| Royal Victoria Country Park |
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| Attractive parkland, woodland
and seashore overlooking Southampton water.
On foot, the park can be accessed from many
directions including Hamble Lane, Hound Road,
Victoria Road, Westfield Common and Hamble
Shore. |
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| The visitor centre includes information,
a shop, a restaurant and cafe / takeaway. |
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| There is seating available outside
this building and around the park. |
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| To plan your visit, to check opening
times and for general information, please
go to the Royal
Victoria Country Park website or
visit their facebook
page. |
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| Chapel Tower |
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| The chapel tower exhibition
can be visited. The tower's 109 steps can
also be climbed. Refreshments available and
an ice cream van is normally nearby. The tower
is not open every day. Sometimes it is reserved
for private functions. Please check for days,
times and prices. |
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| The Beach |
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| The beach at the country park
forms one end of Hamble Shore which extends
to Hamble Point. |
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| Parkland and Woods |
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| The country park has a large
grassy area, ideal for exercising the dog
or having a picnic. There are also extensive
woodland walks. |
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| For the younger ones |
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| With two permanent and one visiting
play areas the park is a favourite with children.
The fairy garden will appeal to their imagination.
The railway runs at weekends and during school
holidays. Visit Royal
Victoria Railway for details. |
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| Sophie's Pond |
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| Just outside the Victoria Road
entrance to the park is Sophie's Pond. A popular
place to watch the wildlife. Visitors are
asked not to feed bread to the birds and to
give them seeds, lettuce or peas instead. |
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| History of the hospital |
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| Around the country park there
are a number of sites displaying the layout
and history of the military hospital which
stood in these grounds from 1856 until it
was demolished in 1966. |
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| Commonwealth War Graves |
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| There are 637 British, Empire
and Commonwealth graves from the first world
war and 35 from the second. There are also
Belgian and German graves. The cemetery is
at the Hamble Lane end of the park, near the
recreation ground. |
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| Interactive maps |
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