Whitchurch and more…..

Plan a route to take in more of the beautiful countryside of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Here are our suggestions for some great places to visit………

Whitchurch Silk Mill (town centre) www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk

Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants (1.5 miles) 's Cottage Garden Plants The Wayfarers Trail

Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery (2 miles) www.bombaysapphire.com

Bourne Valley Villages – (from 2.3 – 10.5 miles)

Overton Walkers are Welcome village (4 miles) overtonparishcouncil.gov.uk

Harewood Forest & The (6 miles)

The Watercress Way Long Distance Footpath (5.9 miles) www.watercressway.org.uk

Wayfarers Long Distance Footpath and Watership Down (6.5 miles) Watership Down

Finkley Down Family Farm (6.5 miles) www.finkleydownfarm.co.uk

Museum of the Iron Age – Andover (7 miles) Museum of the Iron Age

Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) (8 miles) Highclere Castle

Sandham Memorial Chapel (National Trust) (9 miles) Sandham Memorial Chapel

The Fairground Arts & Crafts Weyhill (11 miles) www.fairgroundcraft.co.uk

Milestones Museum - Basingstoke (11 miles) Milestone's Museum, Basingstoke Highclere Castle

Wherwell, The River Test & Chilbolton Cow Common (11 miles)

The common itself is a 45-acre Site of Special Scientific Interest designated by Natural ; it boasts 212 plant species, rare birds and rare insects. The common is crossed by a long-distance footpath, the Test Way.

The Hawk Conservancy (12.5 miles) Hawk Conservancy Trust

Stockbridge, the River Test and Stockbridge Common Marsh SSSI (12.5 miles) - www.visit-.co.uk/explore/stockbridge-p524261 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottisfont/trails/stockbridge-common-marsh-wildlife-walk

Longstock Park Water Gardens (12.7 miles) leckfordestate.co.uk/water-garden

Winchester: Great Hall, Cathedral, St Cross (13 miles)

Combe Gibbet, Beacon (13.4 miles) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combe_Gibbet – Walbury Hill

The Vyne (National Trust) (14.6 miles) www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne

Danebury Rings Iron Age (15.5 miles) www.hants.gov.uk/thingstodo/countryside/finder/danebury

The Museum of Army Flying (17 miles) Museum of Army Flying

And of course if you have a bit more time...

Stonehenge Avebury Salisbury (Cathedral) Kennet and Avon Canal, Watercress Line, Alresford Romsey (Abbey) Mottisfont (National Trust)