Both this morning and evening we went to White Hill, near Kingsclere to walk a part of the Wayfarers’ Walk.  It was a spectacular place for taking photos!
Granny came along for the morning hike up the path heading west from the road. It was quite steep!
Afterwards, we headed over to the nearby National Trust [...]

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About The Place…
The Vyne is a National Trust property just to the north of Basingstoke.
It has a mansion to tour and a good sized garden to explore, including a footpath into the surrounding countryside.
References

National Trust website page about The Vyne
Our first visit to [...]

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About The Place…
The National Trust’s Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate is a great place to frolic on a summer’s day with the kids. They even have “under the stars” (i.e. open air) theatre on some days during the year (although we’ve [...]

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This afternoon, we trotted off to The Vyne, a National Trust property north of Basingstoke. It was our first visit there - and wow! have we been missing out on this local gem. Absolutely stunning river and yard with a wonderful walk alongside the river to a marsh, complete with bird watch hut. We were [...]

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What a wonderful day for a trip to the National Trust’s Montisfont Mottisfont Abbey near Romsey, Hampshire. The kids loved to splash in the freezing cold stream from the font and watch their dropped sticks float down and over the waterfalls.
Update: see the page we wrote about Mottisfont Abbey

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