Mercury Marshes, Hamble-le-Rice

Name: Mercury Marshes
Address: Hamble-le-Rice, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Hamble-le-Rice

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Facts and practical information

Mercury Marshes is a 6.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Hamble-le-Rice in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service. It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site and Special Protection Area, of Solent Maritime Special Area of Conservation, and of Lee-on-The Solent to Itchen Estuary, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. ()

Elevation: 7 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°52'0"N, 1°18'39"W

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Hamble-le-Rice and Butlocks HeathHamble-le-Rice United Kingdom

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Day trips

Mercury Marshes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marine Matters, Swanwick Shore Strict Baptist Chapel, Swanwick Marina, Hamble Common Camp.

1 miS
50°51'11"N • 1°18'18"W
Marine Matters, Locks Heath
25 min walk • Sailing, Outdoor activities, Marina
1.2 miNE
Church
Swanwick Shore Strict Baptist Chapel, Locks Heath
31 min walk • Swanwick Shore Strict Baptist Chapel is a Strict Baptist place of worship in Lower Swanwick, a village in the Borough of Fareham in Hampshire, England.
1.2 miNE
50°52'56"N • 1°18'1"W
Swanwick Marina, Southampton
30 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1 miS
Archaeological site
Hamble Common Camp, Hamble-le-Rice
26 min walk • Hamble Common Camp is the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort located in Hampshire. The fort is located on Hamble common on a peninsula of land formed between Southampton Water and the River Hamble.
0.6 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hamble Rail Trail, Hamble-le-Rice
16 min walk • The Hamble Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile-long circular footpath in Hampshire, southern England, comprising a path which runs alongside a disused railway track that connects Hamble-le-Rice to Royal Victoria Country Park and looping back via a section of the Solent Way footpath.
1.1 miN
Nightlife
The Jolly Sailor, Southampton
28 min walk • The Jolly Sailor is an 18th-century public house on Land's End Road in Bursledon in Hampshire, England. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since December 1955. The pub can be approached on foot or by boat via a pontoon onto the River Hamble. The pub faces Swanwick Marina across the water.
0.8 miN
Park
Hackett's Marsh, Hamble-le-Rice
21 min walk • Hackett's Marsh is a 20.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Bursledon in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.
1 miS
Forts and castles
St Andrew's Castle, Hamble-le-Rice
26 min walk • St Andrew's Castle was an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, between 1542 and 1543. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended Southampton Water near the Solent.
~1460 ftS
50°51'47"N • 1°18'48"W
Hamble Yacht Services, Hamble-le-Rice
8 min walk • Sailing, Marina