Mottisfont, Romsey

Name: Mottisfont
Address: Mottisfont Ln, Romsey, SO51 0LP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1794 340757

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Mottisfont Abbey is a historical priory and country estate in Hampshire, England. Sheltered in the valley of the River Test, the property is now operated by the National Trust. 393,250 people visited the site in 2019. The site includes the historic house museum which features regularly changing art exhibitions, gardens, including a walled rose garden which is home to the National Collection of ancestral species and 19th-century rose cultivars, and a riverside walk. It is a Grade I listed building ()

Alternative names: Established: 1201 (823 years ago)Elevation: 92 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°2'28"N, 1°32'6"W

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Mottisfont LnRomsey SO51 0LP United Kingdom

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+44 1794 340757

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Day trips

Mottisfont – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Romsey Abbey, Romsey Town Hall, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Broadlands.

3.9 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Romsey Abbey, Romsey
100 min walk • Romsey Abbey is the name currently given to a parish church of the Church of England in Romsey, a market town in Hampshire, England. Until the Dissolution of the Monasteries it was the church of a Benedictine nunnery.
3.9 miSE
City hall
Romsey Town Hall, Romsey
100 min walk • Romsey Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Romsey, Hampshire, England. The structure is the meeting place of Romsey Town Council.
3.6 miSE
Garden, Park
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey
92 min walk • The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is an arboretum comprising 72 hectares accommodating over 42,000 trees and shrubs in about 12,000 taxa, notably a collection of oaks, camellia, magnolia and rhododendron.
4.4 miSE
Guided tours of a Georgian stately home
Broadlands, Romsey
113 min walk • Broadlands is an English country house, located in the civil parish of Romsey Extra, near the town of Romsey in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England.
4.9 miE
Park
Farley Mount
125 min walk • Farley Mount is a hill and one of the highest points in Hampshire. It is located within Farley Mount Country Park, situated about four miles west of the historic city of Winchester, Hampshire.
4.2 miSE
Park
Tadburn Meadows, Romsey
109 min walk • Tadburn Meadows is a 5.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Romsey in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Test Valley Borough Council.
3.9 miSE
50°59'24"N • 1°29'59"W
King John's House & Heritage Centre, Romsey
99 min walk • Historical place, Museum
4 miN
Park
Houghton Lodge
101 min walk • Houghton Lodge is a Grade II* listed house on the River Test in Hampshire, England which was built in the 1790s, probably intended as a fishing lodge. The architect is more than likely John Plaw, a disciple of John Nash for the Barnard family. Houghton Lodge is England's finest surviving example of a Cottage Ornée.
3.9 miSE
50°59'30"N • 1°29'28"W
Romsey Signal Box, Romsey
100 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.1 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Testway
78 min walk • Testway is a 5-mile off-road cycle path in Hampshire, England. The path follows the route of the disused Sprat and Winkle Line between Stonymarsh and Stockbridge and runs in between the River Test and the A3057 road.
4.9 miNE
Church
All Saints Church
126 min walk • All Saints' Church is a redundant Church of England parish church in the hamlet of Little Somborne, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building in the National Heritage List for England and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.