Whitchurch and more…..
Plan a route to take in more of the beautiful countryside of the North Wessex Downs 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) Hardy'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 Test Way (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 England; 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-hampshire.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, Inkpen Beacon (13.4 miles) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combe_Gibbet Combe Gibbet – Walbury Hill
The Vyne (National Trust) (14.6 miles) www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-vyne
Danebury Rings Iron Age Hillfort (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, Hungerford Watercress Line, Alresford Romsey (Abbey) Mottisfont (National Trust)