This imposing coastal fortress was completed in 1544 by Henry VIII to protect the narrow Solent entrance. Extended during the Napoleonic wars, the castle was...

This museum houses one of the finest collections of motorcycles that has been established anywhere in the world. There are well over seven decades...

St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery was established in order to tell the story of the area that lies between the Solent and the New...

MacPennys Woodland Gardens consists of approximately 4 acres of established woodland gardens. It was created out of gravel pits in the early 1950s. A canopy...

Highcliffe Castle, built in the 1830’s for Lord Stuart de Rothesay, was severely damaged by two fires in the late 1960’s. However in 1991 saw...

The New Forest Museum carries an extensive collection that looks at every aspect of the life and history of this extraordinary piece of woodland and...

It is from time to time that there are discoveries made that even scientists and archaeologists cannot truly explain and have trouble deciding on the...

The Needles Battery was built in Victorian times to protect against the threat of invasion from the French. The beautiful cliff top location offers...

Overlooking the famous Needles on the Isle of Wight, this park has many attractions and rides for all the family, a pleasure packed day for...

The Aviation Museum is based in a large aircraft hangar on the edge of Bournemouth Airport and represents one of the largest collections of aviation...

Run entirely by volunteers, this museum aims to preserve and make available to the public operational examples of historic aircraft. Exhibits include a Hunter Fury,...

Palace House, once the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey contains the resident Montagu family treasures, portraits, photographs and memorabilia. Set in the beautiful gardens overlooking...

This was the last, and one of the most sophisticated pieces added to Henry VIII’s coastal defences; in fact, it was completed two years after...

One of the widest artificial ski slopes in the UK, this premier attraction provides skiing facilities right through the year thanks to its unique mist-lubricated...

This charming Georgian building would have originally been used as the workhouse for the community. It has been converted into a museum and is...