Gym and fishing lake. Car boot sale on Sunday mornings in the carpark.
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Church built between 1170 and 1340, with some fine stained glass windows.
Email via online contact form. A spectacular 200-acre woodland garden, world famous for its collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, and camellias. Best seen in May and early June, when the rhododendrons and azaleas are at their best. Like a number of Rothschild properties, Exbury has a rather delightful 1½-mile narrow-gauge steam railway, which meanders through gardens not otherwise accessible to visitors. Once you've ridden, there's a small exhibition to visit.
It is one of the largest outdoor adventure centres in Britain. A hangar built for World War II flying boats, it's now an activity centre for watersports (including kite-surfing), climbing, snowboarding and track cycling. There is a small indoor velodrome, a dry ski slope, and facilities for climbing and bouldering. The climbing grades vary from about 3 to the occasional 8a. The centre offers residential and visitor courses.
Lepe Beach
Walking, swimming, birdwatching, wild flower meadows and historic remains from the D-Day landings. There is also a mile of beach, pine fringed cliffs and stunning views across the Solent from Hurst Castle to Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower.
An artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit between 1539 and 1540 that has been used as an artillery fort, coast guard station and air base. It has been restored to its pre-1914 appearance by English Heritage, and is a "well-preserved example" of King Henry's Device Forts.
Calshot Spit is a one-mile long sand and shingle bank. At the end of the spit are Calshot Castle (built by King Henry VIII), an RNLI lifeboat, an NCI station, several slipways, a former Royal Navy and Royal Air Force flying boat station and Calshot Activities Centre. The neck of the spit is owned by New Forest District Council while the end of the spit is owned by the Crown Estate which leases it to Hampshire County Council.