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Things to do in Fleet

Fleet is a town in Hart district with Fleet Pond, a nature reserve used for walking and watersports.

Places in and around Fleet

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
Indoor and rainy dayFleet · under 1 km

Active Monkeys Play Centre

An indoor play centre in Fleet for toddlers and young children. Sessions are booked online, and the centre is open most days of the year.

Check the official site for session prices.Directions
Trees and open grass in Calthorpe Park, FleetPhoto: Len Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family days outFleet · 1 km

Calthorpe Park

A town park in Fleet, run by Fleet Town Council, with a play area for children up to eight, a football pitch and pavilion, and a woodland area. Fleet Carnival and the Fleet Half Marathon start from the park.

Birch woodland at Elvetham Heath Nature ReservePhoto: Fernweh, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFleet · 2 km

Elvetham Heath Nature Reserve

A 64-acre nature reserve of heathland and woodland in Fleet, with a duck pond and picnic tables, an informal recreation ground and cycle tracks. Highland cattle graze the site for conservation.

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFleet · 2 km

Fleet Pond

Hampshire's largest freshwater lake, managed by Hart District Council with the Fleet Pond Society. The nature reserve covers 141 acres of heath, woodland and water, with signposted walks, viewing platforms and a picnic area.

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFleet · 2 km

Hartland Country Park

A country park near Hartland Village with free parking, benches and picnic tables, a play area, a children's cycle track, ponds and woodland. It is popular with local families.

Meadow and trees in Southwood Country ParkPhoto: David Bremner, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFarnborough · 4 km

Southwood Country Park

A 57-hectare green space in Farnborough, split into east and west sides and crossed by the Cove Brook. The east side has an accessible playground, a café and a field centre, and the west side has a 2.4km formal circular route.

MuseumsFarnborough · 5 km

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) Museum

A volunteer-run museum of aviation and air sciences, in the Trenchard House building on Farnborough Road. Visitors can see aviation displays, and the museum is close to Farnborough Airport.

OutdoorsAldershot · 5 km

Rowhill Nature Reserve

A 55-acre nature reserve on the Aldershot and Farnham border, and the source of the River Blackwater. Woodland, heath, meadow and bog are crossed by a network of paths, and volunteers help manage the reserve.

OutdoorsHartley Wintney · 5 km

Hartley Wintney Commons

Three linked commons in Hartley Wintney: Central Common, Phoenix Green Common and Hunts Common. They have a wildlife pond, woodland and wildflowers, and Hunts Common has a community garden and an orchard.

A sandy path through trees on Yateley CommonPhoto: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsYateley · 6 km

Yateley Common Country Park

A heathland and woodland common between Yateley and the A30. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders use the paths, and the common is protected for its wildlife.

The Aldershot Military Museum building with a tank outsidePhoto: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
MuseumsAldershot · 6 km

Aldershot Military Museum

A museum on Queens Avenue in Aldershot covering the history of the British Army and the town's military past. Families can complete a set of missions around the galleries, aimed at ages 7 and over.

£10 to £25Directions

Coming up near Fleet

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
25 Nov
Christmas lightsFleet · under 1 km

Fleet Christmas Festival

Fleet's Christmas festival takes over Fleet Road from the Oatsheaf to Church Road, with stalls, a kids zone, a walk-through nativity and the Christmas tree lights switch-on. Santa's grotto is in The Harlington and Santa's Post Office opens in the Hart Shopping Centre.

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
7 Nov
Fireworks and bonfiresFleet · 1 km

Fleet Lions Firework Fiesta

The Fleet Lions run their firework fiesta on Calthorpe Park, with the show usually finishing by about 7pm. The Lions marquee sells food and drink, local businesses run stalls, and there are games for children.

From £3Directions
21 Nov
Christmas marketsFarnborough · 5 km

Farnborough Frost Fair

Rushmoor Borough Council's free festive day in Farnborough town centre, with a market of over 50 stalls along Queensmead and family activities from a Father Christmas grotto to donkeys and birds of prey. More than 100 performers play across two stages.

14 Nov
Christmas lightsAldershot · 6 km

Aldershot Christmas Cracker and lights switch-on

Rushmoor Borough Council's afternoon of festive stalls, street food and family activities across Aldershot town centre, ending with the Christmas lights switch-on and fireworks in Princes Gardens. Father Christmas has a new grotto this year.

Rainy day ideas near Fleet

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
Indoor and rainy dayFleet · under 1 km

Active Monkeys Play Centre

An indoor play centre in Fleet for toddlers and young children. Sessions are booked online, and the centre is open most days of the year.

Check the official site for session prices.Directions
Meadow and trees in Southwood Country ParkPhoto: David Bremner, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFarnborough · 4 km

Southwood Country Park

A 57-hectare green space in Farnborough, split into east and west sides and crossed by the Cove Brook. The east side has an accessible playground, a café and a field centre, and the west side has a 2.4km formal circular route.

MuseumsFarnborough · 5 km

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) Museum

A volunteer-run museum of aviation and air sciences, in the Trenchard House building on Farnborough Road. Visitors can see aviation displays, and the museum is close to Farnborough Airport.

The Aldershot Military Museum building with a tank outsidePhoto: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
MuseumsAldershot · 6 km

Aldershot Military Museum

A museum on Queens Avenue in Aldershot covering the history of the British Army and the town's military past. Families can complete a set of missions around the galleries, aimed at ages 7 and over.

£10 to £25Directions

Free things to do near Fleet

Trees and open grass in Calthorpe Park, FleetPhoto: Len Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family days outFleet · 1 km

Calthorpe Park

A town park in Fleet, run by Fleet Town Council, with a play area for children up to eight, a football pitch and pavilion, and a woodland area. Fleet Carnival and the Fleet Half Marathon start from the park.

Birch woodland at Elvetham Heath Nature ReservePhoto: Fernweh, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFleet · 2 km

Elvetham Heath Nature Reserve

A 64-acre nature reserve of heathland and woodland in Fleet, with a duck pond and picnic tables, an informal recreation ground and cycle tracks. Highland cattle graze the site for conservation.

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFleet · 2 km

Fleet Pond

Hampshire's largest freshwater lake, managed by Hart District Council with the Fleet Pond Society. The nature reserve covers 141 acres of heath, woodland and water, with signposted walks, viewing platforms and a picnic area.

Shops on Fleet RoadPhoto of Fleet: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFleet · 2 km

Hartland Country Park

A country park near Hartland Village with free parking, benches and picnic tables, a play area, a children's cycle track, ponds and woodland. It is popular with local families.

Meadow and trees in Southwood Country ParkPhoto: David Bremner, CC BY-SA 2.0
OutdoorsFarnborough · 4 km

Southwood Country Park

A 57-hectare green space in Farnborough, split into east and west sides and crossed by the Cove Brook. The east side has an accessible playground, a café and a field centre, and the west side has a 2.4km formal circular route.

MuseumsFarnborough · 5 km

Farnborough Air Sciences Trust (FAST) Museum

A volunteer-run museum of aviation and air sciences, in the Trenchard House building on Farnborough Road. Visitors can see aviation displays, and the museum is close to Farnborough Airport.

Further afield from Fleet

OutdoorsOdiham · 7 km

Odiham Common

A woodland pasture common beside the Basingstoke Canal near Odiham, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. A wildflower meadow links it to Broad Oak Common by a bridge over the canal.

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