Three great cities dominate Hampshire – Winchester, Saxon and Norman capital of England; Southampton, once a Norman seaport and still a busy maritime centre and Portsmouth – home of the Royal Navy.
In Winchester the Great Hall of the castle remains, reputed to be King Arthur’s Camelot, complete with Round Table. Southampton, whence the Pilgrim Fathers sailed for America, is gateway to The Solent, Britain’s busiest waterway and a great yachting mecca.
Portsmouth is Britain’s maritime capital. Three great ships reside here: HMS Victory, Nelson’s flagship, HMS Warrior, Britain’s first iron-clad warship and The Mary Rose – Henry VIII’s warship, sunk in the Solent in 1545, whose hull was raised from the sea-bed in 1982.
The New Forest is home to wild deer and ponies. Broadlands, home of the Mountbatten family, is nearby. Beaulieu, at the edge of the Forest, is home to Lord Montagu’s National Motor Museum with over 200 historic motor vehicles on show.
Whatever your reasons for visiting the county, our hotels in Hampshire offer great bases from which to explore. |
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