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Langstone and Chichester Harbour were once the haunts of gangs of smugglers.
Now a thriving market town, Havant grew up around the ancient Homewell Spring.
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Today it’s an important RSPB site and winter home to the thousands of wildfowl and
The Spring, one of many in the area, led to the manufacture of parchment. It’s said
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that it was used for the Magna Carta and the Treaty of Versailles, true or not there’s
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views; the Ship Inn and the Royal Oak - both serve great food.
about the town’s past in the free Havant Museum and Art Centre.
Did You Know? ? It’s said that Royalists stayed at the Royal Oak while plotting
Visit the Green Flag award winning Staunton Country Park for a great family day out.
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the rescue of King Charles I from imprisonment on the Isle of Wight.
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There’s lots to do including a huge greenhouse with exotic plants, a maze and the
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children will just love feeding the animals at the Ornamental Farm.
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If you want to get some exercise you can try our leisure centre or walk the 13-mile
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Emsworth into the pretty little town it is today. Find out more in the Emsworth
Did You Know? Violette Szabo, the Second World War spy immortalized by
Museum above the Fire Station.
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days near Havant.
Follow the Promenade, it’s a great walk that curves between the Millpond
harbourside and Chichester Harbour. Explore Slipper Millpond and Dolphin Quay, still
Keats’ wrote his last poem in Bedhampton, Havant before he travelled abroad and
a working boat yard.
then tragically died.
River Ems, Emsworth
Warblington Church
Delicious dessert!
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Emsworth is a popular sailing centre, bring your own boat or go for a sail on Terror, a
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Havant town centre is good for shopping, especially on Tuesdays and Saturdays when
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The town has some traditional quaint specialist shops from old-fashioned iron-
there is a lively street market. There’s also a newly opened retail development.
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Havant Literary Festival takes place from 25 September to 04 October 2009
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mongers to art galleries. It can be hard to decide where to eat, there are sweet tea-
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rooms, proper pubs, cosy cafes and some really excellent restaurants for that special
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With a market in the precinct every Friday, small shops and big-name superstores,
Did You Know? P.G. Woodhouse of Jeeves and Wooster fame, lived in Record
Waterlooville can keep dedicated shoppers happy for hours. If you want to give
Road, Emsworth for ten years. There’s a blue plaque on his house.
more than your wallet a work-out you can always nip into the leisure centre. Some
In nearby
Warblington is the pretty 16th century church of St Thomas a Becket.
dates to remember, the Waterlooville Music Festival runs from 13th – 20th June and
Look out for the two grave watcher’s huts, built to guard against body snatchers.
on 4th July is the Waterlooville Classic Motor Show.
Did You Know? The town was once known as Waitland End but renamed
Waterlooville in honour of weary soldiers who stopped here for refreshments after
the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.