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Butser Hill

Hampshire’s highest point offers views to the sea from 14 miles away. With some delightful walks up and around the hill it makes for a great family day out, with scope for fun and games, taking a picnic, flying your kite or testing a home made go-kart down one its many slopes!

Butser Ancient Farm

This world famous site in Chalton was founded by Dr PJ Reynolds, and is the living and breathing open air laboratory for Prehistoric and Roman Agricultural research.

The working farm first opened in 1974 at Little Butser, with a second site opening in 1976 at the valley bottom Hillhampton Down which lead to more educational activities.

The whole project moved in 1991 to it's current location of Bascomb Copse in Chalton, and gives workshops, educational visits and hosts a number of events. Butser Ancient Farm

Petersfield Museum

The museum takes a look at the town's vast history, giving new information to even the most knowledgeable of locals.

Containing some interesting and innovative historical souvenirs from the local area and with an ever-growing collection of artefacts, the museum is always interesting and has something new to offer. Petersfield Museum

Open Air Swimming Pool

The Open Air Swimming Pool is one of Petersfield’s most loved leisure facilities and is always busy when open between late April and mid September each year.

The heated 25-meter pool with spring diving board has recently had the shallow end renovated through the 'Buy A Tile' Campaign. Petersfield Open Air Swimming Pool

Queen Elizabeth Country Park

Hampshire's biggest country park homes more than 20 miles of trails frequently used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders.

Here you can also find the Butser Hill National Nature Reserve with 1,400 acres of woodland. It's not hard to see why Queen Elizabeth Country Park is an East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. QECP

The Petersfield Physic Garden

This garden was given to the Hampshire Gardens Trust in 1988. Laid out in the style of17th century physic gardens, it is set in an ancient walled burgage plot behind the High Street.

The garden is designed with 17th century botanist John Goodyer in mind, who lived in Petersfield.

By taking a walk through you will find a small knot garden, a topiary walk, orchard area under-planted with wild flowers, rose bower with shrub roses and a sundial and terracotta urns, the majority of these being grown in the 17th century. Petersfield Physic Garden