway, whatever the season. You'll find well-equipped and cosily heated bungalows, lodges, chalets, apartments and caravans in beautiful forest, countryside and coastal surroundings from Cornwall to the Scottish Highlands and from Pembrokeshire to East Anglia.

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Hostels / Youth Hostels

 
Hostelbookers.com is one of the worlds largest online booking services for hostels. All hostels you see here are offering realtime prices and availability. 

 Youth Hostels England

Hotels in Hampshire

 Hotels in Hampshire [ Booking ]  -  Hotel Guide Hampshire 
Hotrels in Southampton, Portsmouth, Winchester, Brockenhurst, Havant, Fleet, Andover, Basingstoke, Sutton Scotney, Fareham, Lyndhurst, Romsey, and more ...

 

National Park

 South Downs National Park  -  see South Downs Campaign

Travel Agents / Tour Operators


Superbreak offer leisure hotel breaks and features 2-5 star hotels, with the majority in the 3-4 star+ rating.

  -  Create your perfect trip  -  Flight, Hotel and Car



 Tellings Golden Miller  -  coach tours and excursions
Day excursions, short breaks & holidays. English seaside resorts, special events, christmas markets, Father Christmas and London Christmas Lights, island adventures, London theatre trips etc. TGM Travel Club [after joining 5% discount!].

Travel Guides Hampshire / Related books

Coast  - by Christopher Somerville
Accompanying the BBC series, Coast is not only a superbly illustrated celebration of Britain s coastal areas but a practical guide to all that they have to offer. The first part of the book is divided into the 12 coastal regions as featured in the programme, with lavish photography, maps and evocative essays. The second part is a region-by-region reference of places, people, activities, natural history, historic events and fascinating facts all clearly laid out to help you plan your own trip. Whether destined for the coffee table, your reference library or the car, Coast takes you there with charm and style.
Paperback 192 pages (July 8, 2005); Publisher: BBC Books
Exploring Woodland: Southeast England  -  Woodland Trust
The essential visitor's guide to the 100 best woodland sites in Southeast England. The Exploring Woodland series of guides describe and illustrate Britain's most beautiful woodlands in each region of the country. They are compiled by The Woodland Trust, which protects over 1,000 woods throughout the UK and has 200,000 supporters nationwide. Both privately-owned and public woods are included, and all are easily accessible. Each site is visited by an independent researcher so that the information is the most up-to-date available. The series is supported by woodland enthusiast and impressionist Alastair McGowan, who has written the introduction for the book.; The introduction highlights particular points of interest for the woodlands of the region* Locator maps show where the sites are and how to get to them* Symbols give a summary of the facilities available at each site* Site descriptions offer information about the history of each woodland and the wildlife you might encounter* Site maps for the largest woodlands in each regionFeaturing 100 of the region's best woodland sites, this handy guide is ideal for nature lovers to take out and about. Other places of interest in the area are also listed to make the most of your day out.
Paperback 96 pages (March 1, 2004); Publisher: Collins; Language: English; ISBN: 0007175477
Exploring Southeast England by Bicycle: From London to the Sea (By Bike) 
Martin Ryle
Paperback 202 pages (January 1, 2001); Publisher: NTC Publishing Group,U.S.; Language: English; ISBN: 0844294829

Transport / How do I travel to Hampshire

 Southampton Airport
 Bournemouth Airport

  Opodo  -  
Flight tickets Hampshire.

  
Book cheap flights to Hampshire in England at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights  -  Flights Hampshire ? price comparison possible

 
thetrainline is the fully impartial rail ticketing website owned by the Virgin Group, Virgin Rail Group and National Express Group, providing the cheaper way to buy train tickets online. thetrainline provides fast, easy and secure access to timetables, tickets and fares for all National Rail journeys across the UK.

  -  Coach Line to Hampshire
You name it, they go there. National Express carries over 16 million passengers a year to 1000 different places in the UK, and thousands of others to destinations across Europe and Ireland. They run more services to and from UK airports than anyone else, and they even lay on special services to festivals like Glastonbury!

 Bluestarbus.co.uk 
Bluestar is the name for quality bus services in and around South Hampshire.

 Maps International  -   
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
 Multimap.com 
Street-level maps, road maps; door-to-door travel directions; aerial photographs; and local information.


Links 

 Travel Insurance  -  online travel and holiday insurance for UK and Irish residents

 Hampshire's Countryside
Hampshire's Countryside contains a wealth of Timeless Treasures. From the picturesque villages of the Test Valley in the west to the magnificent chalk hills of the South Downs in the east, Hampshire's Countryside has something for everyone.

 Hampshire  -  Hampshire County Council  -  Hantsweb, gateway to Hanpshire
Glorious countryside, a superb coastline and vibrant towns combine with a rich cultural heritage to make Hampshire an ideal place to visit London [ less than an hour from London ], so come for a day or stay longer.
Hampshire is an ideal base for visiting London. If you want to take a day trip to see the London sites you'll find travel easy by car, coach or train from Hampshire Hampshire's major cities including Winchester, Portsmouth and Southampton offer direct rail links to London, so you can be in the heart of the Britain's capital in under an hour.
Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Hart, Havant, New Forest, Rushmoor, Test Valley, Winchester 

 Basingstoke and Deane  -  Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Basingstoke has lots to offer visitors. The Leisure Park is packed full of exciting entertainment including watching the resident professional ice-hockey team (Bisons), visiting Milestones museum, taking in the latest blockbuster at the Odeon cinema, trying your luck at Gala Bingo or taking a swim at the Aquadrome.
 East Hampshire  -  East Hampshire District Council  -  council is based in Petersfield
Alton, Chawton, Lovedean, Petersfield.
 Eastleigh  -  Eastleigh Borough Council
The Borough of Eastleigh incorporates the areas of Bishopstoke, Botley, Bursledon, Fair Oak & Horton Heath , Hamble-le-Rice, Hedge End, Netley, and West End, plus the Victorian railway town of Eastleigh, the largely residential Chandler's Ford together with 800 acres of unspoilt countryside to explore.
Southampton International Airport is located in the north west of the borough, just south of the town of Eastleigh itself.
 Fareham  -  Fareham Borough Council
The Fareham area has much to offer - from fascinating visitor attractions like Portchester Castle and Westbury Manor Museum to excellent shopping at Fareham Shopping Centre, and in villages such as Titchfield and Stubbington.
The Council is based in Fareham. Other places within the Borough include Portchester, Hill Head, Warsash, Locks Heath, Sarisbury and half of Whiteley.
 Gosport  -  town and district  -  Gosport Borough Council
Situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour opposite the city of Portsmouth.
 Hart  -  Hart District Council
 Havant  -  Havant Borough Council 
 Havant  -  Tourist Board Hayling Island, Emsworth, Havant, and Waterlooville 
Set in beautiful southern England, Havant is on the rural coast and is the adventure playground of the south. It is a haven for a relaxing break, and equally, activity-seeking visitors, possessing excellent watersports and leisure pursuits.
Havant, Emsworth, Hayling Island and Waterlooville make the ideal base to explore and visit Hampshire, to visit West Sussex, to visit Portsmouth, to visit Chichester, Southampton, Winchester, the Solent, Isle of Wight, the South Downs, the New Forest and much more!
 New Forest  -  New Forest District Council
 Portsmouth (Unitary)  -  Portsmouth Ciy Council  -  Visit Portsmouth 
Whether you are in Portsmouth for 1 hour, 1 day or to stay, the city has an exciting and varied range of attractions you'll want to visit again and again. Be sure to visit the 'What's On' section of the site and be inspired by our year-round programme of events! For a view of the Spinnaker Tower all year round click on the Spinnaker Tower Picture to view the live feed from the spcial web cam - image updated every five minutes.
 Rushmoor  -  Rushmoor Borough Council
 Southampton (Unitary) 
Few destinations can match Southampton's exciting cultural mix of excellent museums and art galleries, fine theatres, international sporting events, magnificent shopping and vibrant nightlife. The city also boasts a wide choice of accommodation to suit all tastes making Southampton the ideal choice for a city break.

 Test Valley  -  Test Valley Borough Council
The main towns in Test Valley are Andover, Romsey and Stockbridge, all of which are attractive market towns surrounded by picturesque villages and breath taking countryside, together with the River Test.
 Winchester City  -  Winchester City Council  -  Tourism  -  Visit Winchester
An unspoilt cathedral city on the edge of the South Downs, Winchester is England's ancient capital and former seat of King Alfred the Great. Today, Winchester combines the best of city life with the freshness of the surrounding countryside. One hour from London, this is England as it ought to be.
Escape to the ancient capital of England, the city that inspired John Keats and Jane Austen and was chosen by King Alfred as his capital. Unspoilt, picturesque and memorable in every way, a stopover in this quintessential cathedral city will not disappoint.
Highlights include the Farmers Markets, often the country's largest; the 900 year old Cathedral; the sunset view of the city from St Giles' Hill; a walk by the River Itchen; Jane Austen's House at nearby Chawton; Alresford's clothes shops and contemporary art galleries; one of the best conservation zoos in the country at Marwell and the Thomas the Tank Engine events at the Watercress Line Steam Railway.

 Andover  -  market town
 Bishop's Waltham  -  market town
 Bournemouth
Seven miles of award-winning sandy beaches and pleasure gardens; activities including watersports, golf and go-karting; a packed events calendar through most of the year; top class attractions such as the Oceanarium, the IMAX cinema and a tethered balloon; the exhilarating scenery and heritage of Dorset and the New Forest on the door step.
 Gosport
Located on the coast of South Hampshire, a peninsula nestled between the clear blue waters of the Solent and the maritime centre of Portsmouth Harbour, Gosport's character and history have long been defined by the water
 Fareham
Fareham traditionally relied on its clay soil for industry, producing bricks, tiles and chimney pots. Most famous example of a building constructed of "Fareham red bricks" is probably the Royal Albert Hall, London.
 Havent  -  Borough of Havant
 Lewes 
Lewes, the county town of Sussex is a mixture of the impressive, the unusual and the intriguing. After the Norman invasion of 1066, most of Sussex was given to William de Warenne, to rule over the South Saxons. His base was Lewes, which he settled and fortified by building an impressive Castle and establishing a Priory dedicated to St Pancras. A building of wealth and splendour said to rival Westminster Abbey, it was set to become one of the most important Cluniac priories in Europe.
 Lymington  -  market town
 Petersfield  -  market town and HQ East Hampshire County Council
Situated on the northern border of the South Downs. It is unique in that it is wholly within an Area the Outstanding Natural Beauty.
 Portsmouth  -  Port of Portsmouth 
Portsmouth Harbour's world class waterfront, including Gunwharf Quays, one of Europe's leading shopping and leisure waterside developments. Historic ships, submarines, museums attractions Explosion! 'Museum of Naval Firepower' in Gosport and Action Stations, complements Southsea - the city's resort district with miles of promenade, D-Day and Royal Marines museums, Piers and the new Blue Reef Aquarium.
 Ringwood  -  market town
 Romsey  -  market town
 Southampton City
The south of England's number one city for an unmatchable choice in shopping, 1,000 years of history, spectacular events, great eating out and historic parks.
 Titchfield  -  by the River Meon, close by the ruins of Titchfield Abbey
 Whitchurch  -  market town

 North Wessex Downs
The North Wessex Downs, an area of outstanding natural beauty, encompass the famous Watership Down while the unspoilt Meon Valley has many places to visit.
 Ridgeway National Path  -  Britain's oldest road
Part of this 137km route crosses the Downs in the north of West Berkshire. Affords views of prehistoric barrows and hillforts. See South East National Trails.
 Solent  -  popular area for yachting
Stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of England.
 South Downs  -  eastern side of Hampshire
The South Downs is one of the four areas of chalk downland in southern England and a popular area for ramblers with a network of over 2000 miles of well-managed, well-signed and easily accessible trails.
 Stokes Bay -  popular area for yachting
Between Portsmouth and Lee-on-the-Solent.

 Explosion! exhibition [ Gospsort ]
The Museum of Naval Firepower, situated on the Gosport side of Portsmouth Harbour, telling the story of naval warfare from the Battle of Trafalgar to the Gulf War.
 Gosport museum  -  see Gosport Discovery Centre - libraries will never be the same
 Hovercraft Museum, Lee-on-the-Solent
 Jane Austens House Museum
The novelist Jane Austen spent the last eight years of her life at Chawton in the 17th century house which is now preserved in her memory. She wrote some of her best work here. Come and visit and let them tell you the story of Jane Austen and her family.
 Oakleaf Brewery [ Gosport ]  -  a cask ale brewery
Cask ale is the term for unfiltered and unpasteurised beer which is conditioned [ including secondary fermentation ] and served from a cask.
 Royal Navy Submarine Museum [ Gospsort ]
tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present. Based just outside of Fort Blockhouse.
 Silchester Roman Town -  important heritage site
The Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum, now called Silchester, is where the occupying forces built a considerable settlement with temples, an amphitheatre and even an early Christian church. On the edge of the Basingstoke and Deane Borough, near the Berkshire border. 
 Stratfield Saye House
The magnificent estate at Stratfield Saye was the reward for the 1st Duke of Wellington on his heroic return from the Battle of Waterloo. 
 Titchfield Abbey  -  former abbey and country house
A place with strong associations with Shakespeare, through his patron, the Earl of Southampton. See English Heritage and Titchfield Festival Theatre
 Whitchurch Silk Mill
South-east of Basingstoke and situated on Frog Island in the River Test, the small market town of Whitchurch offers a wonderfully unique attraction. Whitchurch Silk Mill is the last working mill of its kind in the south of England, and used to produce silk for Burberry raincoats and legal gowns.

Cuisine

The staple foods of England are meat, fish, potatoes, flour, butter and eggs. Many of the English dishes are based on these foods.

Bacon Roly-Poly, Bangers and Mash, Black Pudding, Bubble & Squeak, Cornish Pasties, Cottage Pie, Fish & Chips, Gingerbread, Hot Cross Buns, Hot Pot, Kedgeree new, Ploughman's Lunch, Roast Beef, Roast Chicken, Roast lamb, Shepherd's Pie, Sponge Cake, Toad-in-the-Hole, Tom Collins, Trifle, Yorkshire Pudding

 West Country Restaurants 
Guide to eating out at quality restaurants and pubs.
The Good Food Guide 2005  -  by Andrew Turvil (Editor)
Paperback 784 pages (October 1, 2004)
English Food  by Jane Grigson, Gillian Zeiner (Illustrator), Sophie Grigson
Paperback 400 pages; Penguin Books Ltd; ISBN: 0140273247
Favourite Pudding Recipes: Traditional Ways to a Man's Heart  - Birkett Foster
Paperback 48 pages; Publisher: J Salmon; ISBN: 1898435685
 Traditional foods in England

History Southeast England

 Titchfield History Society

 SWMLAC  -  South Western Museum, Libraries, & Archives Council
SWMLAC is the regional development agency for museums, libraries and archives, covering the counties of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire, the Isles of Scilly and the Channel Islands.

 English Heritage
 National Trust

Music, Arts & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Jane Austen
The novelist Jane Austen was born in Steventon in 1775 and spent most of her life in the village. She drew her inspiration for Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility from her life in Hampshire.
 Petersfield Events
Petersfield Festivities, held over August Bank Holiday weekend, and the Petersfield Local Food Festival [ over the last weekend in May ].

 English folk and traditional music
Guide to Internet resources relating to English folk music
 Traditional music & Folk related links  -  by area

Web Portal / Search Engines / Directories

 Mypetersfield.co.uk 
 Hampshire Association of Parish & Town Councils 
The Hampshire Association of Parish & Town Councils represents the interests of 228 Parish & Town Councils throughout the County. The Association is based in Winchester, and provides a range of services including legal, financial, procedural and planning advice. A series of training courses and events are a feature. Publications are produced and include Best Practice Guides and a quarterly news and information bulletin. Written representations are made on proposed legislation and major government policy documents

 Southern English Cities
Southern English Cities are seven of the best-loved visitor destinations in the south east of the country. Sharing stunning architecture, heritage, international performing and visuals arts events and speciality shopping, these cities promise a warm welcome and the essence of England.
Cities: Brighton, Canterbury, Chichester, Guildford, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Salisbury and Winchester

 The Castles of England  -  Information Castles
 UK Bus Journey Planner

 MSN UK 

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