Activities for Children in & around Winchester

Winchester is a fantastic place for children with great events and places geared up to entertain them

Discovery Centre

Finkley Down Farm

Theatre Royal

The Science centre

St Catherines Hill

St Catherine’s Hill is the perfect place for a picnic, there's a wood at the top to explore with the children and a hand made swing seat

st Giles Hill

Winchester Nature Reserve

Marwell zoo

Farley Mount Country Park

On the downs a few miles west of Winchester lies Farley Mount Country Park, a nature reserves with a  large area of open country and woods, including Crabwood an ancient woodland and Local Nature Reserve.  There is an extensive system of all types of Rights of Way that surround the area. Crab Wood is a fine example of Ancient Woodland. It is a popular place to relax and view woodland wildlife with plenty of fun wooden obstacles and play equipment for the children to explore. 

Micheldever Wood

Beautiful woodland with a stunning carpet of bluebells usually after Easter provides the perfect backdrop for idyllic photos of your children

furzy Fairy Gardens

Watch your children's imagination light up as you explore all the secret fairy homes at the magical Furzy gardens in Minstead, The New Forest

Hillier's Gardens

Stunning gardens with an educational garden and events for children
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​Photograph by Caroline Jenkins Photography

The Watercress Line

Brockenhurst to Lyndhurst

This 6.5-mile walk starts at Hollands Wood in Brockenhurst, winding through wildlife-rich forests to Beechen Lane in Lyndhurst. Look out for deer and ponies as you make your way north towards the ‘capital’ of the New Forest

Portsmouth Maritime museum

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