Hambledon

Worth seeing in and around Hambledon

One place 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.

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   Broadhalfpenny Down

   Broadhalfpenny Down is a historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire. It was the home of the Hambledon Club, one of the most important cricket clubs of the 18th century, and is widely regarded as the “Cradle of Cricket” for its central role in the sport’s early development.

   3.4 km · historic cricket ground in Hambledon, Hampshire · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hambledon

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 67 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 74 km · London Luton (LTN), 116 km

• London → Hambledon

  92 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £10–13
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• Luton, Luton → Hambledon

  115 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £13–17
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• Bristol → Hambledon

  121 km · quickest by road, 2h 38m · £15–20
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No local-transport research exists yet for Hambledon

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Hambledon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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