Longdown Activity Farm
(3 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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Broadlands
(4 Miles)*
Broadlands has been a part of English history for centuries. Home to statesmen and men of action. Host to royalty and the brilliant, powerful and celebrated of their time.
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Tudor House Museum
(4 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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Southampton Maritime Museum
(4 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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Furzey Gardens
(5 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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Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
(6 Miles)*
The 10¼ inch and 7¼ inch dual gauge miniature railway runs in Lakeside Country Park from its main station, Eastleigh Parkway, for 1¼ miles to Monks Brook Halt and then back to Eastleigh Parkway.
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Lakeside Country Park
(6 Miles)*
Lakeside Country Park is 60 acres of lakes, wet meadow and woodland situated between Eastleigh and Southampton.
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Beaulieu
(7 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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Eastleigh Museum
(7 Miles)*
Take a tour through Eastleigh's past and discover what life was like in the 1930s with our recreation of a local engine driver's family home.
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Itchen Valley Country Park
(7 Miles)*
With 440 acres of woodland and meadows adjoining the River Itchen to explore, the Park is an ideal place for a family day out.
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Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate
(8 Miles)*
This 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution and still retains the spring or "font" from which its name is derived. The abbey contains a drawing-room decorated by Rex Whistler.
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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
(9 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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Marwell Zoological Park
(11 Miles)*
Marwell Zoological Park is owned and run by Marwell Preservation Trust, a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats both locally and internationally.
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St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery
(11 Miles)*
The St Barbe Museum tells the story of the area between the New Forest and the Solent.
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