Hampshire Parks & Gardens A garden in which different interests succeed each other through the year Explore the walled garden and courtyard with its cooling pool and fountain, designed around
the attractive red brick barns of an original Victorian farmyard. Lymore Lane, Milford-on-Sea, Lymington, SO41 0TX Tel: 01590 642008 Lionel Nathan de Rothschild was the man whose inspiration created Exbury Gardens. It was his vision, his dedication and his resources which have created one of the finest woodland gardens in the country. A garden for people, young and old, horticulturalist or enthusiastic gardener, or just a lover of beautiful places. Exbury, Southampton SO45 1AZ Tel: 023 8089 1203 Email The south's number one family day out. Feed the goats, stroke the rabbits and see lots of baby animals being reared in a natural environment. There are pens you can enter and get close to the animals and activities such as feeding and grooming taking place during the day. There is a playground, Gypsy caravans, Barn of Bygones, picnic area and Rooster's Rest Tearoom. Andover, SP11 6NF Tel: 01264 352195 Email Eight acres of delightful informal landscape with extensive views over the New Forest towards the Isle of Wight. Minstead, SO43 7GL Tel: 023 8081 2464 Email The Hawk Conservancy & Country Park There are around 200 birds at the Conservancy, which is set in 15 acres of wooded grounds and has a furtber seven acres of wildflower meadow accessible to visitors. The main attraction for most people is watching the three daily flying demonstrations, which use entirely different teams of birds at each. Species which can be seen include owls, vultures, falcons, eagles and the spectacular Secretary Bird. The highlight for most people is the Valley of the Eagles display at 2pm. Other species for visitors to see include deer, polecats and waterfowl. The Conservancy has also built a nature trail especially for children, who can also enjoy stamping "passports" as they go round the grounds. Everyone has the chance to hold a bird of prey and adults have the opportunity to fly a Harris Hawk. An adventure play area allows youngsters to let off steam. There is coffee and gift shops and are fully accessible. Andover, SP11 8DY Tel: 01264 772252 Email Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is one of the most important modern plant collections in the world.Established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier, the magnificent collection of over 42,000 plants from temperate regions around the world grows in a variety of superb themed landscapes set over 180-acres of rolling Hampshire countryside. Jermyns Lane, Romsey SO51 0QA Tel:01794 368787 A masterpiece of design by Ralph Dutton, 8th and last Lord Sherborne, the 5ha (12 acre) garden unites a formal layout with varied and informal plantings in pastel shades. There are magnificent vistas over 32ha (80 acres) of parkland and rolling Hampshire countryside. The house, which is tenanted, contains Ralph Dutton’s fine collection of Regency furniture, Italian paintings and hardstone items Bramdean, Alresford, SO24 0LA Tel: 01962 771305 Email A Grade II Historic House and a unique example of an 18th Century Cottage Orne with walled garden, peacock parterre, herbaceous borders, woodland and riverside walks. In spring the gardens are a mass of daffodils and scilla, summer and autumn herald wonderful displays of roses, shrubs and perennials, all planted in the manner of an 18th Century Garden. Featured in BBC TV's adaptation of "David Copperfield" Stockbridge S020 6LQ Tel: 01264 810502 Email Popular for fishing, windsurfing, model boating and sailing, Lakeside is also home to a
variety of wildlife. There are picnic areas and plenty of open space for ball games. Within the country park,
this miniature passenger railway, mostly steam engines, takes you on a journey around the lakes. You can stop
off at the picnic and play area at Monks Brook Halt. An all day pass allows you on and off any of the trains
at any time. The new station offers refreshments, a gift shop and a model railway with Thomas the Tank Engine
characters. Watch videos and possibly other entertainment on special event days. Lots of hands on activities each day including calf feeding, chick handling and goat feeding. There are indoor and outdoor play areas, plus three trampolines and two ball pools. Longdown Ashurst, Near Southampton SO40 7EH Tel: 023 8029 3326 A visit to this working farm within the Country Park will transport you back to Victorian times Pylands Lane, Bursledon SO30 2ER Tel 01489 787055 Discover this living museum of famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll's plants and designs. 20 years ago this garden was nothing more than an unkempt jungle. However, underneath this jungle were the foundations of a gem of a garden. In fact it was the garden that Gertrude Jekyll had designed in 1908 for Charles Holme, a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement Upton Grey, nr Basingstoke, RG25 2RD, Tel: 01256 862827 Email Internationally-renowned for the national collection of old fashioned roses and offering interest throughout the seasons Mottisfont nr Romsey SO51 0LP Tel: 01794 340757 Email New Forest Otter, Owl and Wildlife Conservation Park A conservation Park set in 25 acres of ancient woodland within the New Forest Heritage area which has recently become a National Park.You will find part of Europe's largest gathering of otters, owls and other indigenous wildlife all in their natural surroundings including, pine martens, badgers, pole cats, mink, foxes, Scottish wild cats, deer, lynx, wallabies and wild boar. Deerleap Lane, Longdown, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 4UH Tel:023 8029 2408 Email The area next to Winchester's Great Hall was transformed into a garden in the style of the 13th century by the Hampshire Gardens Trust. The Great Hall, Winchester, SO23 8PJ Tel: 01962 846476 Hampshires biggest country park, 20 miles of trails for walkers, cyclists & horse riders... Butser Hill National Nature Reserve and the highest point on the south downs. 1400 acres of open access woodland and downland within the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Gravel Hill, Horndean Waterlooville, PO8 0QE Tel: 023 9259 9669 The Park gains its name from the creation in 1856 of the country's first purpose built military hospital, opened by Queen Victoria. There are many meadows and woodland paths and the Solent Way runs along the entire shoreline of the Park, giving magnificent views over Southampton Water. Netley Abbey Southampton SO31 5GA Tel: 023 8045 5157 Set at the end of the New Forest, a woodland garden with an internationally known nursery. Lymington, SO41 5QE Tel: 01590 673347 There is a terrace, a shell house, lakes, a Chinese bridge, a crinkle crankle wall and a very large nineteenth century greenhouse. 1,000 acres Middle Park Way, Havant, PO9 5HB Tel: 023 9245 3405 | ||
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