Fordingbridge

Worth seeing in and around Fordingbridge

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Breamore House

   Breamore House is an Elizabethan manor house noted for its fine collection of paintings and furniture and situated NW of Breamore village, north of Fordingbridge, Hampshire, England. Though it remains in private hands, it is open to visitors from April to October.

   4.8 km · country house in Breamore, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge

   St Mary's Church, Fordingbridge is a 12th–13th-century church in Hampshire, England. A Grade I listed building, it was restored in the 19th century.

   500 m · church in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch)

   Avon Valley is a 1,403.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches from Christchurch in Dorset to Bickton, south of Fordingbridge Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, a Ramsar site, a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area.

   5 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hale Park

   Hale Park is a country house and landscape park in the village of Hale, Hampshire. It was designed and built by Thomas Archer around 1715.

   5.5 km · country house and landscape park in Hale, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

The town of Fordingbridge will likely only take half a day at most to explore, but the nearby villages of Breamore and Rockbourne each merit their own side trips.

1. 01
   Great Bridge

   One of only two bridges in the UK with seven arches, this is a pretty spot to take in the river.

2. 02
   Augustus John Statue

   Bridge Street, SP6 1AH (on the right river bank, just north of the bridge).

3. 03
   Fordingbridge Museum

   King’s Yard, Salisbury Street, SP6 1AB (next to the tourist office), info@fordingbridgemuseum.co.uk.

4. 04
   St Mary's Church

   Fordingbridge, Church Street, SP6 1BB, office@avonvalleychurches.org.uk.

5. 05
   Breamore House

   An Elizabethan (late 16th century) manor house with very fine period furniture, paintings, and tapestries.

6. 06
   St Mary's Church

   Breamore, office@avonvalleychurches.org.uk.

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Things to do

Thanks to its proximity to the New Forest National Park, there is a lot of outdoor space in and around Fordingbridge and a variety of activities to suit most interests.

1. 01
   Riverside Park
2. 02
   Regal Cinema

   35 Shaftesbury Street, SP6 1JF, info@theregalcinema.org.

3. 03
   Arniss Equestrian

   Turn R off road onto narrow driveway marked by wooden sign.), enquiries@arnissequestrian.co.uk.

4. 04
   Insight Activities
5. 05
   New Forest Water Park

   Times and days vary, but most often Wed-Sun noon-8PM.

6. 06
   Rockbourne Trout Fishery

   Fish for trout at this complex of six lakes with exclusive access to a 1-mile stretch of pristine chalk stream.

From Wikivoyage: Fordingbridge, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Fordingbridge

Airports

Bristol (BRS), 82 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 111 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 115 km

Stations

Fordingbridge railway station, 1.3 km · Daggons Road railway station, 3.9 km · Breamore railway station, 3.6 km

• Bristol → Fordingbridge

  81 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £9–12
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• London → Fordingbridge

  133 km · quickest by road, 2h 42m · £14–18
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• Cardiff → Fordingbridge

  115 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £15–20
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