LOVELY THINGS TO DO THIS SPRING
Great ideas for the great outdoors
THINGS TO DO
TAKE A PICNIC
TO THE GRANGE
WALK IN THE BLUEBELLS
The Grange in Northington is best known for its annual opera season . But the great house is cared for by English Heritage and you can walk around it and picnic on its perfectly manicured lawns without paying a penny . Dogs must be kept on leads .
www . english-heritage . org . uk
Take your camera and walk around Micheldever Wood , which is awash with bluebells from mid-April . It ’ s all the more magical first thing in the morning , when you can really appreciate the scent from the spectacular carpet of blue .
www . forestryengland . uk / micheldever-wood
BOOK A KITCHEN GARDEN TOUR
GO ON A GUIDED WALK
Join Lainston House gardener Stef for a tour round the walled kitchen garden . The garden is used year-round for produce for the five-star hotel . Spring tours take place on 22 March , 19 April and 24 May and cost £ 5 , which goes to Trinity Winchester .
01962 776088 | www . exclusive . co . uk / lainston-house
Winchester Tourist Guides offers walks of all kinds from the Tourist Information Centre . Join a small group and find out about Winchester history that you never knew before discovering hidden gems along the way .
01962 840500 | www . winchestertouristguides . com
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