https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-04-25T13:41:45+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2021-07-19T20:19:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/brockenhurst Brockenhurst Brockenhurst is located in the middle of The New Forest in Hampshire just north of Lymington. [A337] The town has a large NRLOGO train station with restaurants just north on the A337. Heading into town there is a modest high street “Brookley Road” with a number of small shops (including a Tesco Express) and cafés. text/html 2021-07-31T15:46:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/fareham Fareham [Town Centre] Fareham is an uninspiring industrial town just outside of Portsmouth in Hampshire. The paved town centre on West Street is dominated by the unappealing Fareham Shopping Centre though there is a small market held here every Monday. [Artwork on West Street] Immediately to the south of the town centre is a large Tesco supermarket and a large number of busy roads accessing the nearby A27. To the south of the A27 is the waterfront area which has a small park ( text/html 2021-07-31T15:59:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/hythe Hythe [Town Centre] The small charming town of Hythe is located to the east of New Forest and across “Southampton Water” from Southampton. The tiny high street has a number of small independent shops as well as a few chain shops including a small Waitrose. [Pier Train] One the attractions to Hythe is the pier which has a small old train that will take you from the ticket office to the end of the pier where you can catch a ferry across to text/html 2021-07-31T17:30:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/introduction Hampshire [England - Hampshire] Formerly an agricultural centre, the generally flat Hampshire is full of small towns and wonderful landscape. Hampshire is one of London's “Home Counties” and is only a short distance away from the capital, accessed by an extensive road network and rail services. The two main cities are text/html 2021-07-19T20:51:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/lymington Lymington [High Street] Lymington is a small town in the south of The New Forest in Hampshire. [Cobbles at bottom of High] It has a charming, though steep, high street that leads down to a small section of cobbles then the quay (marina) where there is a pub offering good fish and chips (The Ship Inn) and there are boat trips in the Lymington River operating by text/html 2021-07-26T21:52:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/lyndhurst Lyndehurst [Town Centre] Lyndehurst is located in the New Forest in Hampshire, just north of Brockenhurst. Having a compact town centre, the most notable thing here is that the town is at the confluence of several busy roads which run right through the middle of the town meaning it is not as peaceful as you might think. Some nice, small shops though. text/html 2021-07-31T17:10:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/new_milton New Milton [High Street] The small market town of New Milton is located on the south side of the New Forest, between Lymington to the east and Christchurch to the west. It feels very much like a bedroom community with not a lot going on. The high street has a number of small shops including charity shops though not many high-end shops text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/portsmouth Portsmouth [Shipyards] Portsmouth is located on the south coast of Hampshire is a harbour town with attractions similar to Brighton, with it's own pier including rides and various fast-food areas. What to See A good way to see the harbour area is by a boat tour (available from many areas including right outside the Naval museum) operated by text/html 2021-08-01T14:13:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/ringwood Ringwood [Town Centre] Ringwood is a small town just outside of the New Forest in Hampshire, to the north of Christchurch and Bournemouth. It is immediately adjacent to the busy A31 which tends to provide a constant background drone of traffic. The high street has a number of small shops, pubs and restaurants with not so many bigger chains though is dead outside of shop hours. text/html 2021-07-31T15:32:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/romsey Romsey [Town Centre] The small, ancient market town of Romsey is just north of Southampton in Hampshire. The centre of the town is “Cornmarket” square outside the old town hall. With lots of lovely small shops though mixed with some larger big chain shops, Romsey feels quite rural despite it's proximity to text/html 2021-07-31T15:35:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/sidebar * Hampshire New Forest * Brockenhurst * Lymington * Lyndehurst Rural * Fareham * Hythe * New Milton * Ringwood * Romsey * Titchfield Larger Cities * Portsmouth * Southampton * Winchester text/html 2021-07-31T16:20:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/southampton Southampton [Town Centre - Bargate] Southampton is a large city to the west of Portsmouth in Hampshire. With a strong naval heritage this industrial town does have a long history. The town is scattered with historical ruminants of the walls that used to surround it's centre though otherwise the heart is dominated by high street shops and lots of concrete streets text/html 2021-07-31T17:23:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/titchfield Titchfield [Welcome to Titchfield] The (very) small town of Titchfield is located to the west of Fareham in southern Hampshire, a short distance off the A27. This is very much a bedroom or retirement community where it feels not a lot goes on. [High Street] The high street has free parking though there is also a free car park close by. There are two convenience stores (Co-Op and One Stop), a couple of takeaways, a pub and a friendly butcher (Hadlows, 22 South Street, +44 (0) 1329843240) text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/europe/uk/england/hampshire/winchester Winchester [Winchester High Street] Winchester would be a small sleepy town...if it were not for the tourists. It does, thankfully, still maintain the small town mentality yet play host to many visitors to the local cathedral and the pro-ported 'Round Table' of King Arthur fame (suspended from a wall in the old town hall