Wow. Only open a couple of days during the week, but if you can get there, do. Fantastic garden,…read moregreat atmosphere. One half, nearest the house, is made up of several garden rooms, all very well kept with great planting. The second half, a short walk across a field, is a wonderful fantasy garden with lots of little nooks to discover. Disabled parking only on site (needs to be pre-booked) but plentiful parking along the adjacent lane. Catering facilities minimal (hot drinks and ice creams in the visitor reception area) but the place is well worth a visit. An inspirational garden, a great place to spend an hour or two. Definitely recommended.

Beautiful and well worth a visit. So many lovely walks to go on and a lot of them are…read morebuggy/wheelchair friendly. There is a lovely steam railway which my children really enjoy. Tea rooms and a shop for buying ice creams. Lots of places to stop and have a picnic and just enjoy the gardens. Staff are helpful and smiley. A lovely way to pass the day

For a really good day out for the family in the England, organise a visit to Manor Farm Country…read morePark. It is an actual oldie worldie working farm where the staff dress up in Victorian costumes. Throughout the year they have different themes ie. Pirates, Halloween, Christmas, Easter. Where some of the staff will dress up in the relevant costume and they put on treasure hunts, kids can do colouring and they get prizes etc. If you have children they will get a marvellous opportunity to feed the animals at feeding time especially if they have been brought up in an inner city area. The chicken and ducks are all free to roam around the farmyard and the children will love playing with them. During your visit to the farm you can also visit the old school, where you will go back in time and see the teacher's cane plus in the desks you will see dip inkwells. You will also see the blacksmith forge and when you go for a little walk behind the farm you will see the old church by the side of the lake. Manor farm is in Bursledon, Nr Southampton, UK, just off M27 Junction 8. Prices are for 2008: Adults £5.50 60+ £5.00 Child (5-16yrs) £4.00 Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £18.00 Parking Fee £1.50 (during country park season, refunded if you visit the farm).

Agree with above, Manor Farm is brilliant to take the kids to see all the animals, lots to do,…read moregreat to take a picnic too as lots of woods and fields to sit and wander around in. Also a very creepy very old church just next to Manor Farm, with a very creepy graveyard aswell, which is always fun to have a look around!!

We stayed here last year. The cottages are all very well appointed and very very close to all the…read moremain Sandown attractions so it's only a quick stroll. The cottages/chalets are clean and have everything you need to be comfortable. The beach at Sandown is amazingly white and clean and very expansive, there are plenty of things to do in Sandown, with it's mini golf, zoo, dinosaur museum and wonderful shops and pier. There are two mini golfs, one outside and one right on the pier which is indoors and really good fun. There are plenty of eateries and lots of gift shops and if you go at the right time of year in August you will get to see the parade which is just awesome with bands and floats etc. Highly recommended.

Grandaughter and I had GREAT fun on a day out here. (We're Birthday kids together)!! Extremely well…read moremaintained mini engines that pull you around a lovely garden centre for about a mile. Not expensive and it really is good fun. Situated in a lovely centre with a nice, but expensive cafe/restaurant. Better off in the White Hart up the road.

This is a great place to base yourself if you want a walking holiday. Its a couple of miles away…read morefrom the main beach but is surrounded by lovely coutryside. The rooms are fantastic and really cheap considering but its the food here that really makes it stand out. Its only basic pub grup but its cooked really well and the portions are nice and big. Perfect after a long hike around! Great selection of real ales and friendly staff make this a perfect place to hide out when on a country walk holiday!

I love love love little village pubs with rooms above. My in-laws live right around the corner…read morefrom the Elmer and we stay here often, including my first Christmas away from my family. The pub is lovely, with a large pool table area, good food, and things to do, like trivia and cards. What was also great was having the choice each night of breakfast in the morning. If I pay for it I feel like I have to get up and eat it, so playing it by ear was great. The rooms are really grand too, I was surprised by the size! Great bathrooms, everything was clean. Highly recommended. It's just a short walk from the beach too.

The Solent View Guesthouse is a great little gem in Warsash, I stayed for a month last year whilst…read morestudying and thoroughly enjoyed the stay. Breakfast is geat. Rooms are very nice and recently done up. Tony and Sandra are a lovely couple who are very welcoming and helpful. Highly reccomend a stay here.