Art and Culture

Alresford is a treasure trove of galleries, shops and studios for the connoisseur, hobbyist and collector.

Candover Gallery
The Gallery displays contemporary ceramics and glass by craftsmen and women from across the country.

22 West Street
Alresford
SO24 9AE
Tel: 01962 733200
e-mail: candovergallery1@aol.com

Alresford Gallery
Specialising in contemporary figurative painting, also sculpture and ceramics

36 West Street
Alresford
Tel: 01962 735286

Pineapple House Antiques
Specialists in antiques and later furniture.

49 Broad Street
Alresford
SO24 9AS
Tel: 01962 736575
www.pineapplehouseantiques.com

Laurence Oxley Bookshop and Gallery
Old and new books and an extensive display of 19^th and 20^th century watercolours. Telephone for list of maps and pictures. Qualified picture framers.

17 Broad Street
Alresford
Tel: 01962 732188
www.laurenceoxley.com

The Old Fire Station
Restoration of antique & modern furniture, upholstery, fabric, caning, decorative antique showroom. Picture framing by Andrew Law and "Out of the Wood" painted furniture.

54 Broad Street
Alresford
Tel: 01962 734179 (workshop)
Tel: 01962 738585 (showroom)

Heritage

Avington Park
Both Nell Gwyn and the poet Shelley are said to have stayed here. The House is open to the public on Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoons from May to September.
Itchen Abbas
Tel: 01962 779260
www.avingtonpark.co.uk

Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Virtually unaltered since its construction in 1771.
Avington

Mid Hants Railway "The Watercress Line”
The heritage steam railway runs 10 miles from Alresford to Alton, on the way visiting Ropley and Medstead & Four Marks.
The Railway Station
Alresford
SO24 9JG
Tel: 01962 733810
Fax: 01962 735448
www.watercressline.co.uk

Royal Armouries Fort Nelson
Covering nearly 19 acres and now fully restored, Fort Nelson sits majestically atop Portdsown Hill, with amazing views of the Solent and the Meon Valley. The Fort stands today as a monument to the skills and ingenuity of Victorian engineering and architecture. Entry is free of charge to all visitors, all year round.
Outskirts of Fareham
01329 233734
www.royalarmouries.org

The Worthies
The Old Post Office in Kings Worthy (now a private house), next to St Mary’s Church, claims to be the oldest in England. A receiving house as they were then known, opened in Kings Worthy in 1845 and the letterbox is now in Winchester City Museum.
Kings Worthy