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Town in Hampshire, England
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It tells the story of Aldershot Military Town, and the civil towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.
Aldershot's most famous landmark, a huge statue of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, two-term prime minister and hero of the Battle of Waterloo, sitting astride his ever trusty steed Copenhagen. The statue was originally commissioned to stand atop the Wellington Arch on London's Hyde Park Corner, but was grossly out of proportion for this task and became a national laughing stock. So it was quietly moved down to Aldershot, where it remains, impressive but ignominious, hidden among the trees and rhododendrons on the fringes of town.
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By car
The M3 London - Southampton motorway passes through Farnborough, Aldershot's northern neighbour.
By train
Aldershot's station is served by reasonably frequent South Western Railway trains from London Waterloo (55 min, 2 per hour), Clapham Junction (48 min, 2 per hour), and a number of regional…
By bus
Aldershot is served by numerous Stagecoach bus services from nearby towns, including Camberley (1, 3), Farnborough (1), Farnham (4, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19), Fleet (7), Guildford (Kite) and Haslemere (19).
By plane
Aldershot is well served by airports. For travellers coming directly, the closest airports are:
By bus
Buses departing from the bus station serve various neighbourhoods of Aldershot before continuing the journeys elsewhere:
By taxi
Aldershot has both hackney carriages (black cabs), which can be pre-booked or hailed on the street, and minicabs, which must be pre-booked.20 for every 150 yards travelled.
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