Hampshire Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
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Top Places to visit in Hampshire:
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Royal Armouries - Fort Nelson, HMS Warrior 1860, Little Woodham Living History Village, Romsey Abbey, Hospital of St Cross, Chawton House, Winchester Cathedral, Jane Austen's House Museum, Portchester Castle, Emirates Spinnaker Tower, Portsdown Hill, Mottisfont Abbey, Portsmouth Cathedral, Winchester City Mill
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A Visit to Jane Austen's Home in Chawton, England
Jane Austen is said to have changed the literary world forever. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, were huge successes, as we're get other works. She started writing in her twenties and passed away at forty-one. She is deservedly loved and admired through the world, especially in the United Kingdom.
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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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Journeys: In the footsteps of Jane Austen
From the Assembly and Pump Rooms in Bath to a little house in Chawton and finally to Winchester Cathedral where she was buried, we follow in the foosteps of the great author, Jane Austen. Jane never married and we learn about her life and times and the people and places in England that gave her inspiration for her novels. For more information visit ontopoftheworld.net and check out episode 1 in the Journeys through the British Isles category.
A Visit to Chawton
Our visit to Chawton and the home of Jane Austen on the 200th anniversary of her death. We were there on Saturday, June 10th., and were able to enjoy some of the Open Gardens and the Morris Dancers as well as Janes home and museum.
Time Out Walks, Book 2, Walk 10, Alton Circular. 9/8/10.
Around 13 miles of walking through this quiet corner of Hampshire; firstly, crossing wide upland fields to East Worldham, then on through woods, 'hangers' and hidden pastures to Selbourne for lunch. Afterwards, it's on across wooded Selbourne Common and gentle downland ridges to Chawton and Jane Austen's home. From there, Alton it's just a few more miles to Alton.
Tourist Information for Alton, Hampshire
Alton in Hampshire, UK has wonderful local attractions such as Jane Austen's House, Winchester, South Down's Way for walking and cycling holidays, Portsmouth for the historic dockyard and HMS Victory, The Watercress Line Steam Railway, National Trust and English Heritage properties, Lasham Gliding, Hampshire golf courses. All can be explored when staying at St Mary's Hall Bed and Breakfast in Alton.
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Jane Austen Writers' Way Trail Launch
The new Writers Way has been launched in Hampshire - a 13-mile trail from Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton through Alton, Selborne and Four Marks.
Find a route map at hants.gov.uk/writersway
Qué ver y hacer en Winchester en un día, Inglaterra | Viajar Reino Unido UK - Rey Arturo/Jane Austen
Qué ver y hacer en Winchester en un día, Inglaterra | Mesa Redonda del Rey Arturo – Catedral – Jane Austen tumba, Viajar a Reino Unido: Discovering UK
La pequeña y bella ciudad de Winchester es un viaje obligatorio para todos aquellos que quieren profundizar en la historia de Inglaterra, un lugar que, conservado a la perfección, narra en sus calles y rincones la historia de cómo uno de los países más importantes del mundo se formó a partir de varios reinos.
Winchester, Hampshire es la ciudad en la que empezó a forjarse la Historia de Inglaterra ya que fue la capital del importante reino de Wessex y de Inglaterra, ya que dominó éste a los otros reinos, hasta que siglos más tarde Londres tomó el testigo de la ciudad conocida por la Leyenda del Rey Arturo y la mesa redonda de los caballeros de Camelot.
Viajar a Winchester es fácil, ya que tiene una buena conexión por tren, por lo que si vives en la capital inglesa, viajar de Londres a Winchester te costará poco más de una hora.
Winchester tiene lugares impresionantes y llenos de historia, como su Catedral, conocida por ser la más larga de Europa y porque es donde está enterrada la famosa escritora anglosajona Jane Austen, la cual pasó los últimos 8 años de su vida en la ciudad y donde han convertido su antigua casa en un completo museo. Dicen que sirvió de inspiración en la novela Los pilares de la tierra y allí se celebró además la boda de Felipe II con María I de Inglaterra.
La casa de Jane Austen se encuentra en College Street y es una vivienda privada que posee una placa que indica el lugar en el que vivió. Al final de la calle a mano izquierda poidéis visitar el castillo en el que se celebró en banquete de la boda de Felipe II con María I de Inglaterra y el cual fue el hogar de los poderosos obispos anglosajones.
La visita a este castillo llamado Wolveseley Castle es gratis y debe su nombre a una leyenda que cuenta que un rey Sajón exigía un pago anual de 300 cabezas de lobos (wolves).
La guinda al pastel de la visita a Winchester es la Mesa Redonda del Rey Arturo de Camelot y los caballeros. Sí, has leído bien: La Mesa Redonda del Rey Arturo. La cual se encuentra en el Great Hall, muy cerca de la estación de Winchester, aunque no se sabe con exactitud si es la auténtica lo cierto es que tiene más de 700 años de historia. Merece la pena ir hasta Winchester sólo para verla.
El Great Hall posee también una estatua gigantesca de la reina Victoria, un relieve en madera de la reina Isabel y unas puertas de hierro al más puro estilo Juego de Tronos así como una galería de con imágenes de la historia de Inglaterra.
Mejores atracciones y lugares que ver en Winchester:
1-Catedral de Winchester
2-La mesa de redonda del Rey Arturo y los caballeros de Camelot
3-Great Hall
4-Wolvesey Castle
5- Winchester City Mill (Molino)
5-Casa de Jane Austen
Además, según ciuden Winchester posee el molino más antiguo de Inglaterra uno de los pocos molinos de agua que aún existe, ubicado al lado del río y el cual es una magnífica muestra de la ingeniería del siglo XVIII.
Podrás ver cómo el agua del río Itchen mueve los engranajes del mismo mediante su sistema igual que como lo hacía hace más de dos siglos. Allí también te explican todos los detalles del proceso de producción de harina fina y podrás moler el trigo por ti mismo. ¿Curioso no?
El Molino de la Ciudad de Winchester (City Mill), fue construido en el año 1743 en el mismo sitio donde había un molino sajón y se restauró con piezas de otros molinos en 2004.
De todas las ciudades en las que he estado en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), Winchester es una de mis favoritas por su pasado medieval y la historia que guardan sus calles. Tiene ese encanto de ciudad pequeña inglesa y al mismo tiempo varias atracciones turísticas que hacen que siempre merezca la pena volver. Por lo que si deseas pasar un día de viaje en Winchester te aseguro que la visita habrá merecido la pena… ¡Es como volver a una época anterior! ¡No olvides suscribirte a mi canal ‘Los Viajes de Grimes’ para seguir viajando conmigo
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