Georgian Market Town in Hampshire

Advantages: Pretty Market Town
Disadvantages: House prices!

...----Introduction------- Alresford is a pretty Georgian market town in Hampshire, England that lies about 7 miles East of the cathedral city of Winchester. The town centre is full of pretty colour washed Georgian houses. The population is around 5000 (2001 census) Alresford (pronounced Allsford) apparently means 'the ford over the river where the alder trees grow'. There is an Old and New Alresford. (Although New Alresford came into existence around 1200 so is not that new!). For this review when I mention Alresford I will be referring to New Alresford. Alresford came top of the SE regional list in Country Life Magazine's "Favourite Market Town" award and was a runner up to Hexham, the winners, in the final five! ---Brief History-------- Henri de Blois, brother of King Stephen and Bishop of Winchester, is credited...

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Review of Alresford, Hampshire

Hampshire's Trip Down Memory Lane

Advantages: Easy to get to, not rushed once inside, ample parking, reasonable prices.
Disadvantages: Not enough to do to spend the whole day there.

...Milestones Living History Museum Come and discover your past inside a make believe town that never rains or has traffic congestion. Milestones was built to house over 21,000 objects either made or used in Hampshire and dating back to as far as the Victorian era. Milestones is managed by Hampshire County Council and also Basingstoke and Deane . On approach to the museum, the building looks more like an aircraft hanger. You wouldn?t think that this ultra modern steel and glass building would house so many old and ancient artefacts. Milestones has been in Basingstoke since November 2000 and was opened by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh. ******Directions:****** By car - Milestones is only 3 miles from the M3 on the Basingstoke Leisure Park site and is clearly sign posted on approach. There is ample parking and it?s free...

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Weekend break at the Hampshire

Advantages: Complete luxury in the most central London location
Disadvantages: £600+ final bill

...I recently stayed at the Hampshire for 2 nights during a theatre trip with my partner. As a treat I booked a junior suite (through radissonedwardian.com). At a nightly rate of £261 (ex. VAT) it was not cheap, but we were rewarded with a wonderful room right at the heart of Leicester Square with a very comfy king size bed, leather sofa, mini bar, marble bathroom with seperate toilet cubicle, shower, bath, and double wash basins. It was spacious, spotless, and with a great view of the Square (from the 4th floor). Hotel staff were friendly and courteous, and service prompt, professional, unfussy, and discreet. Our bags were carried to the room without hesitation. We took breakfast in the room and even though we were told to allow a half hour 'window', it still arrived exactly at the stated time. There was far to much food though. I...

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Review of Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel, London

The Hampshire Hotel

Advantages: Lobby
Disadvantages: Small room, overpriced, rude staff, billing errors

...THE HAMPSHIRE HOTEL – 47th STREET –NYC Amidst the hustle and bustle of 47th street you will find the glass doors of THE HAMPSHIRE HOTEL. Pull them open, step inside and you will go, “AH”! A breathtaking chandelier, marble galore and a plush seating area will catch your fancy. Walk to the front desk to check-in and all the ambiance and magic of the grand entrance will be tarnished. A rude employee will tell you to just take a seat and wait. As you wait, (tired from your travels and anxious to freshen-up) for 10, 15, 20 minutes you will become increasing agitated. Periodic trips to the front desk will be to no avail. Again and again you will hear --- “just sit and wait”. Finally, when your turn arrives, as if at a deli counter with a number, you will receive no assistance. Carry your luggage...

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Review of Hampshire Hotel, New York

New Hampshire is so similar to England.

Advantages: Seeing family, and sharing quality time.
Disadvantages: Can be very cold in the winter months.

...We fly to Manchester, New Hampshire most years. Len has his daughter, son-in-law and family living there. It has been great the last 3 trips. Two in June for graduation. Perfect weather for me, a Floridian with an English accent, who just loves hot weather, and the last one in July of this year for Len's grand-daughter's wedding.. However, we did fly up one March to drive a vehicle back to Florida. We stayed overnight and it was freezing. Len's daughter even got me to take a ride in her open top porsche. I had a thick ski jacket, scarf, leather gloves etc. and the heating on full blast. If you like winter sports, then this could be a great time for you. I know Len's daughter was always clearning the snow away. Where the water lay at the bottom of their garden, they had their own ice skating rink. The countryside. It...

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Review of General: New Hampshire

North Conway New Hampshire

Advantages: beautiful scenery
Disadvantages: sometimes gets very busy

...Live free or die’ says the motto on every car plate from New Hampshire, and no-where is this more true than in the town of North Conway. The people are friendly, patriotic and extremely proud of their beautiful surroundings. North Conway is the ideal place to visit if you are interested in sports – in the winter it is an excellent skiing area and in the summer months is full of hikers and campers. The town is on the edge of the White Mountains and most visitors (ourselves included) take a trip to Mount Washington, which is the tallest in the Presidential range. The summit can be reached by foot, by cog railway, or by car via a toll road (very pretty but a bit scary in places). Be warned though, no matter what weather you have left behind in North Conway it will be VERY cold on the mountain. Although the actual...

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Review of General: New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Advantages: cheap shopping, good skiing,
Disadvantages: not much nightlife

...I went to NH this year in February with my school on a skiing holiday. New Hampshire is not like and other American state, its very english and hardly american at all. The motel we stayed in was brilliant, which was in Lincoln. The skiing was also brillaint, especially when we went to Loon mountain. The atmosphere was brillaint and some days it was even sunny. The first day i was there we were all skiing in t-shirts! Apaprt from skiing we also went ice skating, and to the cinema, and to an amazing shopping mall not far away. The prices were nealry half of what you would pay in England and thwy were well known names as well. There were also down points that there were no clubs or places that us older girls could go to due to the high drinking age over there....

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Review of General: New Hampshire

Turning 25 in style ?

Advantages: Free minibar, nice room and bathroom, tram stop right outisde
Disadvantages: Too pricey for me, not so central, not so special

...was too late; I had already set my mind on it. The hotel -or what the website promised *********************************************************************** The Savoy (previously called Hampshire) is a four-star hotel , with 43 rooms and entirely non-smoking. On arrival, you are greeted by a host/hostess who will tell you about the hotel features. The room rate includes: -breakfast (unlimited and cooked on the spot by a chef according to your desires) -drinks in the lobby -mini-bar in the room -afternoon snacks in the lobby -wireless internet Needless to say that seemed really appealing. The room is also equipped with a flat screen TV (20 channels) and a DVD player. You can ask for films at the reception free of charge. It seemed like the perfect place to chill out in the evening after a day of sightseeing, drinking some wine in...

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Review of Hampshire Hotel Savoy, Amsterdam

If you go down to the woods today...........

Advantages: Beautiful location, friendly people, plenty to do
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...After spending a week travelling around Maine as part of trip around New England (See my previous review) we were now heading for New Hampshire for a couple of days. This review is solely on New Hampshire in the White Mountain National park region & the town we were heading for, North Conway. INFORMATION ON NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshires are fiercely proud of their independence, their motto is 'Live free & or die' this motto is often seen stamped on car license plates. Six months before the declaration of independence on 4th July 1776 they formerly declared independence from Great Britain. Around 90% of the state is underdeveloped & 75% of the state is covered in dense forest. North of the Connecticut river is wild country, great for canoeists & mountain climbers. In the north of the state is the White Mountain National Park which...

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Review of General: New Hampshire

Rapturous Raptors!

Advantages: fantastic day out
Disadvantages: queues for the cafe

...As yesterday was a bank holiday, we decided that it would be good to take the girls off somewhere different for the day, and although it was somewhat chilly we settled on the wonderful Hawk Conservancy in Hampshire. It is very easy to find as it is about 4 miles west of Andover, directly off the A303. It is a place that my husband and I have visited a few times over the years but we definitely had not been since having my youngest daughter (who is now 4) so it was interesting to see it in a different light. The Hawk Conservancy Trust is very concerned with conservation and ensuring the continuation of endangered birds of prey. There are numerous projects that they are involved in such as The Nest Box Scheme which provide homeless birds of prey with somewhere to live, and The Great Bustard Aviary which is supporting the Great Bustatrd...

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Review of The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Andover, Hampshire