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Totton
Town in Hampshire, England

Totton

Totton is a town in the civil parish of Totton and Eling, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England.

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In 2021 it had a population of 28,094.

Get in

Getting to Totton

  1. 01
    Southampton Airport
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Hythe Pier

    At 2,100 feet (640 m), this 19th-century iron pier is one of the ten longest piers in the British Isles.

  2. 02
    St Johns Church

    Consecrated in 1874, the church still provides an impressive backdrop as you enter the village from the south.

  3. 03
    All Saints' Church

    Church built between 1170 and 1340, with some fine stained glass windows.

  4. 04
    Calshot Castle

    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.

  5. 05
    Calshot Spit

    Calshot Spit is a one-mile long sand and shingle bank.

  6. 06
    Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway

    Exbury, SO45 1AZ (From Calshot by car only, about 5-6 miles.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Gang Warily Leisure Centre

    Car boot sale on Sunday mornings in the carpark.

  2. 02
    Calshot Activities Centre

    It is one of the largest outdoor adventure centres in Britain.

  3. 03
    Lepe Country Park

    Walking, swimming, birdwatching, wild flower meadows and historic remains from the D-Day landings.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Falcon Inn

    The Square, Fawley, SO45 1DD.

  2. 02
    Bluebird Cafe

    Cafe on the beach for sandwiches, coffee and ice cream.

How locals move

Getting around Totton the local way

  • Get inThe CityLink bus runs from the station via the Westquay shopping centre to Town Quay, where the catamaran to the Isle of Wight and the ferry to Hythe depart.
  • Get inThere are no international ferry services: these call in Portsmouth about to the east.
  • Get inHowever, regular vehicle and passenger ferries operate to Southampton from Cowes on the nearby Isle of Wight and the village of Hythe in the New Forest.

From Wikivoyage: Southampton, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Foulger Rail Photos from Basingstoke, UK (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.