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"The SeaCity Museum is a great place to learn about the people of Southampton and the area’s major role in the UK’s rich maritime history. The museum is also home to the Southampton City Art Gallery, which features 3,500 pieces of artwork including old masters and English artists from 1750 to the present."

"Bill’s Southampton restaurant is in a fantastic location in the Westquay Shopping Centre and provides a welcome escape from shopping. Feeling both urb ..."

"It’s always great to support local businesses and Nousha Lounge is a café that really deserves some love in Southampton. The aesthetics of their shop are beautiful and so is the taste of their coffee. Definitely one to try if you enjoy mixing it up and indulging in new flavours, as they offer specialist drinks such as a ‘coconut rose latte’ or a ‘London fog latte’ (which are both delicious)."

"Here you will find coffees topped with edible glitter, sparkly cakes and handcrafted cocktails. It’s a fun place to be and you will be sure of a welcome reception in a central location."

"Just a short walk from the River Itchen in Bitterne Park is Miss Ellie’s, a quaint cafe offering all you need for breakfast. Priding themselves on their friendly service, great value and hearty breakfast dishes, Miss Ellie’s is well worth the trip out of the city centre."

"Not far from Brockenhurst you can find the excellent New Forest Activities who offer all kinds of fun outdoors activities for the whole family including canoeing, kayaking, raft-building, archery and cycling. The centre has a knowledgeable staff, all of whom are experts in outdoor pursuits. You can take part in a Family Adventure Day, starting with a bike ride exploring the beautiful New Forest before heading out on the river for even more fun trying a variety of activites."

"The New Forest offers a range of family days out and dog friendly activities directly within the National Park. Enjoy a tour canoeing or kayaking along the Beaulieu River, try your hand at Archery, hire a bike and cycle the New Forest trails, or just enjoy a pleasant forest walk with an experienced local guide. At Woodlands Lodge, we have 5 adult bikes available for hire."

"The Royal Victoria Country Park is situated on a heritage site that was once the location of the British Army’s first purpose-built hospital. The hospital was demolished in 1966, but the chapel still remains. Why not exercise your legs and lungs by climbing the 166 steps of the chapel tower and take in the outstanding views from the top."

"Location: Calshot Spit, Fawley, in the eastern most point of the New Forest National Park.Telephone: 02380 892077Remarks: Worth looking at if you’re in the area for a while and are interested in activity courses, particularly watersport based ones. Centre also features an indoor cycle track, artificial (Snowflex) ski slope and rock-climbing wall. Go straight to the official Calshot Activities Centre website."

"The area of Calshot Spit immediately surrounding the castle also holds a significant place in aviation history. In March 1913 Calshot Royal Naval Air Station was established there to experiment with the defence capabilities of seaplanes which had only recently been invented. At that time Winston Churchill was First Lord of the Admiralty and he took a close interest in their military use."

"A family small holding in the pretty village of Burley, where the old fashioned craft of cider making has been revived, using apples gathered from traditional cider orchards.FIND OUT MORE"

"In 1662 this 13th-century church on Grand Parade hosted the wedding ceremony between King Charles II and Princess Catherine of Braganza. When it was founded the church belonged to an almshouse and hospice complex, and the way it looks now is the result of a firebomb raid in 1941. This took out the roof of the nave, which has never been replaced."

"Royal Garrison Church, or Domus Dei (Hospital of Saint Nicholas) was an almshouse and hospice established in 1212 by Pierre des Roches, Bishop of Winchester."