Kim’s guidebook
Food scene
If you like your Gin, it's worth booking a distillery tour at Bombay Sapphire in Whitchurch (about 15 minutes' drive). You can enjoy their beautiful glass building and pick your favourite flavours.
101 locals recommend
Bombay Sapphire Distillery
London RoadIf you like your Gin, it's worth booking a distillery tour at Bombay Sapphire in Whitchurch (about 15 minutes' drive). You can enjoy their beautiful glass building and pick your favourite flavours.
Mayfly
Fullerton RoadPub with lovely riverside gardens on a sunny day!
The Greyhound on the Test
31 High StGood food, lovely atmosphere (but not sheap!)
Good local pub (you need to drive to any pub around here unless you want a long walk, so worth making it a good one!)
Crook & Shears
Good local pub (you need to drive to any pub around here unless you want a long walk, so worth making it a good one!)
Another pricey but good meal awaits, and it's in a nice rural spot
24 locals recommend
The Peat Spade Inn
Village StreetAnother pricey but good meal awaits, and it's in a nice rural spot
Clos du Marquis French Restaurant
High StreetHas a good reputation for French food, if pricey
Sightseeing
Worth a visit, small but beautiful gardens and a good half day out.
36 locals recommend
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns LaneWorth a visit, small but beautiful gardens and a good half day out.
Winchester is just 15 minutes' drive away and has some great historic buildings.
199 locals recommend
Winchester Cathedral
9 The ClWinchester is just 15 minutes' drive away and has some great historic buildings.
Winchester College
College StreetVisit the ancient public school on a daily tour
There's something to enjoy here whether you take children or not. The birds of prey are fascinating, and there's lots to see.
43 locals recommend
Hawk Conservancy Trust
Sarson LaneThere's something to enjoy here whether you take children or not. The birds of prey are fascinating, and there's lots to see.
This old industrial silk mill sits in a calm area of Winchester, with walks along the river bank through the Abbey Gardens to finish your day.
21 locals recommend
Whitchurch Silk Mill
28 Winchester StThis old industrial silk mill sits in a calm area of Winchester, with walks along the river bank through the Abbey Gardens to finish your day.
With the new Visitor Centre Stonehenge has added to a unique experience. It's always astonishing to see something so ancient in the landscape.
677 locals recommend
Stonehenge
With the new Visitor Centre Stonehenge has added to a unique experience. It's always astonishing to see something so ancient in the landscape.
You can park at the Wherwell side of Chilbolton Common, or the Chilbolton side (just past Chilbolton Village shop). Easy, flat walk and bridges across the water meadows. Stop for a coffee at the shop or a drink and food at the Abbott's Mitre.
8 locals recommend
Chilbolton Cow Common
Joy's LaneYou can park at the Wherwell side of Chilbolton Common, or the Chilbolton side (just past Chilbolton Village shop). Easy, flat walk and bridges across the water meadows. Stop for a coffee at the shop or a drink and food at the Abbott's Mitre.
Neighbourhoods
Visit the town centre: good shops, plenty of places to eat (including The Ivy and Rick Stein) and historic areas.
237 locals recommend
Winchester
Visit the town centre: good shops, plenty of places to eat (including The Ivy and Rick Stein) and historic areas.
A bit further afield but plenty to do and see (and Salisbury deserves to be remembered for something other than Russian poison!)
246 locals recommend
Salisbury
A bit further afield but plenty to do and see (and Salisbury deserves to be remembered for something other than Russian poison!)
Beautiful old market town with a single main street full of varied shops, coffee stops, a real butcher and much more. The river runs under the road and you can feed the trout you see swimming in the clear waters.
66 locals recommend
Stockbridge
Beautiful old market town with a single main street full of varied shops, coffee stops, a real butcher and much more. The river runs under the road and you can feed the trout you see swimming in the clear waters.
Experience
You can book to use the skid pan or try fast cars, pre-booking essential but an exciting treat!
24 locals recommend
Thruxton Motorsport Centre
You can book to use the skid pan or try fast cars, pre-booking essential but an exciting treat!
The River Test is famous for chalk-clear waters and trout fishing. There are several places to fish locally.
Dever Springs Trout Fishery
New StreetThe River Test is famous for chalk-clear waters and trout fishing. There are several places to fish locally.
We are at the southern end of Longparish, but you can walk to the church, pub or village shop within about 3/4 hour if the fancy takes you. Lots of thatched cottages and pretty views.
Longparish
We are at the southern end of Longparish, but you can walk to the church, pub or village shop within about 3/4 hour if the fancy takes you. Lots of thatched cottages and pretty views.
Lovely riverside pub, a great place for a drink by the water (ducks and trout) on a sunny day.
The Mayfly
Lovely riverside pub, a great place for a drink by the water (ducks and trout) on a sunny day.
Traveler advice
Getting around
You'll need your own transport!
Although we can easily reach major roads, there is little public transport in rural Hampshire and no Uber!
So if you want to be out and about you'll need a car, or to book taxis in advance.
If you want to get to London the cheapest and quickest way is to park at Basingstoke: it's just 20 minutes' drive and there are lots of trains taking less than an hour to Waterloo. Closer stations such as Andover are good too.