Fleet Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Hart district, Hampshire, England
About Fleet
In mediaeval times, Fleet Pond, as it is now known, was owned by the monks at Winchester and was used to provide them with fish. In the late 18th century, Fleet was open heathland traversed from north to south by the Reading – Farnham road. Crookham Village was a hamlet which was part of the parish ofCrondall. The Basingstoke Canal was built in the 1790s linkingBasingstoketo the Wey Navigation and thence to the Thames. By the 1840s a number of people had settled in the area that is now known as Church Crookham (south of the Basingstoke Canal whereas Crookham Village lay to the north of the canal). By this time there were sufficient people in the whole of Crookham to warrant the creation of a separate ecclesiastical parish of Crookham. In 1847 a station known as Fleet Pond, was built on the
Top Attractions in Fleet
Explore the best things to see and do in Fleet:
- ★All Saints Church
- ★Basingstoke Canal
- ★Christ Church, Crookham
- ★Fleet Half Marathon (start/end Calthorpe Park)
- ★Fleet Pond
- ★Hart Leisure Centre
- ★North Hants Golf Club
- ★Tweseldown Racecourse
Where to Eat in Fleet
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Gurkha Square
- 🍴Kathmandu
- 🍴Multiple take-aways
- 🍴The Exchequer
- 🍴The Foresters
- 🍴Trattoria La Casa
Where to Stay in Fleet
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express
- 🏨Lismoyne Hotel
- 🏨Premier Inn Fleet
Fleet Travel Guide Sections
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