Hinton Ampner
Alresford, Winchester
Photo of Alresford: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Alresford: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0
A Georgian country house with formal gardens and estate woodland, in the South Downs National Park near Alresford. The walled garden dates back to Tudor times and has fruit, vegetables and flower-cutting borders.
Highlights
- Georgian house in the South Downs National Park
- Tudor walled garden
- Christmas programme in winter
Good to know
- Rated two pawprints by the National Trust for dogs
- Members enter free
Getting there
Hinton Ampner, near Alresford, Hampshire, SO24 0LAParking: Check the National Trust website for parking details.
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What's on at Hinton Ampner
Photo of Alresford: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0Halloween Family Fun at Hinton Ampner
Hinton Ampner's Halloween family fun runs through the gardens from 19 to 31 October. Games include broomstick racing, tossing eyeballs into a cauldron and landing a ring on a shooting star, and there are pumpkin displays around the grounds.
Photo of Alresford: Robin Webster, CC BY-SA 2.0A Christmas Wish at Hinton Ampner
The house at Hinton Ampner becomes Father Christmas's Post Room, with wish letters, wrapped presents and decorated rooms telling the Christmas wishes of King Arthur, Clara from The Nutcracker, Amelia Earhart and Jay Gatsby. Outside there are lit trees, family games and a sleigh for photos.
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