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Fordingbridge
Fordingbridge a quiet
town to the North of the New Forest where a stone bridge with seven
graceful arches spans the River Avon.
Within the Fordingbridge you can explore the china works of Branksome
China, and see it all made with a factory tour. A family firm sending
their bone china tea sets, coffee sets and smaller individual pieces
of china, some hand decorated and painted to lovely animals all over
the world and can be purchased in the factory shop.
Another
great place of interest open on Saturday and Sunday's is the Alderholt
Mill. A working water mill on the Hampshire/Dorset borders. Demonstration
of the mill working can be seen on Sunday Afternnoons at 3pm between
Easter and September. The mill grounds wholemeal flour and this can
be purchased as can a cream tea from 2.00pm-5.30pm Saturdays, Sundays
and Bank Holiday Mondays.
The Museum in Fordingbridge displays many tools from tradespeople from
bygone years.
The village of Woodgreen is close by with a lovely village pub and the village hall is painted with all the people that live and have lived in the village.
A short drive north will
take you to Salisbury with its Cathedral and markets in the Square on
Tuesday and Saturdays.
Nearby Breamore Manor House, Museum and Village in the home of the Hulse
family and well worth a visit. Breamore House was the setting of the
television programme Children of the New Forest. Rockbourne Roman Villa
was discovered about 50 years ago
