What To Do – Whitchurch, Hampshire, Town Website

Discover North Hampshire with its beautiful peaceful countryside of sweeping chalk downland, natural broadleaf woodland and pristine chalk streams.

Discover the many picturesque villages, the historic treasures reflecting our industrial past and Whitchurch’s literary connection to the famous novel, Watership Down.

Visit the nearby historic market towns and the many visitor attractions the area has to offer…. Discover this lesser known part of Hampshire, with good road, rail and bus connections and so much else to see and do, Whitchurch is the perfect place to visit, whether for just a day, or as a base for a longer stay in North Hampshire.

Whitchurch Walks

Whitchurch has a variety of walks to suit all interests and abilities; from the gentle river landscape of pristine waters and water meadows with their abundant flora and fauna, to the footpaths of the chalk downs where the colours, sounds and shadows change with every season.

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Further Afield

Watership Down Trail

Explore the fabulous North Wessex Downs landscape made famous in Richard Adam’s modern classic about the rabbits of Watership Down and visit some of the actual book locations on this new 24-mile circular trail.

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Silk Mill

Built in 1815, Whitchurch Silk Mill is the oldest silk mill in the country still weaving in its original building. Watch the looms and waterwheel in operation, see various changing exhibitions, visit the café and shop, and feed the ducks on the river.

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Bombay Sapphire

Located just 2 miles from Whitchurch town centre (Mill Trail), the Bombay Sapphire gin distillery invites you to come and uncover the secrets of their world-famous gin.

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North Wessex Downs

Whitchurch is on the southern edge of the North Wessex Downs a protected National Landscape, a rich mosaic of rolling chalk hills, woodland and pasture. This is a landscape criss-crossed by quiet lanes and ancient tracks and is where you will find Watership Down, immortalised in Richard Adam’s best-selling book of the same name.

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Test & Dever Way

Explore the stunning landscape to the south of Whitchurch on this new 19 mile circular walking trail

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Highclere Castle

Highclere Castle, the real ‘Downton Abbey’ is located just 7 miles north of Whitchurch in the stunning North Wessex Downs a protected National Landscape. Allow plenty of time to visit the house and the surrounding park designed by Capability Brown.

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