Hampshire Events
FREE taster session with the Alton Rock Choir
Mon 15 Sep 25
St Mary's Catholic Church, 59 Normandy Street, Alton GU34 1DN
Do you want to learn to sing near you?
Your friendly local Alton choir is run by choir leader Danny Gortler...
Archives Roadshow - Southsea Library
Mon 15 Sep 25
19-21 Palmerston Road, Southsea PO5 3QQ
Heritage Open Day: Join the Portsmouth History Centre at sites across the city for a brand new Archives Roadshow!...
Desire Under the Elms by Eugene O'Neill
Mon 15 Sep 25
Maskers Studio Theatre
Off Emsworth Road
Shirley
Southampton SO15 3LX
A torrid clandestine love affair
First published a hundred years ago, ‘Desire Under the Elms’ has not lost any of its power...
FREE taster session with the Alton Rock Choir
Mon 15 Sep 25
St Mary's Catholic Church, 59 Normandy Street, Alton GU34 1DN
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
The Alton Rock Choir is led by Hampshire based musician Danny Gortler...
Townhill Park House and Gardens
Sun 14 Sep 25
The Gregg School, Townhill Park House, Atlantic Park Way, Southampton SO18 3RR
Heritage Open Day: Explore the historic Townhill Park estate, owned by Lord and Lady Swaythling in the early 1900s...
King Alfred Free Bus Ride Bonanza
Sun 14 Sep 25
The Broadway, High Street, Winchester SO23 9BE
Heritage Open Day: The Friends of King Alfred Buses collection of vintage buses dating from 1929 to 1970 will be operating a range of free bus...
Taste of Wickham Festival
Sun 14 Sep 25
Wickham Square, Wickham, Hampshire PO17 5JN
The Taste of Wickham Festival is back! Join us on Sunday 14 September, from 11am to 4pm, as this charming Hampshire village comes alive with...
WW1 Remembrance Centre
Sun 14 Sep 25
WW1 Remembrance Centre, Bastion 6, Airport Service Road, Portsmouth PO3 5PJ
Heritage Open Day: The WW1 Remembrance Centre moved into Bastion 6, part of the Hilsea Lines in Portsmouth in 2014...
Former Royal Aircraft Establishment 24 foot Wind Tunnel Building Q121
Sun 14 Sep 25
Hall Road, O'Gorman Avenue, Farnborough GU14 7EP
Heritage Open Day: Saved for the Nation in 1993 when the Ministry of Defence set out to demolish and sell the former RAE Site, the wind tunnel...
Storehouse 9 - Site Lines & Motifs
Sun 14 Sep 25
Storehouse 9, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth PO1 3LJ
Heritage Open Day: An exhibition of drawings and maps created by Nicola Crowson and Tina Bird Wallbridge Of The School of Architecture, Art & Design,...
Bullington Church Fete
Sun 14 Sep 25
St Michael and All Angels, Lower Bullington, Sutton Scotney, Winchester SO21 3RE
Heritage Open Day: On Sunday 14 September, the Church of St Michael and All Angels will open its doors when it hosts the Bullington Fete between 1400...
The people and places of World War 1
Sun 14 Sep 25
World War 1 Remembrance Centre, Bastion 6, Airport Service Road, Portsmouth PO3 5PJ
Heritage Open Day: The World War 1 Remembrance Centre in Portsmouth is dedicated to the eternal memory of those who fought and died in the conflict...
The Worlds Only Hovercraft Museum!
Sun 14 Sep 25
The Hovercraft Museum, Marine Parade West, Gosport PO13 9NS
Heritage Open Day: A great visit for serious enthusiasts and families who just want to have fun! An ideal base for a day out, with views of the...
Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy
Sun 14 Sep 25
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park School, Military Road, Gosport PO12 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Richard will call on his experience in the Royal Navy along with his detailed research into disasters at sea, to bring you this...
The Airship Era: From Glory to Ground
Sun 14 Sep 25
The Hub Q134, Fowler Avenue, Farnborough GU14 7JP
Heritage Open Day: Join us and explore the captivating history of airships with materials from the library and archive of the National Aerospace...
Model Boats and Tanks at Explosion!
Sun 14 Sep 25
The Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team Clubhouse, Explosion Museum, Heritage Way, Gosport PO12 4LE
Heritage Open Day: The Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team present a display of radio-controlled model ships and tanks...
Bramdean House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 14 Sep 25
Bramdean House, Alresford SO24 0JU
Beautiful 5 acre garden best known for its mirror image herbaceous borders, its 1 acre walled garden, its carpets of spring bulbs, and a large and...
Rat Pack Live
Sun 14 Sep 25
Theatre Royal Winchester
21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB
Experience the definition of cool
They were the definition of cool during their Fifties and Sixties Vegas heyday – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and...
The Time Machine - outdoor family theatre show
Sun 14 Sep 25
Princes Gardens, High Street, Aldershot GU11 1BJ
Heritage Open Day: Irene the Inventor is lost in space and her time machine is ticking her off. Every second counts, so can you help her in her hour...
The Siege of Portsmouth -1897 (fiction)
Sun 14 Sep 25
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport PO12 3BX
Heritage Open Day: A narrative of a future fiction attack on Portsmouth by a French / Russian alliance...
Hyde900 Exhibition of Finds. What has been discovered under our feet and gardens in Hyde, Wincheste
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Bartholomew's Church, King Alfred Place, Hyde, Winchester SO237DF
Heritage Open Day: Come and see the finds discovered in local gardens during community excavations from 2016 to 2023 and talk to experts about the...
Family Activities & Exhibition: Building Memories at Design Engine Architects
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Studios, Coker Close, Winchester SO22 5FF
Heritage Open Day: Join us for a free, drop-in family day at Design Engine Architects as part of Building Memories - a special exhibition exploring...
St Barbe Inspire Weekend
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BH
Heritage Open Day: We are throwing open our doors and inviting everyone in for the annual Inspire Weekend - FREE ENTRY all weekend for visitors to...
Chatty Caravan - journeys made, memories shared
Sat 13 Sep 25
Lepe Country Park, Lepe, Exbury, Southampton SO45 1AD
Heritage Open Day: Travel back to the 70s with the National Motor Museum's 1971 Sprite caravan aka Chatty Caravan...
United Church - Open to All
Sat 13 Sep 25
United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8RZ
Heritage Open Day: 13th
1-5.30pm Open for Ride and Stride
20th
1-5.30pm Visit the Grade II interior, enjoy some music and have refreshments
7pm...
Hyde900: Hidden in Hyde -Three trails
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Bartholomew's Church, King Alfred Place, Hyde, Winchester SO237DF
Heritage Open Day: Follow these self-guided trails for children (and adults!) to explore the glass windows in St Bartholomew's and discover the...
Farnborough Hill
Sat 13 Sep 25
312 Farnborough Road, Farnborough GU14 8AT
Heritage Open Day: Farnborough Hill, founded in 1889, is a leading Catholic independent day school for girls...
Hurst Castle Open Day
Sat 13 Sep 25
Hurst Castle, Keyhaven, Milford on Sea, Lymington SO41 0TP
Heritage Open Day: Join us on Saturday 13th September for FREE* to celebrate Hurst Castle!
Discover the castle & enjoy the activities -first ferry...
Chesil Theatre tour of the building
Sat 13 Sep 25
Chesil Street, Winchester SO23 0HU
Heritage Open Day: Chesil Theatre is based in a medieval former Church of St Peter Chesil and visitors are welcome to look around the building and...
St John the Baptist, St John's Street, Winchester
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Johns Street, Winchester SO23 0HF
Heritage Open Day: Winchester's oldest parish church, St John's, built in the 12th century, is situated on the ancient Pilgrim's...
Southampton Quaker Meeting House
Sat 13 Sep 25
1A Ordnance Road, Southampton SO15 2AZ
Heritage Open Day: Visit the Victorian Quaker Meeting House (1884) to view and discuss its history and design We know that the first Quaker meeting...
Southampton Quaker Burial Ground
Sat 13 Sep 25
Brighton Road, Southampton SO17 1XR
Heritage Open Day: Visit the Southampton Quaker Burial Ground originally opened in 1662. History of the Southampton Quaker Burial Ground...
Fortified Senses: Art that Breaks the Walls
Sat 13 Sep 25
Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport PO12 4DS
Heritage Open Day: Immerse yourself in a bold collusion of history and creativity - projection, texture and light turns Fort Brockhurst inside out...
Andover Recor Fair
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Lights, West Street, Andover SP10 1AH
25 x 6ft tables of Vinyl Records also CD,s etc. Many rare items and bargains. Most genres on sale. Expert sellers from all over the South.
Shipwreck Archaeology on the Beach
Sat 13 Sep 25
Priory Road, Gosport PO12 4LQ
Heritage Open Day: Try your hand at shipwreck archaeology on the beach! Under guidance from the Nautical Archaeology Society learn how to record a...
St. Mary's Church Eversley
Sat 13 Sep 25
St. Mary's Church, Church Road, Eversley RG27 0PX
Heritage Open Day: Step into a Grade 1 church whose chequered architectural history hides it's earliest Saxon origins...
Dr James Lind: a life with lemons (and added E300)... @ Gosport Community Hub
Sat 13 Sep 25
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park Community School, Military Road, Gosport PO12 3BF
Heritage Open Day: The story of Scottish doctor James Lind: his life afloat and ashore with the Royal Navy, his influence on naval medicine, his...
Fort Brockhurst
Sat 13 Sep 25
Fort Brockhurst, Gunners Way, Gosport PO12 4DS
Heritage Open Day: Fort Brockhurst, one of several forts built in the 1850s and 1860s to protect Portsmouth and its vital harbour against a French...
A Legacy of Army Fitness - open day at RAPTC Museum
Sat 13 Sep 25
Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum, Fox Lines, Queens Avenue, Aldershot GU11 2LB
Heritage Open Day: Step inside the gates of military history at the Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum, founded in 1953 and located “behind...
Alton Heritage Day at Alton Assembly Rooms
Sat 13 Sep 25
Alton Assembly Rooms, High Street, Alton GU34 1BA
Heritage Open Day: Alton’s first Heritage Day. Part of the national ‘Heritage Open Days’ with a focus on local architecture and brewing history...
Winchester Friends (Quaker) Meeting House
Sat 13 Sep 25
16 Colebrook Street, Winchester SO23 9LH
Heritage Open Day: Exhibition on the theme of The Nature of Simplicity including art works by local Quakers...
The Portsdown Hill Forts - Palmerston's Follies?
Sat 13 Sep 25
Gosport Community Hub, Brune Park School, Gosport PO12 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Several generations of people have given the nickname ‘Palmerston’s Follies’ to the massive Victorian forts along the crest...
Shore Leave Haslar - A Haven for Veterans
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Memorial Gardens, Haslar Road, Gosport PO12 2FA
Heritage Open Day: Discover the secrets of the Memorial Garden at Royal Haslar and find out about the horticultural therapy work being carried out by...
HMS St Vincent Association Museum
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Vincent College, 48 Forton Road, Gosport PO12 4QA
Heritage Open Day: HMS St Vincent Association Museum meet and greet, Site Tour and light hearted interactive PowerPoint presentation...
Overton in Jane Austen's Time Exhibition in a Grade II* Listed Norman Chapel, Quidhampton, Overton
Sat 13 Sep 25
Station Road, Overton, Basingstoke RG25 3EA
Heritage Open Day: Entry to a privately owned Grade II* Listed former Norman Chapel deconsecrated since the 17th Century, to view an exhibition on...
Alton Quaker Meeting House and Burial Ground
Sat 13 Sep 25
39 Church Street, Alton GU34 2DA
Heritage Open Day: This Grade II* building, built in 1672, is the second oldest purpose built Quaker Meeting House...
National Trust- The Vyne
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Vyne, Vyne Road, Sherborne St John, Basingstoke RG24 9HL
Heritage Open Day: Explore a former Tudor powerhouse turned 17th-century family home, set in gardens, woodlands and wetlands...
Castle Vault with live music
Sat 13 Sep 25
Castle Vault, Western Esplanade, Southampton SO15 1QF
Heritage Open Day: An inclusive celebration of music of all genres amidst the vibrant cultural heritage of Southampton...
Quilter’s Vault with live music
Sat 13 Sep 25
Quilter’s Vault, 89 High Street, Southampton SO14 2GJ
Heritage Open Day: An inclusive celebration of music of all genres amidst the vibrant cultural heritage of Southampton...
94 High Street Vault with Live Music
Sat 13 Sep 25
94 High Street, Western Esplanade, Southampton SO14 2AA
Heritage Open Day: An inclusive celebration of music of all genres amidst the vibrant cultural heritage of Southampton...
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Things to do around Hampshire
Hampshire, a county in southern England, offers a wealth of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're interested in outdoor adventures, cultural exploration, or family-friendly fun, Hampshire has something to suit every taste. Here are some top things to do in Hampshire:
1. Explore Brockenhurst in the New Forest:
- Brockenhurst is a charming village in the heart of the New Forest. Enjoy scenic walks through ancient woodlands, spot wildlife, and cool off in the Balmer Lawn waters. For lunch, head to The Huntsman or indulge in a meal at The Pig, where you can also visit the on-site animals. Brockenhurst is well-connected to other New Forest villages, making it an ideal base for exploring the area.
2. Cycle through Lyndhurst and Enjoy Afternoon Tea:
- Visit Lyndhurst, known for the New Forest Lavender Farm. Capture stunning photos amidst the purple lavender shoots. Explore the high street with its unique shops and cozy cafes for afternoon tea. Don't miss the traditional pubs for a pint.
3. Discover Farlington Marshes and Hilsea Lines:
- Explore Farlington Marshes at the top of Portsea Island. Combine it with a trip to Hilsea Lines or venture into Southsea for more exploration. These natural areas offer scenic walks and birdwatching opportunities.
4. Visit Winchester Cathedral and City:
- Winchester Cathedral is a magnificent Gothic masterpiece. Explore its historic interiors, climb the tower for panoramic views, and learn about its rich history. Wander through Winchester's charming streets, visit local shops, and enjoy a meal at one of the city's restaurants.
5. Enjoy the South Downs National Park:
- Hampshire is home to a part of the South Downs National Park. Take a hike along the rolling hills, enjoy breathtaking views, and immerse yourself in nature. Pack a picnic and savor the serene surroundings.
6. Discover Historic Portsmouth:
- Visit Portsmouth, a historic naval city. Explore the Historic Dockyard, home to the HMS Victory and the Mary Rose. Walk along the waterfront, visit the Spinnaker Tower, and learn about Portsmouth's maritime heritage.
7. Relax at Hayling Island Beach:
- Head to Hayling Island for a relaxing beach day. Enjoy sandy shores, beach huts, and coastal walks. It's a great spot for families and beachcombers.
8. Explore Jane Austen's House Museum:
- Literature enthusiasts will appreciate Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton. Visit the former home of the beloved author, explore the gardens, and learn about her life and works.
9. Visit Beaulieu and the National Motor Museum:
- Explore Beaulieu, home to the National Motor Museum. Discover vintage cars, explore the Beaulieu Palace House, and stroll through the picturesque grounds. Don't miss the Beaulieu Abbey and the serene Beaulieu River.
10. Sample Local Cuisine and Pubs:
- Hampshire offers delightful food experiences. Try traditional dishes, visit local pubs, and savor regional flavors. Whether it's a hearty meal or a cream tea, Hampshire's culinary scene won't disappoint.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or cultural heritage, Hampshire promises an enriching and diverse day out!
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