Fordingbridge Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in the New Forest District of Hampshire, England
About Fordingbridge
The River Avon that flows through these parts is not the same river that Shakespeare'sStratfordis upon, nor is it the one that goes throughBathandBristol.Avonis in fact a Celtic word meaning "river", but the irony of naming several watercourses in their newly-conquered country "River River" was lost on the Anglo-Saxons. This Avon rises in the Wiltshire downs, flows lazily pastStonehengeand south throughSalisburyto Fordingbridge, from where it meanders on to meet the sea nearChristchurch. It is a quintessential southern English chalk stream, with water clear as glass and high numbers of fish, particularly brown trout, pike and perch. There has been a crossing over the Avon here in the form of a ford or a bridge for longer than the records go back, but the current seven-arched stoneGreat Bri
Top Attractions in Fordingbridge
Explore the best things to see and do in Fordingbridge:
- ★Arniss Equestrian
- ★Augustus John Statue
- ★Breamore House
- ★Breamore Mizmaze
- ★Countryside Museum
- ★Fishing (angling) in the Avon
- ★Fordingbridge Festival
- ★Fordingbridge Museum
Where to Stay in Fordingbridge
- 🏨Alderholt Mill
- 🏨Amy's Camping
- 🏨Cae Malwen Farm
- 🏨Harry's Meadow
- 🏨Hill Cottage Farm
- 🏨Midgham Farm
Fordingbridge Travel Guide Sections
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