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Intech Science Centre
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Southampton
Ideas for rainy days
& Planetarium City Art Gallery
Winchester
Southampton
No need to stay in when the temperature’s cool and skies
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are grey – there are still lots of exciting things to do under
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cover in Hampshire.
Explore black holes, experience a ride
arts/sotonartgallery
through the solar system and play with
Southampton’s internationally renowned
over 100 ‘hands-on’ exhibits at this fun and
art collection contains hidden treasures. It
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Climbing at Calshot
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Explosion! The Museum of
educational science and technology centre
spans six centuries of European art history
Activities Centre Naval Firepower
and planetarium.
and is housed in a beautiful 1930s municipal
Fawley, nr Southampton
Gosport
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023 9250 5600
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Milestones – Hampshire’s
building in the city centre.
Living History Museum
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West Quay shopping centrewww.calshot.com www.explosion.org.uk
Basingstoke
Southampton
Scale the heights on Calshot’s magnificent
There are big bangs galore and plenty
rock climbing walls, among the biggest
of hands-on activities at Explosion! The
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023 8033 6828
and best in the country. With routes for
Museum of Naval Firepower, which tells
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beginners and challenging overhangs for
the story of naval warfare from the days
Take a trip back in time at Milestones, with
Window shop or spend at Southampton’s
the experienced, there’s something
of gunpowder to modern missiles.
its Victorian and 1930s streets, including
famous West Quay shopping centre, with
for everyone.
a pub and sweet shop. Kids can chat to
its 100 specialist and big name stores and
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The Fairground Craft &
historic characters, dress up in costumes
good selection of cafés and restaurants.
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The Curtis Museum Design Centree
and enjoy interactive games.
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Alton
Weyhill, nr Andover
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Winchester gs
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Royal Navy Military Museumst
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, Basin
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Children will love the Gallery of
Gosport
This community-run crafts and design
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Childhood, with toys, books, jigsaw
ton
centre is home to artists producing
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co.uk t
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puzzles and doll’s houses dating back
jewellery, metalwork, woodwork,
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The story of the Gurkhas, the Waterloo
Miles
to the 18th century. The museum also
paintings, textiles and stained glass.
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Photographs, artifacts and plenty of
diorama and the Charge of the Light
houses the Anglo-Saxon Alton Buckle
Exhibitions, workshops and special
submarines are on display at this fascinating
Brigade are some of the highlights at these
and Roman Selborne Cup, both found
Calsh
events make it an enjoyable day out
museum, where you can take a tour
exellent military museums near the
in Hampshire.
for the family.
of HMS Alliance and listen to talks from
medieval Great Hall.
real submariners.
This is just a small selection of the many
quality attractions in Hampshire. For more
inspirational ideas for days out please visit
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