Here at Hampshire’s Top Attractions we are so excited for 2017! With even more attractions throughout Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight to share with you, we’ve got a bumper year ahead. With our new website, loads of new itineraries to help you plan your top day’s out, and our 10th birthday!
Let’s start by taking a look at the fun you can have in January…
Don’t hibernate this winter, gather your tribe and head for the great outdoors at Go Ape. Tree Top Junior is open at weekends all January, enjoy a fun filled hour of tree-to-tree crossings, finishing with a zip finale! One for the whole family to enjoy together. More here…
Kick start 2017 with a bounce and burn off the Christmas indulgence with Oxygen Freejumping. It’s got over 150 interconnected trampolines for you to explore, a mega airbag to practice your moves, performance trampolines so that you can gain some serious airtime, dodgeball courts to challenge your friends, a super squishy foam pit to leap into and lots more activities to get you bouncing! More here…
Kick-start 2017 with an adventure and join New Forest Activities on the beautiful Beaulieu River for their ‘Winter Paddling’ for the great price of just £16pp! It’s an experience you won’t forget and a great way to welcome in the new year! More here…
Robin Hill’s award-winning electric woods event, Spirit of the Orient, that celebrates the Chinese New Year, is back! Taking place 27th – 29th January, then every weekend up to and including February half term, 3rd – 5th, 10th – 12th and 17th – 26thFebruary, from 6pm-10pm each evening. More here…
The Great Nave – 2 Jan – 2 Feb 2017 at Winchester Cathedral. Experience the ‘wow’ of Winchester Cathedral in January when the chairs are removed to reveal the enormity of its vast empty nave. Admission: £7.95 adult annual pass, children under 16 with family FREE. More here…
Learn something new at Gilbert White’s with Preserve Making Workshops, an Entomology course Day and a talk on Bats in Natural History! The Museum and grounds are open Fri-Sun throughout January! More here…
A look ahead to what else is coming up in 2017…
Keep an eye out for Marwell Zoo’s adorable Amur leopard twins & Amur tiger cubs – growing up fast. Embark on the Wild Explorers Trail collecting stamps of your favourite animals to get a free sticker! Plus, look out for their lemur walkthrough opening summer 2017! More here…
Butser Ancient Farm are expecting baby piglets in the new year! Plus a rare chance to see an Iron Age roundhouse mid build. The Saxon workshop now has shingles on the roof and the Stone Age house has been given a turf topping! More here…
Look out for exciting new developments in Palace House this year – keep an eye on Beaulieu’s website and social media channels for announcements! Plus check out the exciting schedule of events – from motoring to family fun, there’s something for everyone. More here…
To celebrate the Tercentenary of Capability Brown Sir Harold Hillier Gardens have published a beautiful colour guide and trail across the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, showing examples of the trees and shrubs that Capability Brown used in his own landscapes. More here…
Nuffield Southampton Theatres’ new spring season features a host of family favourites including Tall Stories’ magical musical adaptation of Room on the Broom, Curve’s and Rose Theatre Kingston’s mischievous new co-production, The Twits and enchanting family favourite Babe the Sheep-Pig which will come alive with plenty of laughter, thrills and original music. More here…
The Spring Steam Gala opens The Watercress Line‘s 2017 season on the 17th-19th February! Make sure to book your tickets! More here…
The Gruffalo comes to Mottisfont in the summer holidays, with a special family exhibition of works by the illustrator Axel Scheffler, featuring many favourites from his personal collection. A fun activity trail will run alongside the gallery show.15 July – 3 September 2017 More here…
New layout in The Vyne house at The Vyne. Immersive ‘moving tapestries’ and music now transport visitors to the visit of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1535. As a roof project unfolds, visitors discover a Victorian owner who saved the house from disrepair from 1842. More here…
Little Hedgehogs is an outdoor nature themed activity at Staunton Country Park, suitable for children aged 2 and a half years and older with their parent/carer during school term time. There are morning sessions (10:30am – 12:00pm) and afternoon sessions (1:00pm – 2:00pm) on each day. For a full list of dates please follow the link below. More here…
New at The Winchester Science Centre! Learn about our prehistoric friends with a weekend packed full of dinosaur fun. Book for a special hands-on science show and screening of the immersive planetarium show Dinosaurs at Dusk. More here…
2017 will mark the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, a number of events and activities such as special exhibitions, tours, talks, performances will be taking place across the county. Find out more with Visit Hampshire – More here…
Hold your breath and dive into the land of imagination…a brand new magical theme world – Underwater Kingdom at Blackgang Chine – where all is make believe! Experience the most amazing array of colourful, larger than life, animatronic sea creatures – whilst you discover magical underwater caves, vibrant luminescent coral reef, an abandoned sunken shipwreck and finally, the hidden kingdom….where the biggest mammal of them all will be found floating above you! Due to open Easter 2017. More here…
Hollycombe Steam in the Country will be welcoming back the world’s oldest Haunted House, built by famous Fairground manufacturer’s Orton and Spooner, and over 100 years young! Hollycombe opens again over the Easter Weekend, with its popular ‘pay once, come again for free’ tickets! More here…
Visit Manor Farm & Country Park and let the kids loose on their new play tractor, combine harvester and pedal tractor circuit in a brand new outdoor play area. Look out for exciting events throughout the year. More here…
Visit the Hawk Conservancy Trust this spring for a fantastic family day out in the countryside with NEW encounters, MORE birds and BIGGER displays for 2017. More here…
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