St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery
(3 Miles)*
The St Barbe Museum tells the story of the area between the New Forest and the Solent.
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Beaulieu
(8 Miles)*
A unique day out in the heart of the New Forest. The list of things to see is as varied as its history which beckons you from across the centuries.
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Bucklers Hard Maritime Museum
(9 Miles)*
Buckler's Hard is a picturesque 18th century village on the banks of the Beaulieu River in the heart of the New Forest. Historically, it is famed as the place where some of the ships of Nelson's fleet were built.
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Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway
(10 Miles)*
A visit to Exbury is unforgettable. Created by Lionel de Rothschild in the 1920s, the Gardens are a stunning vision of his inspiration, offering 200 acres of natural beauty and horticultural variety.
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Furzey Gardens
(10 Miles)*
Set in the heart of The New Forest at Minstead in Hampshire this delightful, informal garden was established in 1922 and is renowned for its all year round beauty.
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Avon Heath Country Park
(10 Miles)*
The large areas of heathland are scattered with trees, while purple banks of flowering heather provide a stunning sight in the summer. You may also be lucky enough to see some of the rare birds.
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Mottistone Manor Garden
(10 Miles)*
Mottistone Manor features a garden noted for its colourful herbaceous borders, grassy terraces planted with fruit trees and sea views.
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Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
(11 Miles)*
Today the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum is open to the public, including a wide range of schools, adult education, disabled people and community groups offering many activities and workshops.
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Longdown Activity Farm
(11 Miles)*
Kid goats and calves to bottle feed, rabbits to cuddle, chicks to hold, pigs to meet and lots of other animals to see. Indoor and outdoor play areas for the children. Bumpy tractor and trailer rides (weather permitting).
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Southampton Maritime Museum
(13 Miles)*
The Wool House was built as a warehouse for the medieval wool trade. Now it is a museum telling the story of the port of Southampton.
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Tudor House Museum
(13 Miles)*
The Tudor House was built in 1495. Over the centuries it has been a family home and an artist's studio, and housed businesses including a dye-house and a bookbinder.
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Knoll Gardens
(13 Miles)*
Within a superb framework of mature trees and shrubs there is a wealth of colour and form throughout the season - bright colours of early spring through to autumn's mellow hues.
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Compton Acres
(14 Miles)*
Compton Acres invites you to escape to a different world. Twelve individual gardens in one, set in ten acres with spectacular views over Poole Harbour, Brownsea Island and the Purbeck Hills.
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Stapehill Abbey
(14 Miles)*
For nearly 200 years, Stapehill Abbey was a place of quiet retreat and meditation locked away from the outside world, Home to a Silent Order of Nuns. It is now a museum, farm, gardens and craft centre.
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Newport Roman Villa
(14 Miles)*
The Villa was discovered in 1926 when an owner of a nearby house sank foundations for a garage. Subsequent excavations revealed extensive remains of a late Romano-British farmhouse built around 280 AD.
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