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Exbury welcomes Scottish Rhododendron Society as Gardens near full bloom

Exbury welcomes Scottish Rhododendron Society as Gardens near full bloom

Exbury Gardens Chairman Lionel de Rothschild and Head Gardener John Anderson welcomed a VIP group from the Scottish Rhododendron Society on Friday 10 May, and all agreed it was a near perfect time to visit the award-winning New Forest Gardens.

Tropical fish back in the swim at Blue Reef

Tropical fish back in the swim at Blue Reef

Hundreds of exotic tropical fish are exploring their new surroundings at Portsmouth’s Blue Reef Aquarium following renovation of their giant underwater walkthrough tunnel display.

Museum at Night Gig to support submarine

Museum at Night Gig to support submarine

Emerging talent and Gosport’s “Battle of the Bands” winners Kelly and the Acoustics will headline a lineup that includes Kenny Alexander, a local folk singer who plays a whole host of instruments from guitar to piano accordion to mandolin, The Stokes Bay Strummers, a Ukulele chorus singing entertainers, Taylor Horne a local singer song-writer known for his adventurous lyrics and quirky subject matter and Chanelle Rawlinson, winner of “Gosport’s Got Talent”. The evening will start with a welcome from the Rose & Thistle Pipe Band.

Exbury Gardens family tradition upheld as Marie-Louise Agius co-designs Chelsea Show Garden

Exbury Gardens family tradition upheld as Marie-Louise Agius co-designs Chelsea Show Garden

With the coldest March and start to April in 50 years, it is likely that the Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons and azaleas at Exbury in the New Forest will be flowering profusely at the time of the 100th anniversary of the Chelsea Flower Show. ‘2013 is going to be a special flowering season’ said Exbury Head Gardener John Anderson. ‘It is not often we can say the majority of rhododendrons and azaleas will be flowering at the same time as Chelsea is staged. But 2013 is one such year and this is very apt, as Exbury’s long relationship with Chelsea, going back to Gardens founder Lionel de Rothschild, is being renewed. Lionel’s great granddaughter Marie-Louise Agius is continuing the family gardening tradition, and is co-designing a Chelsea ‘Show Garden’ with her firm Balston Agius. I’m pleased to say that Marie-Louise has selected a few key Exbury rhododendrons within its design. A year after the New Forest’s Furzey Gardens won Chelsea Gold with Chris Beardshaw’s rhododendron themed design, we are delighted that the seemingly marginalised rhododendron will once again be seen at this most prestigious of shows.’

A dream job for children

A dream job for children

To coincide with May half term (Saturday 25 May to Sunday 2 June, 2013) one of the country’s top ten family theme parks is looking to recruit one lucky child to become its official ride tester.

 

 

An Explosion of Entertainment at ‘Spirit of the 40s’ Weekend

An Explosion of Entertainment at ‘Spirit of the 40s’ Weekend

An event that grows with popularity every year, the ‘Spirit of the 40s’ weekend returns to Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport on the 6th and 7th April. Guaranteed dancing,...

Way of Sorrow at Winchester Cathedral

Way of Sorrow at Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral is delighted to welcome an exhibition of sculpture by Edward Hopkins for a Lenten exhibition in the Retrochoir. Hopkins was an established furniture maker before turning to...

'Rhododendron Man’ Douggie Betteridge retires

'Rhododendron Man’ Douggie Betteridge retires

There’s a saying that ‘Old Gardeners never die, they simply go to seed’ – but Douggie Betteridge, who has retired for a second time at Exbury, is an example of an old-school gardener who...

UK Premiere - Oscar Nominated Costumes from ‘Les Misérables’ to go on display at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

UK Premiere - Oscar Nominated Costumes from ‘Les Misérables’ to go on display at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Following the success of the Hollywood blockbuster Les Miserablés, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is thrilled to have the Oscar and Bafta nominated costumes from the film on display for the first...

Vote for Elaine and keep her ‘on track’ to become England’s Tourism Superstar!

Vote for Elaine and keep her ‘on track’ to become England’s Tourism Superstar!

Elaine Munday from Exbury Gardens loves her job. But then there aren’t that many women who can get out of bed in the morning and look forward to driving a steam engine in their workplace. And...

Brand new under 5s play centre opens Easter at the Submarine Museum

Brand new under 5s play centre opens Easter at the Submarine Museum

A brand new indoor family play and explore centre for under 5s - Busy Boats Bay will open on Saturday 23 March for the Easter school holidays at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in...

Exbury looking forward to fabulous flowering season and spring offer in 2013

Exbury looking forward to fabulous flowering season and spring offer in 2013

Exbury Gardens in the New Forest, Hampshire is looking forward to what promises to be a fabulous flowering season in 2013. So says Head Gardener John Anderson, who is encouraged by the size of...

Rare baby giraffe needs a name!

Rare baby giraffe needs a name!

MARWELL Wildlife is celebrating the arrival of a new male Rothschild's giraffe and now they need the public's help to name him.

The 6 day old male who is just shy of 6ft tall, was born as part of...

Children mark 200th anniversary of Exbury’s iconic Burmese Bell with NAFAS collage

Children mark 200th anniversary of Exbury’s iconic Burmese Bell with NAFAS collage

2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the casting of the Burmese Bell, an iconic Temple Bell that hangs from a sessile oak at the entrance to The Glade at Exbury Gardens. To mark the occasion the...

Shop early for Christmas at the Made with Love Craft Exhibition at Explosion!, the Museum of Naval Firepower

Shop early for Christmas at the Made with Love Craft Exhibition at Explosion!, the Museum of Naval Firepower

Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Made with Love craft exhibition and trade fair in the Museum Conference Hall on Sunday 14...

Something For All The Family At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard This Half-Term

Something For All The Family At Portsmouth Historic Dockyard This Half-Term

A day out at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this October half-term is the ideal place for families to engage with their history and come face to face with the fascinating artefacts, ships, stories...

Mary Rose 30th Anniversary – Remembering The Raising

Mary Rose 30th Anniversary – Remembering The Raising

October 11th 2012 will mark thirty years since the entire nation was glued to televisions watching the wreck of the Tudor warship, the Mary Rose, break the surface of the Solent (October 11th...

Oh Futtocks!

Oh Futtocks!

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN), a popular attraction at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, has launched a range of merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, pens and magnets, which bear...

Paultons' Jungle Falls Welcomes New Green Wildlife

Paultons' Jungle Falls Welcomes New Green Wildlife

The magnificent Jungle Falls garden has just been extended to accommodate some exciting new additions to Paultons Park. This summer the life sized topiary elephant, giraffe and crocodile are to be...

Behind the scenes of the submarine service for Heritage Open Days

Behind the scenes of the submarine service for Heritage Open Days

For one special weekend, the heritage of the submarine service will be on show for everyone. On Saturday 8 September, Fort Blockhouse and the SETT Tower are opening their doors to their hidden...

Gosport Heritage Open Days launches 21st Anniversary Programme

Gosport Heritage Open Days launches 21st Anniversary Programme

Volunteers from Gosport have launched the 21st anniversary programme of free Heritage Open Day events that take place in September. Part of the national event, Gosport will host a record 37 events...

Historic flypast to mark Second World War Role

Historic flypast to mark Second World War Role

Royal Armouries is set to pay tribute to the role of Fareham, Portsmouth and the surrounding area in the lead up to D-Day by staging a historic flypast as part of the Fort Nelson Tattoo.

The...

New Forest Centre Open Day – Discover your National Park!

New Forest Centre Open Day – Discover your National Park!

The New Forest Centre, Lyndhurst, in partnership with the National Park Authority and the Forestry Commission is staging its annual National Park Open Day on Thursday 23rd August at the New...

New-look Fort Nelson scoops top architectural awards

New-look Fort Nelson scoops top architectural awards

The £3.5m scheme to transform Fort Nelson into a museum for the 21st century has scooped two top awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Last year’s project – which saw...

Firing Children’s Imaginations

Firing Children’s Imaginations

School children have the chance to tread in the footsteps of Victorian soldiers at Fort Nelson this summer and prime and “fire” a bronze field cannon dating from the 19th Century.

The Royal...

New-Look Fort Nelson proves a hit!

New-Look Fort Nelson proves a hit!

Visitor numbers have jumped by 54 per cent, following the £3.5m redevelopment of the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson.

A total of 20,128 people passed through the doors of the Victorian fort,...

Historic submarine bell rings for Olympics

Historic submarine bell rings for Olympics

To celebrate the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Games on Friday 27 July, the historic WW2 era submarine HMS Alliance will ring its bell at 8.12am as part of the nationwide 3minute bell ring...

Fort Nelson Tattoo launches with a Bang!

Fort Nelson Tattoo launches with a Bang!

Enjoy all the pomp and circumstance of the Fort Nelson Tattoo on September 8 – and support three Armed Services’ charities.

Join the Royal Armouries as the Victorian Fort comes alive during...

Submariners sound the alarm to save historic bell.

Submariners sound the alarm to save historic bell.

The bell from Falklands Conflict submarine, HMS Conqueror has been acquired by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum thanks to an alert from former crew members of Conqueror. The historic bell was...

Stand and Deliver – the highwayman’s bell comes home

Stand and Deliver – the highwayman’s bell comes home

A highway man’s bell from the Wold War 2 T-boat HMS Turpin has been donated by the Nottingham Branch of the Submariners Association to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, in Gosport, Hampshire. It...

2012 Rotary Kids Day Out at Paultons Park

2012 Rotary Kids Day Out at Paultons Park

For the past 24 years the Rotary has held its annual Kids Day Out at Paultons Park. It provides a fun packed day for 2,400 disabled and disadvantaged children and their carers in the Wessex...

Preview of Olympic Boat at Submarine Museum for Father’s Day

Preview of Olympic Boat at Submarine Museum for Father’s Day

An advance preview of “The Boat” made from donated wooden items will be out of water and on display at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire on Father’s Day on Sunday 17 June...

High winds cause chaos for nesting raptors

High winds cause chaos for nesting raptors

The National Bird of Prey Hospital, located at the Trust, is now extremely busy due to the recent high winds. In the last few days two young Peregrines, three young Kestrels and a baby Tawny Owl...

HMS Victory inspires new musical composition

HMS Victory inspires new musical composition

The National Museum of the Royal Navy has commissioned the composer and recording Artist Marvin Ayres to record a suite of four movements to reflect the Royal Navy on the sea, under the sea, in...

Jubilee celebrated in fallen petals at Exbury

Jubilee celebrated in fallen petals at Exbury

HM The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated at Exbury Gardens on Sat 9 & Sun 10 June, when children collected petals to form a giant Jubilee Crown, under the watchful eye of the National...

Falklands Conflict Talk by Fleet Submarine Staff Officer Jeff Tall

Falklands Conflict Talk by Fleet Submarine Staff Officer Jeff Tall

Thirty years on, former Falklands Task Group Submarine Staff Officer Commander Jeff Tall OBE will be giving a personal perspective on the conflict in an evening talk at the Royal Navy Submarine...

Second stage of Saving HMS Alliance to be celebrated with FREE Jazz

Second stage of Saving HMS Alliance to be celebrated with FREE Jazz

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport is getting ready to host an afternoon of jazz to celebrate Gosport’s Big Day Out on Sunday 10 June between 12 noon and 4pm and the commencement of the...

Join us for a wild day out at Fort Nelson

Join us for a wild day out at Fort Nelson

Head to the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson over the Fathers’ Day weekend (June 16/17) for a wild day out for all the family.Explore this 19-acre site – high on Portsdown Hill – and use your...

Families join the Royal Marines for the day

Families join the Royal Marines for the day

On Thursday 7th June 10am to 5pm the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea will be converted in to a Royal Marines base in Afghanistan where families can join the Royal Marines for the day. The event...

Nasty pasty making and cook challenges for Half Term at Submarine Museum

Nasty pasty making and cook challenges for Half Term at Submarine Museum

Whilst the nation celebrates with good food, this half term holiday it is Gruesome Grub that is on the menu at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire where children can make their...

Wisteria hysteria to give neck-ache at Exbury!

Wisteria hysteria to give neck-ache at Exbury!

Could wisteria flowering at Exbury Gardens be amongst the tallest in the country? Up until early in June, visitors to Exbury’s Azalea Bowl could be forgiven for not spotting the flowing...

Museums at Night - it was a hoot!

Museums at Night - it was a hoot!

It seems everyone loves owls, so much so that over 120 children and adults poured into the New Forest Centre last Friday night between 7pm and 9pm to experience our favourite feathered friends...

Royalty in the Forest

Royalty in the Forest

The power to create a forest is vested in the Crown and, as such, royalty has always played a key role in the history of this area. The New Forest was created by William the Conqueror around 1079...

A Right Royal Affair

A Right Royal Affair

The Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson will ring to the sound of a 21-Gun Salute on Bank Holiday Monday (June 4) in honour of HM The Queen.

Uniformed gunners will perform the salute at 2pm as part of...

Half Term Activities at INTECH Science Centre and Planetarium

Half Term Activities at INTECH Science Centre and Planetarium

There is something for ages and interests this half term at INTECH. The Science Centre, near Winchester, has 100 hand-on activities including the new Sport Activity Zone. You don’t have to be...

Horrible grub for Half Term at Submarine Museum

Horrible grub for Half Term at Submarine Museum

Whilst the nation celebrates with good food, this half term holiday it is Gruesome Grub that is on the menu at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire. On Thursday 7 June from 11am...

Exbury has ‘crown jewel trees’ says plantsman Roy

Exbury has ‘crown jewel trees’ says plantsman Roy

Exbury Gardens contains some of the crown jewels of the tree world, said plantsman Roy Lancaster, launching Exbury’s new tree guide.

The just-published pocket-sized guide to Exbury’s unique...

Party with the animals at Marwell Wildlife

Party with the animals at Marwell Wildlife

To help celebrate Marwell Wildlife’s 40th anniversary, the charity is offering the public the exclusive opportunity to visit the park after hours!

Visitors can see the animals at sunset, meet...

Vulture chick hatches after falling 15 feet as an egg!

Vulture chick hatches after falling 15 feet as an egg!

An African White-backed Vulture egg that fell 15 feet from its nest and landed on the aviary floor was rescued by a quick-thinking member of the Hawk Conservancy Trust staff and placed in an...

Join in the Jubilee Celebrations in true 50’s style at Beaulieu!

Join in the Jubilee Celebrations in true 50’s style at Beaulieu!

In celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is staging a fantastic 50’s themed family event from 2nd – 5th June. Whether you’re looking for a...

All about Owls!

All about Owls!

On the evening of Friday 18 May between 7pm and 9pm, instead of shutting up shop and locking our doors, we’ll be throwing them open to welcome in our guests from Liberty’s Owl, Raptor and...

Guide shows the way to Exbury’s amazing trees

Guide shows the way to Exbury’s amazing trees

A new guide to hundreds of trees in a world-famous Hampshire garden will help visitors discover rare and beautiful specimens in 200 acres of woodland walks.

A Guide to the Trees of Exbury, written...

Florence Nightingale Day at Fort Nelson

Florence Nightingale Day at Fort Nelson

Commemorate Florence Nightingale’s birthday by visiting Fort Nelson this Saturday (May 12) for a fascinating insight into the Lady with the Lamp.

Meet “Florence” in Fort Nelson’s new...

Fort Nelson at Night

Fort Nelson at Night

Fort Nelson will ring to the sound of a 64-pounder gun on Friday, May 18, during a rare chance to explore the Victorian fortress at night.

Meet uniformed gunners from the Portsdown Artillery...

Paultons Unveils New Bus Shelter

Paultons Unveils New Bus Shelter

Local residents and visitors to Paultons Park will now have a place to shelter whilst waiting for a bus. It is hoped the new bus shelter, which was organised by Netley Marsh Parish Council and...

May Mayhem within Hampshire's Top Attractions!

May Mayhem within Hampshire's Top Attractions!

May Mayhem with Hampshire's Top Attractions!

There is so much going on in May within all of the attractions, it's mayhem, from a Spring Autojumble at Beaulieu to a wonderful early morning tour of

Walk with a ranger on National Trust commons

Walk with a ranger on National Trust commons

Guided walks through the diverse landscapes of National Trust land in the New Forest are on offer through May, June and July.

The walks, on the Trust’s northern commons, are to be led by...

Hide behind the sofa ... The Daleks are coming!

Hide behind the sofa ... The Daleks are coming!

Sunday 6th May sees Hampshire’s biggest Dalek event taking place at the Royal Marines Museum in Southsea. The ‘Dalek Invasion of Portsmouth’ will take place between 10am and 5pm. Visitors...

Exbury launches unique tree guide

Exbury launches unique tree guide

A pocket-sized guide to Exbury’s unique collection of trees will be launched in May by world-renowned plantsman, Roy Lancaster.

The guide, written by Exbury’s head gardener John Anderson, may...

New Falklands Conflict exhibition opens at Submarine Museum

New Falklands Conflict exhibition opens at Submarine Museum

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in Hampshire opens a new photographic exhibition - Falklands 30 – War Patrols on Wednesday...

Layered Landscapes

Layered Landscapes

Mary Sutton has a growing reputation as a contemporary textile artist and her work has sold at numerous venues across the country, notably at Country Living Fairs. Her inspiration comes from...

Sign puts Trust’s Foxbury on the map

Sign puts Trust’s Foxbury on the map

A giant wooden sign, made by Ordnance Survey volunteers, has put a National Trust New Forest common, near Bramshaw, on the map.

The sign, spelling out ‘Foxbury’, in seven meter high letters,...

July’s Hampshire Food Festival celebrates local food and farming

July’s Hampshire Food Festival celebrates local food and farming

Over 70 different events held across Hampshire will celebrate the best of local food and farming throughout July’s Hampshire Food Festival (July 1-31).

Hampshire Food Festival visitors can take...

Exbury lungworts centre of attention as BBC Gardener’s World team film in the Gardens

Exbury lungworts centre of attention as BBC Gardener’s World team film in the Gardens

For once it was not Exbury’s world-famous Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons and azaleas but a small unheralded native flower that brought the BBC Gardener’s World team to film in the...

Historic submarine accidents examined by rescue expert at Submarine Museum

Historic submarine accidents examined by rescue expert at Submarine Museum

A new season of evening Thursday Talks will start with an exploration of historic submarine accidents by underwater rescue expert Dickie Burston on Thursday 19 April at 7pm at the Royal Navy...

New Exbury Exhibitions opened by Nicholas de Rothschild

New Exbury Exhibitions opened by Nicholas de Rothschild

Easter Saturday was a busy day at Exbury as Gardens President Nicholas de Rothschild opened two new exhibitions.

The Four Seasons Artists Exhibition was unveiled in the Five Arrows Gallery,...

New community project for Dad’s and Kid’s at Submarine Museum

New community project for Dad’s and Kid’s at Submarine Museum

Dad’s Club, a new community initiative for local dads and their children to have fun together is due to start on Saturday 28 Aprilat 10am at the Royal Navy Submarine, Gosport , Hampshire. These...

Fun on the wild side with the National Trust

Fun on the wild side with the National Trust

Visitors to the National Trust’s open days at Foxbury, near Bramshaw, over Easter will be inspired by an introduction to the pleasures of outdoor living.

Bushcraft expert and National Trust...

Stunning exhibitions opening on 7 April add to drama of ‘The Glory of the Garden’ at Exbury

Stunning exhibitions opening on 7 April add to drama of ‘The Glory of the Garden’ at Exbury

Exbury’s main season ‘full bloom’ period, christened ‘The Glory of the Garden’ runs from mid-April until early June. During this time the Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons, azaleas...

Victorian Easter at Fort Nelson

Victorian Easter at Fort Nelson

Head to the new-look Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson this Easter and enjoy low-cost, fun-packed activity days for all the family.

The 19th Century fort is staging a number of Victorian-based...

Newborn lambs on the Farm, and a giant paper maché frog in the Park

Newborn lambs on the Farm, and a giant paper maché frog in the Park

The sheep at Manor Farm have been busy having lambs, just in time for Easter! The fluffy new arrivals are also being joined by a flurry of chicks and ducklings and some lovely Easter bunnies, all...

National Museum of the Royal Navy launches Falklands Conflict day by day account

National Museum of the Royal Navy launches Falklands Conflict day by day account

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands Conflict, the Museums of the National Museum of the Royal Navy will run a day by day account of the conflict using Facebook and Twitter...

New Thrill Ride Erupts at Paultons Family Theme Park in 2012

New Thrill Ride Erupts at Paultons Family Theme Park in 2012

Paultons Family Theme Park near Romsey, which famously opened the world’s first Peppa Pig World in 2011, has unveiled a new thrill ride for the 2012 season. Saturday 24th March marks the launch...

Warm in a tea-cup!

Warm in a tea-cup!

A pair of tiny hand-reared baby burrowing owls have taken to using teacups to roost in during the day.

The owlets nicknamed Linford and Christie, as they were born in the year of the London...

Intech Gets Sporty

Intech Gets Sporty

Intech Science Centre, near Winchester, is on track to open its new area of hands-on activities about sport on March 22nd. Before watching the spectacle of the London Olympics, families can come...

Springtime at the New Forest Centre

Springtime at the New Forest Centre

Wake up to springtime, this Easter holiday at the New Forest Centre. Pop into the Centre on any day to enjoy our Museum and Gallery or come along to one of our special Discovery Days on Tuesdays 3...

Countryfile highlights Trust work in New Forest

Countryfile highlights Trust work in New Forest

The work of the National Trust in the New Forest is highlighted by the popular BBC Countryfile programme, scheduled to be shown this Sunday March 18.

Presenter Julia Bradbury visits Plaitford...

Visitors welcome as Trust opens Foxbury

Visitors welcome as Trust opens Foxbury

Four days of family fun, recreation and countryside events at Easter are offered by the National Trust as they open 370 acres (150h) near Bramshaw to the public for the first time.Foxbury, for...

Exbury Gardens opens on Saturday 10 March for 2012 season, welcoming children free of charge

Exbury Gardens opens on Saturday 10 March for 2012 season, welcoming children free of charge

Children under 16 will be welcomed free of charge into award-winning Exbury Gardens in 2012. The New Forest Gardens, which won a ‘best in Britain’ accolade from tourist specialists Hudson’s...

Dispersal Sale of the Village Life Museum at Paultons Park

Dispersal Sale of the Village Life Museum at Paultons Park

Thimbleby & Shorland are to hold a dispersal sale of items from the former Village Life Museum at Paultons Park on Wednesday 14th March 2012.

The Village Life Museum was closed at Paultons at the...

The History of the New Forest Association

The History of the New Forest Association

A talk by its Chairman Peter Roberts Formed in 1867, the New Forest Association is one of the oldest conservation organisations in the world. It is dedicated to protecting and sustaining the...

Peppa Pig World Duck Pond raises money for Tommy's Charity

Peppa Pig World Duck Pond raises money for Tommy's Charity

The duck pond at Peppa Pig World has proved a surprising source of fundraising for the official supported charity of Peppa Pig, Tommy’s.

Supervisors at Paultons have been collecting change that...

Gosport Navy’s Hidden Heritage Unveiled

Gosport Navy’s Hidden Heritage Unveiled

For one special day only, Gosport’s Royal Navy sites at Fort Blockhouse and HMS Sultan are opening their doors to their hidden heritage as part of a fundraising day to save HMS Alliance. On...

All Change at The New Forest Centre

All Change at The New Forest Centre

With nearly thirty years of unstinting service to the New Forest Centre under his belt, Ednyfed Hudson Davies has stepped down from the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the New Forest Ninth...

Love the New Forest? Come to the National Park ‘Volunteer Fair’

Love the New Forest? Come to the National Park ‘Volunteer Fair’

People with a passion for the New Forest are invited to a Volunteer Fair showcasing the best of volunteering opportunities in the National Park.

This free event organised by the New Forest National...

Premature lamb wears a hand-knitted jumper

Premature lamb wears a hand-knitted jumper

This little lamb needs a bit of extra help getting cosy in the icy February weather. The newborn Dorset Horn, born at Manor Farm, arrived a bit earlier than expected and farm staff feared she...

Gentle giant restores Trust’s precious mire at Plaitford Common in the New Forest

Gentle giant restores Trust’s precious mire at Plaitford Common in the New Forest

A thirty tonne amphibious excavator, resting gently on floating pontoons, is restoring boggy land at Plaitford Common in the New Forest, with minimal impact on the precious landscape, which is...

New rare token of love discovered at Submarine Museum

New rare token of love discovered at Submarine Museum

A rare ladies submarine brooch has been discovered by staff at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire. This delicate brooch is thought to have been specially commissioned for a...

February Fun with Peppa Pig and Friends at Paultons Park!

February Fun with Peppa Pig and Friends at Paultons Park!

Paultons Park, home to the UK exclusive Peppa Pig World, will be opening the park gates on Sunday 12th February for the Half Term holidays. Staff at Paultons have been busily preparing the park...

Trust Members perform 'facelift' on the Woodland Hawks & Owls Arena at The Hawk Conservancy

Trust Members perform 'facelift' on the Woodland Hawks & Owls Arena at The Hawk Conservancy

A group of Members from the Hawk Conservancy donated their time recently to give the Woodland Hawks & Owl Arena a bit of a make-over as part of the annual maintainence and improvement...

Apprentices learn from WW2 engineering at Royal Navy Submarine Museum

Apprentices learn from WW2 engineering at Royal Navy Submarine Museum

As Apprenticeship Week gets underway on 6 February, 80 EDF Nuclear second year apprentices have faced their biggest challenge to date by coming face to face with the engineering of HMS Alliance,...

Here be Dragons – Half-term fun for all the family at Fort Nelson

Here be Dragons – Half-term fun for all the family at Fort Nelson

Keep the kids out of mischief and mark the Chinese Year of the Dragon this February half-term by heading to the new-look Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson from February 13 to 19.

Home to the...

Charity Evening with Wayne ‘Hawaii 501’ Mardle and Peter ‘One Dart’ Manley at the Carisbrooke Arms in Gosport

Charity Evening in support of the Wessex Heartbeat charity.


An evening with Wayne ‘Hawaii 501’ Mardle and Peter ‘One Dart’ Manley at the Carisbrooke Arms in Gosport.


Date: Friday 10th...

Art springs to life at Mottisfont

Art springs to life at Mottisfont

Visitors to the National Trust’s Mottisfont will be able to explore how leading artists have looked at our lives over the last 100 years.

The latest exhibition in the art gallery at this...

Never Before Seen Exhibits Arrive for James Bond Vehicle Exhibition at National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.

Never Before Seen Exhibits Arrive for James Bond Vehicle Exhibition at National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.

The opening of an exciting new exhibition of 50 James Bond vehicles, which will be unveiled to the public on 17th January 2012, is now less than a month away. The exhibition, the largest of its...

Exbury Gardens drop child entry charge for 2012!

Exbury Gardens drop child entry charge for 2012!

Exbury Gardens drop child entry charge for 2012!

Children under 16 will be welcomed free of charge into award-winning Exbury Gardens in 2012. The New Forest Gardens, which won a ‘best in...

All aboard to see Santa at Exbury!

All aboard to see Santa at Exbury!

Father Christmas and a whole clutch of other colourful characters get the festive season off to a flying start at Exbury this weekend when the ever-popular Santa Specials steam through a wonderful...

Silver Award for Best Tourism Experience of the Year for New Forest Activities

Silver Award for Best Tourism Experience of the Year for New Forest Activities

In 2002, two young paddling enthusiasts decided to make it their mission to make Kayaking accessible for everyone to enjoy. Based from a shed on the Rivers edge they began to make their mark on...

Exbury, in the New Forest, has been named the best garden to visit in the United Kingdom

Exbury, in the New Forest, has been named the best garden to visit in the United Kingdom

Exbury, in the New Forest, has been named the best garden to visit in the United Kingdom. The prestigious national award, from leading guide-book publishers and tourist industry leaders,...

Interactive Nativity will be a highlight this Christmas at Manor Farm Country Park

Interactive Nativity will be a highlight this Christmas at Manor Farm Country Park

Christmas is coming early at Manor Farm, as the popular Christmas Market returns for another year on Sunday 11th December 10am-5pm.

The farm will be filled with festive stalls selling locally...

Christmas at Explosion!

Christmas at Explosion!

Christmas at Explosion

Come and join us at Priddy’s Hard as we celebrate Christmas at Explosion.

In the run up to Christmas this year, the Museum will be FREE for Gosport Residents. That’s...

Christmas at Explosion!

Christmas at Explosion!

Christmas Festivities at Explosion!

This December, come and join us at Explosion, the Museum of Naval Firepower at Priddy’s Hard, Gosport as we celebrate the magic of Christmas . Special...

HMS Alliance selected as a sacred space for British classical composer

HMS Alliance selected as a sacred space for British classical composer

Thoroughbredmusic is proud to announce the next location for ambient modern composer and musician: Marvin Ayres’ “Sacred Spaces” project. It is HMS Alliance, the historic WW2 era submarine,...

Recycling artists show gift ideas at Submarine Museum

Recycling artists show gift ideas at Submarine Museum

Local recycling artist Julie Williams will be showing off her Christmas handcrafted gifts as part of the Trash to Treasure Christmas Craft Market at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, in Gosport,...

Paultons Feathered Friends receive their annual check up.

Paultons Feathered Friends receive their annual check up.

Over the past four weeks, a team of six livestock keepers have been counting and checking the health of over the two hundred birds at Paultons Park.
Every year, all of the one hundred different...

‘The Perfect Present for an Outdoor Lover‘

‘The Perfect Present for an Outdoor Lover‘

Give something special, a gift to remember.
And that’s where Go Ape come in. ‘The Perfect Present for an Outdoor Lover‘.
It’s the annual riddle: what to buy for someone who has everything?...

One man’s service remembered – From the Trenches of WWI to Battle under the Sea in WWII

One man’s service remembered – From the Trenches of WWI to Battle under the Sea in WWII

A recent medal purchase by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire has uncovered a story of gallantry and dedicated military service spanning two World Wars. The medals of George...

Come and visit santa at his Grotto!

Come and visit santa at his Grotto!

Longdown Activity Farm will be expecting a very special person again this Christmas. Enjoy a day at the Farm and then visit Santa who will be installed in his own special farmhouse in a magical...

Remember Remember the SIXTH of November at Explosion!

Remember Remember the SIXTH of November at Explosion!

This November, come and join us at Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport as we host an Explosive Fireworks Spectacular on Sunday the 6th of November. The display fires up at 7pm as...

A True British Legend! Hampshire Butcher triumphs at British Sausage Week Awards 2011

A True British Legend! Hampshire Butcher triumphs at British Sausage Week Awards 2011

Hampshire butcher A Turner & Sons has been awarded British Sausage Week‚‚ s ‚ National Brand of the Year‚‚ for their Best of British Sausage by rock legend and British Sausage Week...

Last chance to see the late show at Exbury

Last chance to see the late show at Exbury

The first week in November heralds the last chance to see the late explosion of autumn colour at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest.
The fabulous hues of autumn, as trees and shrubs turn fiery...

Boost for rural economy as Hampshire Food Festival visitor numbers and spend increases

Boost for rural economy as Hampshire Food Festival visitor numbers and spend increases

The 2011 Hampshire Food Festival, held throughout July, saw an increase in visitor numbers and total estimated spend, helping to boost Hampshire‚‚ s rural economy.

Organised by county food...

Tour the Ramparts

Tour the Ramparts

The Museum of Naval Firepower at Priddy‚‚ s Hard in Gosport is delighted to announce another special guided walk around the sites historic Ramparts. The tour of the Ramparts, an area not...

Go Ape! branches out to younger adventurers

Go Ape! branches out to younger adventurers

Moors Valley Country Park is first in the country to offer Go Ape! Explorer

Children as young as four can now take to the trees as never before following the opening of a new tree-top adventure...

Visitors invited to face their fears at Blue Reef Aquarium

Visitors invited to face their fears at Blue Reef Aquarium

Visitors to Portsmouth‚‚ s Blue Reef Aquarium will be able to enjoy some extremely close encounters with a variety of creepy creatures, revolting reptiles and fearsome fish as part of a...

Seriously Spooky ’ Thrills and Chills at Fort Nelson this half-term

Seriously Spooky ’  Thrills and Chills at Fort Nelson this half-term

Prepare to be scared ‚‚ head to the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson this October half-term for a host of Halloween horrors.

From ghoulish craft activities to frightening fancy dress - and...

Ghost Walks at Explosion!

Ghost Walks at Explosion!

Explosion! The Museum of Naval Firepower in Gosport is terrified to announce that its ghastly Ghost Walks are returning by popular demand! The Museum has five nerve-wracking walks planned for...

Dare you ride the Exbury Ghost Train?

Dare you ride the Exbury Ghost Train?

It‚‚ s been called the number one Hallowe‚‚ en treat in the country. Those who dare climb aboard the Exbury Ghost Train, hosted by the ghostly and ghastly Napoleon Bone-aparte and his...

Spooky half-term happenings!

Spooky half-term happenings!

With another school holiday just around ‚ ®the corner, here is a quick round-up of Hampshire's Top Attractions Halloween highlights involving ghosts, ghouls and eerie fun. For more...

Sunshine and steam at Exbury

The sun shone on more than 2500 visitors enjoying a spectacular ‚ Steam in the Gardens‚‚ weekend at Exbury.
More than 60 vintage steam vehicles rumbled down the Garden pathways which are...

Blaze of colour inside and out at Exbury

Blaze of colour inside and out at Exbury

The glittering petals of the Rothschild jewel lilies and the wild autumn art of Peter Thwaites combine in Exbury‚‚ s Five Arrows Gallery from this week to bring a colourful month-long show to...

Lessons in Saving Submarines shared in new talk season

Lessons in Saving Submarines shared in new talk season

A new season of evening talks at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, in Gosport have been announced. The first talk on Thursday 22 September will be by Ian Clark, one of the UK‚‚ s leading...

Signed Submarine Events for Heritage Open Days

Signed Submarine Events for Heritage Open Days

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport has just announced a full programme for the deaf community on Saturday 10 September as part of the national Heritage Open Days event. The Signalong choir...

New Forest on Film

New Forest on Film

As part of the New Forest at Minstead Official Fringe Programme, New Forest on Film will be staging an evening of archival footage at the Lyndhurst Community Centre on Wednesday 21 September....

Mice Crew returns to Submarine!

Mice Crew returns to Submarine!

The very first Royal Navy submarine, Holland 1 will be reunited with her mice crew as part of a family event - Captain Mouse on Thursday 25 August at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport....

Warships and Wargames at Explosion!

Warships and Wargames at Explosion!

The Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower at Priddy‚‚ s Hard, Gosport has some great displays of Warships and Wargames planned for the bank holiday weekend of 27th and 28th of August 2011....

Sponge-less Bob at Blue Reef Aquarium

Sponge-less Bob at Blue Reef Aquarium

A rare sponge crab has gone on display at Portsmouth‚‚ s Blue Reef Aquarium after being hauled up in the nets of a fisherman off the Isles of Scilly ‚‚ minus its sponge!
The...

Exbury celebrates 10 years of steam

Exbury celebrates 10 years of steam

‚ Black Beauty‚‚ was the appropriate title for the latest ‚ Iron Horse‚‚ to be named at Exbury, as a weekend of celebrations marked the tenth anniversary of the opening of the...

30th Anniversary Celebration of HMS Alliance open to the public

30th Anniversary Celebration of HMS Alliance open to the public

The only surviving WW2 era submarine HMS Alliance is celebrating 30 years of being open to the public. A special Alliance Family Fun Day with local favourites Big Brother Soul will be held on...

Marwell Wildlife’s meerkat abseils down iconic tower on the South Coast

Marwell Wildlife’s meerkat abseils down iconic tower on the South Coast

Marwell Wildlife‚‚ s charismatic animal character ‚ Chico the Meerkat‚‚ has abseiled more than 300 feet down Portsmouth‚‚ s iconic Spinnaker Tower.

Chico‚‚ s daring antics drew...

Visiting engines join Exbury’s steam anniversary celebrations

Two engines from the Exmoor Steam Railway were craned into position at Exbury Gardens yesterday (Mon 8th August) ahead of this weekend‚‚ s celebrations for the Garden Railway‚‚ s tenth...

Teddy Bear Picnic at Birdworld

Teddy Bear Picnic at Birdworld

It was the day the teddy bears had their picnic at Birdworld and the park at Holt Pound in Farnham was heaving with small visitors clutching their furry friends.

On arrival visitors were greeted by...

Inventor of the Modern Submarine comes back to life

Inventor of the Modern Submarine comes back to life

Father of the submarine, John Philip Holland will be brought back to life at a special event on Thursday 11 August at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport that travels back in time 110 years...

The Bold and Beautiful Forest

The Bold and Beautiful Forest

Exhibition continues until 4 September 2011
Evelyn Bartlett‚‚ s paintings capture the very essence of the New Forest in a bold and graphic style. Indeed Evelyn trained as a graphic artist and...

Marwell’s meerkats have moved house!

Marwell’s meerkats have moved house!

Marwell Wildlife has opened a brand new home for meerkats which offers a unique insight into their complex world.
The meerkat groups moved in on Thursday and are busy exploring their new...

Exbury celebrates 10 years of steam

Thomas the Tank Engine and friends will be there in miniature layout, along with a host of other classic, historic and fictional steam and diesel layouts, to pay tribute to the Exbury Garden...

Summer Activities and Events from Hampshire's Top Attractions

Summer Activities and Events from Hampshire's Top Attractions


There are plenty of events and activities taking place this summer to keep the young and young at heart entertained Use the calendar on the events page to search for events by date to help you...

Exbury’s head gardener on mission to re-discover ‚ lost hydrangeas

Exbury’s head gardener on mission to re-discover ‚  lost hydrangeas

As the colourful Hydrangea Walk at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest bursts into full bloom, head gardener John Anderson has revealed that he is on a quest to re-discover forgotten varieties of the...

Exbury’s head gardener on mission to re-discover ‚ lost hydrangeas

As the colourful Hydrangea Walk at Exbury Gardens in the New Forest bursts into full bloom, head gardener John Anderson has revealed that he is on a quest to re-discover forgotten varieties of the...

Summer, Sea Creatures and ‚ Octonauts’ at Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower

Summer, Sea Creatures and ‚  Octonauts’ at Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower

The Spinnaker Tower will be playing host to rock pool residents from Southsea‚‚ s Blue Reef aquarium every Monday and Friday from 1 August to 2 September, with craft activities midweek and...

Surprise Concert by Royal Yeomanry Band to Save Submarine

Surprise Concert by Royal Yeomanry Band to Save Submarine

A surprise free concert by the City of London‚‚ s prestigious Royal Yeomanry Band has just been announced. It will take place at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport on Thursday 28 July...

Extreme Explosions at Explosion!

Extreme Explosions at Explosion!


Explosion, Museum of Naval Firepower, at Priddy‚‚ s Hard, Gosport has some great activities planned for the weekend of the 23rd and 24th of July 2011. Bring the family and join us for a...

This Summer Will Be Unforgettable!

This Summer Will Be Unforgettable!

Remember when the BIG Ticket gave you the Historic Dockyard and two extra great museums for just £2 more? You Will!

Visitors to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard this summer (11th July ‚‚ 4th...

Birdworld's Furry Friends

Birdworld's Furry Friends

Wednesday the 3rd of August is the day the teddy bears have their picnic at Birdworld and the launch of the tourist attractions summer events calendar. Children can enjoy all the events at no...

Teenagers ‚ Create and Cook’ winning menu

Teenagers ‚  Create and Cook’ winning menu

Year 9 pupils of Robert May‚‚ s School in Odiham, Steph Carter and Kitty Chevallier, have won this year‚‚ s Create & Cook Hampshire schools competition run in conjunction with July‚‚ s...

Autumn new tour and Anniversary celebrations for first submarine

Autumn new tour and Anniversary celebrations for first submarine

Autumn events at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, in Gosport have been announced. The programme includes a brand new submariners tour into Fort Blockhouse, the former home of the submarine...

Lymington Trio of Crab wins Fuller’s Hampshire Dish of the Year competition

Lymington Trio of Crab wins Fuller’s Hampshire Dish of the Year competition

A Trio of Crab created by Head Chef Christian Rivron of the Fisherman‚‚ s Rest in Lymington won the 2011 Fuller‚‚ s Hampshire Dish of the Year competition, held in conjunction with this...

Tour the Ramparts

The Museum of Naval Firepower at Priddy‚‚ s Hard in Gosport is delighted to announce two special guided walks around the sites historic Ramparts. The tours of the Ramparts, an area not usually...

Hope for the Arabian Oryx

Hope for the Arabian Oryx

One of Marwell Wildlife‚‚ s most majestic animals, the Arabian Oryx, has been ‚ brought back from the brink of extinction‚‚ thanks to the work of dedicated conservationists.

Successful...

A feast of local produce launches July’s Hampshire Food Festival

A feast of local produce launches July’s Hampshire Food Festival

Key Hampshire businesses, media and organisations toasted the success of this year‚‚ s Hampshire Food Festival, which runs from July 1-31, at a prestigious launch held at Chewton Glen in the...

Coatis enjoy some Wimbledon-style enrichment

Coatis enjoy some Wimbledon-style enrichment

Rain may stop play at Wimbledon this week, but Marwell Wildlife‚‚ s new arrivals are letting nothing get in their way.
Unlike visitors to Centre Court, these baby ring-tailed coatis...

Justin Time for lots of fun!

Justin Time for lots of fun!

Paultons Theme Park are delighted to announce that by popular demand the one and only Justin Fletcher (star of Cbeebies Something Special and Gigglebiz) will be returning to Paultons for a weekend...

Summer days at Exbury

Summer days at Exbury

Shady walks, waterside picnics and an exciting holiday trail combine to make Exbury Gardens the perfect place for a summer‚‚ s day out.

There are more than 20 miles of pathways through the...

Feast the Seasons at the Spinnaker Tower

Feast the Seasons at the Spinnaker Tower

For the first time, Portsmouth‚‚ s Spinnaker Tower will be inviting guests to a VIP evening on 16 July 2011 from 7pm to 11pm when they will be treated to an exclusive evening of fabulous food...

Thrill Seekers Invited to the Ultimate Abseil at Spinnaker Tower

Thrill Seekers Invited to the Ultimate Abseil at Spinnaker Tower

Soaring 170 metres high the Spinnaker Tower can be daunting at the best of times, but now the famous attraction is opening its doors and inviting thrill seekers to take the ultimate challenge of...

Veterans celebrate at Exbury Petal Fall weekend

Members of the Exbury Veterans Association held their annual service at the Anchor Memorial at Exbury in early June. The weekend closest to D-Day is always marked by the Association, who lay a...

Jazz Party for all at Gosport’s Big Day Out

Jazz Party for all at Gosport’s Big Day Out

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport is getting ready to host an afternoon of jazz to celebrate Gosport‚‚ s Big Day Out on Sunday 12 June between 12 noon and 4pm. Chris Walker, one of...

Meet the Marines ’ FREE Family Event

Meet the Marines ’  FREE Family Event

Sunday 5th June 10am to 5pm the Royal Marines Museum will host a free event in the grounds of the Museum called ‚ Meet the Marines‚‚ . This event will give the public the opportunity to...

Half term Treasure Hunt and Kite Making at the Submarine Museum

Half term Treasure Hunt and Kite Making at the Submarine Museum

Families have lots of activities to choose from at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport this half term. Children can hunt for pirate treasure and make their own kite as well on go onboard...

Blue Reef in bid to convert selachophobes*

Blue Reef in bid to convert selachophobes*

*(people with a fear of sharks)
Staff at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Portsmouth are putting the finishing touches to their week-long ‚‚ PR campaign‚‚ to try and change the public...

Half Term Activities at Explosion!

Explosion, Museum of Naval Firepower, at Priddy‚‚ s Hard, Gosport has many activities planned for the upcoming half term school holiday period. Families visiting the Museum can participate in...

Kids go free at Exbury’s petal fall

Kids go free at Exbury’s petal fall

Exbury‚‚ s ‚ petal fall‚‚ weekend in early June sees children welcomed free into the Gardens where they have a chance to help make a fantastic colourful collage to mark the end of one...

In SEArch of Treasure at the Spinnaker Tower PLUS kids for a QUID this May Half Term

In SEArch of Treasure at the Spinnaker Tower PLUS kids for a QUID this May Half Term

Visitors to the popular Spinnaker Tower will be treated to an array of activities this half term (28th May ‚‚ 5th June ), as the attraction continues its Year of the Sea theme with ‚ In...

Royal couple to visit Exbury Gardens

Royal couple to visit Exbury Gardens

Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall will visit Exbury Gardens in the New Forest next week to mark the tenth anniversary of the steam railway.

The Royal couple...

Star Signs


On Sunday, 22 May the INTECH Science Centre and Planetarium will be aiding deaf and hard of hearing visitors‚‚ enjoyment by using subtitles and sign language on some of their planetarium...

A Run to Remember

A Run to Remember

From 15th to 21st May 2011 a team of runners from The Royal British Legion Riders Branch, will be partaking in 7 x 13k runs throughout the country, covering each of the seven regions of the Royal...

Museums at Night

Museums at Night

The Royal Marines Museum will be running two events in support of Culture 24‚‚ s Museum at Night initiative. On Friday 13th May visitors to the museum can become a Marine for the night and go...

The penguins are coming!

The penguins are coming!

Birdworld are busy putting the finishing touches to Penguin Beach, home to their new colony of 30 African Penguins. By recreating their habitat of Robben Island South Africa, Birdworld's Penguin...

Blue Skies and Black Warnings

Blue Skies and Black Warnings

Saturday 7 May to Thursday 2 June 2011

The history of the Royal Observer Corps is both fascinating and awe inspiring. Run entirely by volunteers, its main role until the advent of the nuclear age...

Festival Place toasts ongoing partnership with Hampshire Fare

Festival Place toasts ongoing partnership with Hampshire Fare

Basingstoke‚‚ s Festival Place Food Festival (July 16th & 17th) is a key event during this year‚‚ s county-wide Hampshire Food Festival, and is a positive outcome of the ongoing corporate...

Spinnaker Tower turned into Wonderland

The Spinnaker Tower launched it‚‚ s new ‚ High Tea‚‚ offer at CafÉ © in the Clouds with a Mad Hatter‚‚ s Tea Party photo shoot on Thursday 21st April.

In the weeks before the...

Win a culinary break with Ecover & Hampshire Fare!

First Royal Navy submarine gets top award

First Royal Navy submarine gets top award

Sub originally deemed ‚ underhand, unfair and damned un-English‚‚ joins the ranks of UK‚‚ s engineering greats.

Holland One, the first operational Royal Navy submarine, received a...

Climb the stairs and take the vital statistics challenge

Climb the stairs and take the vital statistics challenge

The 170 metre high Spinnaker Tower will be opening up its stairs for visitors on Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th May, offering them the chance to burn off their Easter egg calories and take part in...

Museums at Night ’ A New crew for HMS Alliance

Museums at Night ’  A New crew for HMS Alliance

A new crew for HMS Alliance has been recruited for a 24 hour marathon to help raise money to save the WW2 era submarine that is under threat from severe decay. From 6.30pm on Friday 13th to 6pm on...

Museum Archive wins Lottery Support

Museum Archive wins Lottery Support


The Royal Marines Museum has been awarded £50,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund to transform its archive and the way it can be used. The new archive system will allow visitors easy access to the...

Spinnaker Tower to be turned into Wonderland as its search for Alice ends!

Spinnaker Tower to be turned into Wonderland as its search for Alice ends!


The Spinnaker Tower has found an Alice to play the starring role in its‚‚ Mad Hatter‚‚ s photo shoot on Thursday 21st April. Molly Stevenson, aged 7, was picked at random from several...

Exbury rhodos win top RHS prizes

Exbury rhodos win top RHS prizes

As the early spring sunshine brings out a spectacular display at Exbury Gardens, famous Rothschild rhododendrons took top prizes at the main Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) show at the...

Month-long Hampshire Food Festival showcases local food and farming

Month-long Hampshire Food Festival showcases local food and farming

Loosen your belt in readiness for Hampshire’s month-long celebration of local food and farming this July! Farmers, producers, restaurants, pubs, cookery schools, attractions and town centres...

Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills sees spots at Marwell Wildlife

Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills sees spots at Marwell Wildlife

Southampton-born BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills officially opened Marwell Wildlife’s latest development, Savannah Tracks, the new home for its three cheetahs today (Friday 8 April).
 
Scott was...

Queen’s Harbour Master Gives Seal of Approval to New ‚ High Spy’ Interactive Ship Finder

Queen’s Harbour Master Gives Seal of Approval to New ‚  High Spy’ Interactive Ship Finder

The iconic Spinnaker Tower is launching its very own ‚ High Spy’ interactive vessel locator just in time for the Easter holidays (9th to 25th April), and the Queen’s Harbour Master in Portsmouth,...

WHAT AN Eggs-ample

The Early baby boom at Birdworld started with all things fluffy and cute.  Spring lambs, pygmy goats, bunnies and chicks have all been born at the Jenny Wren Farm at Birdworld ready for the Easter...

Trucks & Troops at Beaulieu

Trucks & Troops at Beaulieu

Visit Beaulieu from the 28th - 30th May for Trucks & Troops, a show celebrating the development of military transport, combat vehicles and soldiering through the ages. 
 
This year’s show will...

Spinnaker Tower launches a Passport to Portsmouth

Spinnaker Tower launches a Passport to Portsmouth

The Spinnaker Tower has teamed up with a number of other visitor attractions and restaurants across the city to launch their ‚ Passport to Portsmouth’.  The initiative sees any visitors to the...

Pirates, Games, Boats and Gardens this Easter at t

Pirates, Games, Boats and Gardens this Easter at t

This Easter, visitors to the Royal Navy Submarine in Gosport, Hampshire can dress up a pirate, cruise across Portsmouth Harbour, keep a submarine at depth and make a garden.

New interactive games,...

Exbury's Ken is face of British Tourism

Exbury's Ken is face of British Tourism

Exbury railway guard Ken Andrews has been chosen as one of the faces of British Tourism.

As Exbury Gardens open for the season and British Tourism Week gets underway, Ken, wearing his guard's cap...

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