Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Alton is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is located across a valley on the source of the River Wey. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 17,816. The town is famous for its connection with Sweet Fanny Adams and Jane Austen.
The town was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 under the name Aoltone and was notable for having the most valuable market recorded therein. The Battle of Alton occurred in the town during the English Civil War. The town contains three secondary schools and its own railway station.
Alton is between Farnham 9 miles (14 km) to the northeast and Winchester 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest. London is 52 miles (84 km). Nearby Brockham Hill, situated 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) northeast of Alton, rises to 225 metres (738 feet) above sea level. The nearby village of Bentworth is the highest village in Hampshire.
There have been a number of breweries in Alton since 1763. Coors Brewing Company (among the ten largest brewers in the world) had a brewery in Alton for fifty years, which produced Carling, Grolsch and Worthington. It closed in 2015 because it lost work from Heineken. Alton was famous in the 18th century for the manufacture of paper and of dress materials including ribbed druggets, shallons, silks and serges, bombazine and figured barragons.
Alton WordFest is a celebration of the spoken and written word held in late September or early October each year. The Allen Gallery serves as Alton's art gallery. It houses a large, permanent ceramics collection as well as temporary exhibitions. Holybourne Theatre is on the site of a former Nissen hut that was converted into a theatre by German prisoners-of-war during World War II. Alton Morris was formed in 1979, and have been Morris Dancing both in the United Kingdom and abroad. They often perform at Alton street events.
The Alton Independent Cinema Project was formed in May 2011 to help secure the future of independent cinema in the town. Alton Maltings was renovated in 2004-5 and is now the home of Harvest Church and is used by community groups, charities, private users and other organisations throughout the week. The Alton Maltings claims to be the widest wooden spanned building in Hampshire.
The Curtis Museum was founded in 1856 by Dr William Curtis and houses one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire. Anstey Park, is a large open space with playing fields and a small children's playground. Alton Sports Centre is open to the public and includes a swimming pool, gym, indoor and outdoor courts.
Alton station is on the National Rail network at the end of the Alton Line with a service to London Waterloo. Alton railway station also serves as a terminus for the Mid Hants Railway commonly called 'The Watercress Line', a restored steam railway running between Alton and New Alresford, so called because it used to be used to transport fresh watercress to London.
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Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Places to see in ( Alton - UK )
Alton is a market town and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Alton is located across a valley on the source of the River Wey. . The town is famous for its connection with Sweet Fanny Adams.
The town of Alton was recorded in the Domesday Survey of 1086 under the name Aoltone and was notable for having the most valuable market recorded therein. The Battle of Alton occurred in the town during the English Civil War. The town contains three secondary schools and its own railway station.
Alton is between Farnham 9 miles (14 km) to the northeast and Winchester 16 miles (26 km) to the southwest. London is 52 miles (84 km). Nearby Brockham Hill, situated 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometres) northeast of Alton, rises to 225 metres (738 feet) above sea level.
The nearby village of Bentworth is the highest village in Hampshire.
Alton was famous in the 18th century for the manufacture of paper. Alton has businesses in the retail and service sectors in the centre of the town, and over a hundred businesses in the four industrial areas of Mill Lane, Newman Lane, Caker Stream and Omega Park, ranging from light industrial to computer software production.
Alton WordFest is a celebration of the spoken and written word held in late September or early October each year. Alton WordFest has hosted The Pint Pot of Fire - a story-telling competition among champions representing writers' circles, public speaking groups and oral-tradition story-telling clubs from around the area. The Pint Pot of Fire has run annually since 2005 and was formerly held in Guildford (2005) and Farnham (2006–2009).
The Allen Gallery serves as Alton's art gallery. It houses a large, permanent ceramics collection as well as temporary exhibitions.
Holybourne Theatre is on the site of a former Nissen hut that was converted into a theatre by German prisoners-of-war during World War II. Alton Morris was formed in 1979, and have been Morris Dancing both in the United Kingdom and abroad. They often perform at Alton street events.
The Alton Independent Cinema Project was formed in May 2011 to help secure the future of independent cinema in the town. Alton Maltings was renovated in 2004-5 and is now the home of Harvest Church and is used by community groups, charities, private users and other organisations throughout the week. The Alton Maltings claims to be the widest wooden spanned building in Hampshire.
Alton Library was rebuilt in 2005 to a design by the County Council Architects. The new library contains a lending library, reference library, computer facilities and a cafe. The Curtis Museum was founded in 1856 by Dr William Curtis and houses one of the finest local history collections in Hampshire. The Town Gardens contains a bandstand (built in 1935 for the Silver Jubilee of King George V). Anstey Park, is a large open space with playing fields and a small children's playground
Alton station is on the National Rail network at the end of the Alton Line with a service to London Waterloo. Alton railway station also serves as a terminus for the Mid Hants Railway commonly called 'The Watercress Line', a restored steam railway running between Alton and New Alresford, so called because it used to be used to transport fresh watercress to London. The origins of the Watercress Line date back to 1861, the year in which Parliament granted consent for what was then known as the 'Alton, Alresford and Winchester Railway'. Alton used to be a railway junction. As well as the Mid-Hants Railway, from 1903 to 1955 the Meon Valley Railway ran from Alton down the Meon Valley to join the Eastleigh to Fareham line at Fareham. The Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway ran north to Basingstoke.
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Bradgate Park - FULL VIDEO TOUR (Leicestershire, England)
Bradgate Park is pretty much THE park of Leicester! No trip to Bradgate Park is complete without swimming in the 'no swim' areas and stumbling up to visit Old John; which sits predominently on the top of the hill in the park. They have a new addition to the park now, a small museum which was opened by David Attenborough himself!
Bradgate Park (local pronunciation: /ˌbrædɡʌt/) is a public park in Charnwood Forest, in Leicestershire, England, northwest of Leicester. It covers 850 acres (340 hectares). The park lies between the villages of Newtown Linford, Anstey, Cropston, Woodhouse Eaves and Swithland. The River Lin runs through the park, flowing into Cropston Reservoir which was constructed on part of the park. To the north-east lies Swithland Wood. The park's two well known landmarks, Old John and the war memorial, both lie just above the 210 m (690 ft) contour.
Address: Newtown Linford LE6 0HE, UK
Park set in 830 acres, with footpaths, a stream, a playground plus roaming peacocks and fallow deer.
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CAUGHT WILD CAMPING | PENSHURST KENT
This was meant to be a solo 4 mile walk in and Penshurst in Kent, with an overnight wild camp, but as you can probably guess by the title, it never got finished as I was caught by very friendly staff who worked for the Penshurst Place Estate!
I was thinking of deleting the footage but decided to post it anyway just to show you that if you get caught wild camping, not everyone is rude and threatening towards you. To be fair, it was the bloody tarp that gave me away!
I will return here soon to complete the walk and document the history of the area including Penshurst Place itself. I just won't try and camp there!
England's Seafood Coast: Wild Swimming
Wild Swimming: Come and take a dip in the beautiful waters of The English Riviera. This film features a group of regular wild swimmers taking the plunge at Anstey's Cove.
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Leicester Cathedral and the Leicester Skyline
A beautiful autumnal morning in Leicester with amazing dawn light spreading across the Leicester skyline and bathing Leicester Cathedral in glorious sunlight.
Across the Leicester skyline can be seen Welford Road, home of the Leicester Tigers, the National Space Centre, Leicester City Football Club and the De Montfort University buildings amongst many other well known Leicester landmarks.
Hope Cove Beach
Hope Cove consists of two sandy bays, Inner and Outer Hope. As the name suggests Inner Hope is more sheltered and is actually home to a small harbour tucked away behind the rocks at the northern end.
The twin beaches back onto the charming village which has plenty of facilities making this a popular family beach.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which is popular with families, there are plenty of small shops and a choice of places to eat close by.
WALKING IN HERTFORDSHIRE | NUTHAMPSTEAD AND ANSTEY | FRENCH NATO EMERGENCY RATION PACK
A 4 mile solo walk starting and finishing at The Woodman Inn in the village of Nuthampstead (home to Hertfordshire's only WWII US Army Airforce Base).
The route visits the tiny village of Anstey, with it's church (containing lots of medieval graffiti and town lock up built into the lychgate) and motte and bailey castle.
I also had a look at a NATO Approved French Emergency Ration Pack.
When I returned to the pub for a cider, I was kindly given a tour of the pub and it's many black and white photos relating to the history of the village and the pub and the US Air Force base that was built at Scales park behind the pub. I gained a wealth of knowledge and information for this video, so thanks must go to Sandy, the landlady of the Woodman.
I am planning to return there soon with Candice for a look in the small museum next to the pub, to find out more about the airfield.
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Torquay Ansteys cove ,and Redgate beach
Some of Torquays fantastic beaches and coves,