New House Farm, Glastonbury
Victorian farmhouse on dairy farm
Wiltshire
Super history with Stonehenge – a World Heritage Site – Avebury Stone Circles and Silbury Hill. Salisbury Cathedral, England’s tallest spire; the stunning landscapes of Stourhead; Bradford-on-Avon; Corsham and Lacock. Walk the Kennet and Avon Canal, The Ridgeway, Marlborough and Malmesbury and explore stately Longleat and its Safari Park.
Sussex
Sussex is home to the highest of England’s chalk ramparts – Beachy Head. Known as Beau Chef by the Normans, it marks the end of the popular South Downs Way…do remember to stop! Sussex was the springboard to conquest by William I, who routed King Harold, at Battle. Then west to the peace of Cuckmere Haven, where the Cuckmere joins the sea via fabulous countryside. Great castles and stunning gardens make Sussex both exciting and relaxing to explore. Ancient Bodiam Castle is [...]
Surrey
The North Downs – the Surrey Hills and Box Hill; Brooklands – spiritual home of British motor racing and aviation – and Brooklands Museum; Virginia Water and Winkworth Arboretum; RHS Wisley – a 240-acre ‘gardener’s dream’; Pride of the Valley Sculpture Park; Frensham Common and Gatton Park; Chobham Common – 1,400 acres of lowland heath…and the Epsom Derby.
Hampshire
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight – rolling chalk hills, ancient forest and great maritime history. Hampshire is dominated by the South Downs and Winchester, the county town and former capital of England. The magnificent Winchester Cathedral houses novelist Jane Austen’s grave. Her home, at Chawton, is nearby. Drop down to the valley of the River Test, to Broadlands, Hampshire’s Georgian architectural gem. Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy of India, lived here. For many, Hampshire means the New Forest. Despite its [...]
Dorset
A county of beauty, inspiration and super-history. Wallow in Thomas Hardy Country. Around Dorchester – Dorset’s county town – are the rolling hills of the Wessex countryside, that inspired Hardy’s powerful and vibrant novels and poetry. Much of Dorset’s coastline is known as the Jurassic Coast – England’s only natural World Heritage Site. It has given up many important fossil finds and has unique landforms including the stunning Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door. A fascinating area overlooked by the ruins of [...]
Bristol
A vibrant, multi-cultural city with a fascinating historical heritage. Isambard Kingdom Brunel famously played a huge part in Bristol’s Victorian engineering infrastructure including the Clifton Suspension Bridge and redesign of the docks. Visit his steamship SS Great Britain in the dry dock where she was built. Enjoy the spectacle of the Bristol International Balloon Festival.
Surrey Hills
The Surrey Hills are a kaleidoscope of countryside. From rolling chalk downs of yew and box woodland, and flower-rich grassland to heaths and woods that rise to the hills. Climb Leith Hill, with its 18th century tower, and Box Hill which, to many is the Surrey Hills. The Winkworth Arboretum puts trees in the spotlight – a thousand species in its 95 acres. Visit gracious times past at the Edwardian Polesden Lacey house and estate, the Tudor Loseley Park and the [...]
North Wessex Downs
For North Wessex Downs AONB read ‘spoiled for choice’. A horseshoe of rolling chalk hills covering the Berkshire Downs, the Hampshire Downs, the White Horse Hills, the Lambourn Downs, the Marlborough Downs, the Vale of Pewsey and the ancient Savernake Forest…all magnificent in their own way. To pre-history, and Avebury, Europe’s largest Neolithic stone circle then saddle up for the Uffington White Horse, carved in the chalk hillside 3,000 years ago. Visit Highclere Castle – Downton Abbey to millions – and [...]
Dorset
Zoom through time in Dorset. Your journey starts 185 million years ago on the fossil strewn beaches of Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, including Kimmeridge Bay. Then it’s on to the Iron Age and the haunting hilltop settlement of Maiden Castle, outside Dorchester. To the Middle Ages and the teetering ruins of Corfe Castle before visiting the sites of Hardy’s Wessex that found their way into the great writer’s works. The South West Coast Path beckons with some of its most spectacular and [...]
Cranborne Chase
Chalk is the foundation of the gentle Cranborne Chase. Overlapping the boundaries of Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset, its grassland, ancient woodland, chalk slopes and downland hillsides drop down to precious chalk river valleys. From the steep slope of Winklebury Hill, above the village of Berwick St John, you’re surveying farmland of the Bronze Age. There’s Old Wardour Castle, the Bradbury Rings hill fort, Sixpenny Handley woods and Martin Down and Bokerley Dyke, all showcasing this understated landscape.
Chichester Harbour
For Chichester Harbour read Land and Sea. Set against a backdrop of the South Downs National Park, in West Sussex, the harbour’s tidal channels lead to a maze of inlets and creeks that criss-cross the saltmarsh and mudflats. These are visited by many thousands of waders and wildfowl and a colony of harbour seals. Boat trips let you explore this watery wilderness, 60 miles of footpaths take you inland. Shingle beach and sand dunes are edged with wind-blasted oaks in ancient [...]
Aquila Heights, Dorchester
Edwardian guest house with panoramic views
Grove House, New Forest
Traditional country house in the New Forest national park FPSU SOUTHERN > NEW FOREST (0 miles) and 3 from LYNDHURST GROVE HOUSE is a traditional country house situated on the outskirts of Minstead Village in the New Forest National Park. Set in a quiet, picturesque area with a beautiful mature garden, the house has recently been refurbished to a very high standard. Fantastic walking and cycling, the perfect location to relax and enjoy the New Forest. Easy access to Lyndhurst. Lymington, Bournemouth [...]
Wheatleys Farm, Ashton Keynes
New traditionally built farmhouse overlooking fishpond and waterfall within Cotswold Water Park
Enford Mead, Chichester
Family home in a quiet country village.