Take the time for just the two of you with our days out in Hampshire, including heritage trails, country parks, pubs, lovely walks and top quality entertainment.
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From folk to Flamenco, ballet to blues and comedy to concerts, The Anvil in Basingstoke offers a varied and vibrant range of entertainment throughout the year.
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Take a riverside stroll at Exbury Gardens, which borders the beautiful Beaulieu River. Exbury's spectacular 200-acre woodland garden, world-famous rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias and rare trees and plants are not to be missed.
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There are beautiful views and lovely walks at naturalist Rev. Gilbert White's house and garden at Selborne, with its museum, follies, first class tea room and famous zig-zag path through the beech woods.
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A treasure trove of information on Hampshire and its people, Hampshire Archives and Local Studies at Hampshire Record Office is the ideal place to trace your family history or discover fascinating facts from the past.
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See top quality bands, comedians and theatre companies in a village hall or community centre near you. There are also workshops and classes, enabling you to learn as well as have fun.
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Visit England's oldest and most perfect medieval almshouse, which, along with its 12th-century church and tranquil gardens, nestles in water meadows by the River Itchen.
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Spend time browsing memorabilia at Jane Austen's house in Chawton, topped by afternoon tea or a traditional pint at The Greyfriar, an award-winning country pub just opposite.
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Mottisfont is famous for its rose garden, home to the National Collection of oldfashioned roses, but its handsome house, pretty gardens and views of the lovely River Test are also well worth a visit.
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The museum's collection of kites, gliders, planes and helicopters, along with its displays and dioramas, tells the stirring story of army flying from pre World War 1 to the present day.
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Explore the walled kitchen garden, lakes, woods, meadows, Tudor chapel and rare treasures of this impressive 16th-century house near Basingstoke, run by the National Trust.
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