Downton Fish & Chip Shop 01725 512602

Salisbury Chef China – Chinese delivered to Whiteparish – 01722 330600

Royal Jaipur – Indian – Landford –  01794 390008 (order online)            

Suan Thai (Romsey) 01794 511115 (no delivery)

Carlo’s Ice Cream Parlour & Tea Rooms  -East Wellow – 01794 323673 (with a Pets Corner with baby rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens)

Butcher – There are 2 Butchers in Wellow – both good – one inside Nisa, the other almost opposite

In the village (Whiteparish)

Parish Lantern – local pub with great beer & good pub food  (dog friendly) 01794 884392

The Kings Head –  more restaurant than pub  01794 884004

Nearby

The Kings Head – Redlynch 01725 510420

The Lamb Inn – Nomansland 01794 390246

The Hatchet Inn – Sherfield English 01794 4322487

The Rockingham Arms – Canada Common 01794 324798 (dog friendly, marquees in garden)

Red Rover – Wellow – 01794 322266

The Bull Hotel –  Downton 01725 510374 (Has a Milk Vending Machine in the car park)

Further afield – places to explore with a range of pubs or cafés

Rockbourne

Fordingbridge

Stockbridge & Surrounds

• The Greyhound (Modern)
• Le Clos de Marquis (French)
• Thyme & Tides Café & Deli
• Woodfired Pizza / Coffee
• Longstock Park Plant Nursery / Water Gardens / Farm Shop & Cafe
• The Peat Spade (Modern) – try their Fly Fishing days too

• Wilton House
• Mottisfont House & Gardens (National Trust)
• Salisbury Cathedral
• Paulton’s Park / Peppa Pig World
• Rockbourne Roman Villa
• The New Forest – a great place to walk, stop at a pub, or just spot the wild New Forest Ponies, donkeys or pigs. Please drive carefully.

There are a range of fun things to see or do within approximately an hour’s drive time and a lot of walks around too:

North -ish

• Hawk Conservancy – near Andover
• Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery & Tastings – Laverstoke

East-ish

• Marwell Zoo (outside Winchester)
• Winchester Science & Discovery Park / Planetarium – great for enquiring young minds & rainy days
• Winchester Cathedral & historic town (Winchester has a range of great independent coffee shops, eateries covering a range of cuisines and price points ranging the usual high street pizza chains to Anita’s Sushi, Tanoshii (Asian Fusion), Tom’s Deli (Italian), Toscanaccio (Italian wine & coffee / light snacks) Ghandi (Indian), Coffee Lab, Rick Stein, The Ivy, the Inn in the Park, & the built in 1633 Chesil Rectory (Michelin Plate).
• Winchester Farmer’s Market (Last Sunday of the months – one of the largest in the south)
• Romsey market town
• Hillier Gardens
• Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey)
• Portsmouth Historic Dockyard & the Marie Rose
• Gunwharf Quays Outlet Shopping (Portsmouth)

West-ish

• Longleat (Safari Park)

• The closest beach is probably at Lepe, otherwise explore Barton or New Milton & walk out along the beach to the Lighthouse and Hurst Castle Artillery Fort Museum (you can get a ferry back) – as close as you can get to the Isle of Wight without getting on a boat.
• Go for a crab sandwich at Mudeford Quay, walk Avon Beach, visit nearby Christchurch or go for a walk at Hengistbury Head

• Calshot Activity Centre (Climbing Wall, Velodrome, Watersports)
• GoApe – Verwood
• Exbury Gardens & steam train
• Beaulieu Motor Museum
• Brockenhurst – great bike hire spot for riding around the New Forest
• Lyndhurst – cafes and a Ferrari garage to drool over, base for lots of walks
• Lymington – lovely market town, nearby coastal nature reserve, sea-water open air swimming baths (lido), ferries to the Isle of Wight (Yarmouth) – it’s a short taxi ride to The Hut at Colwell Bay for lunch by the sea (book in advance) or to The Needles Visitor Centre (NT)