Lymington is a beautiful, Georgian market town, mentioned in the Domesday book, which until the nineteenth century was famous for making salt. This was then replaced with a thriving shipbuilding industry, and the town also loves to promote stories about its smuggling history; there are unproven stories about tunnels under the High Street running from … Read More
The River Hamble empties into the Southampton Water at Hamble-le-Rice which has long been famous as a yachting centre. Once a year, members of the Royal Southern Yacht Club at Hamble and the Island Sailing Club on the Isle of Wight take part in one of Britain’s strangest events – a cricket match played in … Read More
There is currently a lot of negative media about the housing market and prices – nothing new unfortunately and it can unsettle and confuse people who are considering taking the plunge. In reality, what is reported in the papers and on television is often 2-3 months behind what is actually happening today as they base … Read More
With the school holidays looming, what better way to kick them off than paying a visit to the New Forest and Hampshire County Show. It is an annual agricultural extravaganza which runs over 3 days from July 24th-26th and is held at New Park, Brockenhurst which is in the heart of the New Forest. A … Read More
With the Olympic Games only a couple of weeks away now, the torch is steadily making its way towards the capital. Next week sees it arrive in Hampshire, and it will travel through the county from the 11th to 16th July by road, air and water on its route. On Wednesday 11th the torch will … Read More
The Winchester Hat Fair is Britains longest running festival of street theatre and outdoor arts and it is, without doubt, one of Hampshires truly unique summer events. For more information on this unmissable weekend, please click here.
It was exactly a year ago today that I found out my children had been accepted into a popular primary school in Winchester – we put in a late application so we half expected it not to happen. From that moment on, our lives were turned upside down. I was leaving behind an office I … Read More
Petersfield is an ancient market town situated in East Hampshire. There has been a settlement there since possibly as early as 7000BC , but during the twelfth century a small chapel dedicated to St Peter was built with a market place next to it, and the town we now know grew around this. As a … Read More
Have you ever noticed when walking around Winchester the colourful and quirky bollards? Its just one of the many weird and wonderful things that sets this beautiful city apart from the rest!
According to the Telegraph, Hampshire features 3rd in their ‘Sunniest Places to Live’ – although we are not sure what happened this year…. One thing is for sure, come rain or shine, the quality of life in Hampshire is hard to beat!