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A former monastery and stately home that in summer shows off its rose gardens in a gorgeous rural setting.
Mottisfont Abbey is a historical priory and country estate in Hampshire, England. Sheltered in the valley of the River Test, the property is now operated by the National Trust. 393,250 people visited the site in 2019. The site includes the historic house museum which features regularly changing art exhibitions, gardens, including a walled rose garden which is home to the National Plant Collection of ancestral rose species and 19th-century rose cultivars, and a riverside walk. It is a Grade I listed building.
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A garden and arboretum known for hosting over 40,000 trees and shrubs, including oaks, camelliae, magnoliae and rhododendrons. Particularly celebrated for its large winter garden, where conifers, dogwoods and grasses compete for attention.
A dozen or more plays a year show here courtesy of the local theatre group, RAODS. Energetic performances from a cast of surprisingly talented amateur dramatists that generally sell out; a wide variety of playwrights are represented too.
Romsey Rapids
Swim at the Romsey Rapids.
The estate of Lord Mountbatten is open to the public at different times throughout the week/year and more interestingly hosts concerts from, usually, popular music stars, like Earth, Wind & Fire, Phil Collins, Madness etc. When sunny, the estate is fantastic. It has a vast series of almost open fields, with stands of ancient trees and red deer roaming more or less freely. As a venue for an open-air concert it is about as good as they come.