Hart and Rushmoor Your Guide to the Area Things to do Every thing you Nature and Historic need to know about sites the area and Entertainment and more! Leisure Schools and educa- History Shops and tion Industry Food and Eats Table of Contents A brief history of the area……………………………...……...……....1 Places of education to take full advantage of…………………….…2 Find all great shopping and industry locations……………....……...3 Restaurants to eat at……………………………………..…….……..4 Historic sites and Nature parks…………………….….…………..….5 Leisure and facilities…………..……………………………...………..6 Things to do………...………………….……………..…………..…….7 A brief history of the area Did you know? Hart is named after the RIVER HART (pictured) Fleet From the earliest recorded dwellings in Fleet of a mill and two farm- houses, Fleet has steadily grown over time. A south western train ser- vice was built to run through Fleet in 1840, and people came to fleet to visit the pond during to winter to ice skate. Farnborough Farnborough was founded in Saxon times and is mentioned in the Do- mesday Book of 1086. The name is formed from Ferneberga which means "fern hill". The town is probably best known for its association with aviation—and the world wide known Farnborough Airshow. Aldershot It was created by the army for a training ground in the 1850’s. As its popularity grew, it eventually became a town—as well as an army base. Odiham It was originally a market town. It is now home to the RAF base, and has one of the biggest town centers. Yateley Yateley hall in the town dates from the 13th century, but the town itself was mentioned in the doomsday book in 1086. Places of education Schools in Farnborough: Fleet: Cove County Infant School Fleet Infants Farnborough Grange Infant School Heatherside Infants Manor County Infant School Tavistock Infant School Parsonage Farm County Infant School Twseldown Infants North Farnborough County Infant Heatherside Juniors School All Saints Pinewood County Infant School Church Crookham Juniors South Farnborough County Infant Velmead School Elvetham heath primary School Southwood County Infant School Calthorpe Park School Cove County Junior School Court Moor School Grange County Community Junior St Nicholas’ School Guillemont County Junior School Odiham: Manor County Junior School St Peter’s C of E Jnior School Robert May’s School Cherrywood Community Primary School Fernhill County Primary School Yateley: St Bernadette's RC (A) Primary School Tower Hill County Primary School Westfields Infant Cove School Westfield Junior Fernhill School Yateley School Oak Farm Community School Frogmore Community College The Wavell School Aldershot: Belle Vue County Infant School Marlborough County Infant School St Michael's C E (controlled) Infant School Talavera County Infant School West End County Infant School Beaumont County Junior School Newport County Junior School St Michael's C E (controlled) Junior School Talavera County Junior School The Connaught School Shopping and Industry Fleet: There is a shopping centre in fleet with over 40 shops, including: New Look, a sweet shop, WHSmiths, a Superdrug and many more! Shops are also spread along and around the high street. Aldershot: There is a large shopping centre in Aldershot that has over 50 shops including: Ryman's, JDsports, Boots and Peacocks. It also has a market every week. Farnborough: There is the princes mead shopping mall conven- iently located in the centre of Farnborough. With 47 shops there is a shop for every need, from card shops to party chops, and jewellers to shoe shops. Odiham: Odiham doesn't have a shopping centre but has a high street with many diverse shops. There is the independent clothing designers, Eden and many chemists and florists as well. Yately: Yately doesn't have many shops, but there are a lot of convenience stores and a movie rental shop. As well as this places that are better for shopping such as Aldershot are easily accessible. Restaurants and places to eat In the area there are lots of different Restaurants so everyone can enjoy a meal out that is to their taste. Indian: The Golden Triangle (Fleet) Taste of India (Aldershot) Zaffron (Farnborough) The Crown (Odiham) Cinnamon Bay (Yateley) Chinese: Water Sky (Fleet) Oriental Kitchen (Aldershot) Real China (Farnborough) Kings Chinese Restaurant (Odiham) Rice (Yateley) Pubs: The Oatsheaf (Fleet) The Goose (Aldershot) The Swan Inn (Farnborough) The Water Witch (Odiham) Dog and Partridge (Yateley) Pizza and Italian : Pizza express (Fleet) Pizza hut (Aldershot) Il Coleseo (Farnborough) Casa Dei Cesari ( Yateley) Fast food: McDonalds (Fleet) Burger King (Aldershot) Pizza Hut Delivery (Farnborough) KFC (Yateley) Cafes: Starbucks (Fleet) Cafe Macchiato (Aldershot) Rushmoor Cafe (Farnborough) Le Petit Cafe (Odiham) Short n Sweet (Yateley) Historic sites and nature parks The Hart area includes many beautiful area’s of countryside and nature. There is Fleet Pond Local nature reserve, which is Hampshire’s largest freshwater lake. The reserve includes reed beds, marshes, heath land and woodland, as well as a wide variety of wildlife. The entire area of the reserve is 141 acres, and 118 acres of it is designated as Site of Special Scien- tific Interest. As well as it being a wonderful nature reserve, it is also a historic site. It is believed that in the times of the Nor- man Conquest the North parts of Fleet Pond were already farmed. He first records of Fleet Pond were in 1324 when “the great fishery (of) Fleet Ponds” is referred to in the Rolls of Ac- count of Crondall Manor. There are few later medieval refer- ences to Fleet Pond, but in 1491 are new arrangement was in- vestigated. The Prior at Winchester began to lease Fleet Ponds. During World War 2 the pond was drained, to prevent Nazi war planes using it as a marker from which to navigate their way to London. It is one of Hampshire’s hidden gems, and it may be the reason why Fleet developed. This is because the railway line to Fleet was built because many people, mainly living in London, came down to Fleet to skate on Fleet Pond when it froze in the winter. Elvetham Heath nature Reserve is also a popular nature re- serve. The reserve is 48 acres in size, and is a restoration pro- ject. The characteristic heathland plants such as the heather and the gorse are regenerating naturally. The reserve breed rare cattle , and they graze on the reserve during the warmer summer months when it is dry. Leisure and facilities Hart and Rushmoor have many great facilities. Some of these include: Farnborough leisure centre The Aldershot Lido Aldershot Garrison Sports centre Great Shopping Centre’s Connaught leisure centre Frogmore Leisure centre Southwood golf course Alpine Snow sports Centre Oak farm community school Fleet also has The Hart Leisure Centre, which includes many fantastic facili- ties that everybody can use and enjoy. Some of these facilities include: 25m competition and teaching pools, Fully equipped gym, 2 aerobics studios hosting over 50 different fitness classes a week, 1 boxercise studio, 2 sports halls for five a side football, badminton, trampolin- ing, gymnastics and much more, 6 squash courts, Creche for centre and non-centre users, An air conditioned function room for parties and meetings There are also many sporting clubs you can participate in, some of which include: Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club Basingstoke Canal Boating Club Farnborough Town Football Club Fleet Aikido Club Fleet & Church Crookham Athletics Club Fleet Town Colts Football Club Hart Squash Club Hart Swimming Club Yateley Archers Yateley Hockey Club Things to do Scouts and Guides Adventure courses for the outdoorsy type Cinema The local VUE in Camberley, hosts all new releases Begginers on stage and drama schools Productions and shows to take part in Dance schools For exercise and fun—many types and many schools Bowling Farnborough Bowl and Camberley Bowl make for a good day out Youth clubs Have fun, and get an evening out of the house Music groups Try your hand at an instrument and take part in concerts HYPE, SNAP and TRU Discos can be found locally for the younger audiences For more information, visit the Hart and Rushmoor council websites! There, it will tell you about what the area has to offer and other amenities such as travel and living quality. .