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The 10 Best Things to Do in Romsey, United Kingdom (UK)
Romsey in United Kingdom (UK), from Europe region, is best know for Theme Parks. Discover best things to do in Romsey with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
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1. Paultons Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 6 reviews
Paultons Park - home of Peppa Pig World is a family theme park located in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, with over 70 rides and attractions. Home to a world first and UK exclusive, Peppa Pig World has 7 rides & attractions including, Peppa's Big Balloon Ride, George's Dinosaur Adventure an indoor soft play zone. Other rides and attractions at Paultons include, the dinosaur theme park Lost Kingdom, the Edge and Cobra roller coasters, the Water Kingdom splash park, adventure golf, a 4D cinema, The Raging River Ride and many smaller rides for young children.
Reviewed By ferret1295 - Walsall, United Kingdom
I booked a short break to paultons park for my daughters birthday and she had the most amazing time. Staff are extremely helpful and friendly and assured us well with getting our reluctant daughter off the rides. My son who is 8 was allowed on all rides so also had a fab time. Toilets lovely and clean with the added bonus of toddler seats built on to them. A particular life saver for us was the buggy hire. We didn't take our stroller and it was great for when daughter needed a nap. Food is expensive here and there aren't many seats in daddy pigs cafe. It wasn't busy when we went and all the seats were taken and it was raining outside in the Seating area. All in all a fantastic trip and I would return again.
2. Romsey Abbey
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 279 reviews
The little market town of Romsey features a rare and intact medieval hall house that was part of Romsey Abbey (circa 1120 AD,) and which today serves as the center for Anglican worship and civic events.
Reviewed By ReadingRoamer - Reading
We visited on a wet Sunday and were welcomed by four separate members of the church team. The building is impressive for a local church with a magnificent sounding organ. The building is fine with a mix of architectural styles.
The Abbey was saved from the dissolution by a cunning slight of hand by four locals, and the initiative continues - you can now make a donation by a contactless card. Enjoy your visit.
3. Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 491 reviews
4. Plaza Theatre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 91 reviews
Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (RAODS) owns and operates The Plaza Theatre. Located between Southampton, Salisbury and Winchester, the Plaza Theatre is perfectly situated to serve the southern Test Valley's entertainment and arts needs. An art deco venue with bucketfulls of character, the Plaza offers Pantomime, Musicals, Operetta, Drama, Dance, Youth productions and Live Music. Opening hours shown below are for show days only.
Reviewed By davidarthurlee349 - Southampton, United Kingdom
Acting and presentation was superb.However an amount of dialogue was missed because the actors did not project their voices to the audience.We would suggest that modern microphones be used to make sure all sections of the audience could comfortly hear.It maybe that modern teaching of...MoreThank you David.
5. King John's House & Heritage Centre
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By CrystalShadow - Hampshire, UK
Opposite Romsey Abbey is this small but interesting museum. The reasonable entry fee entitles you to 12 months re-entry. The staff were very friendly and encouraged us to try on the very heavy chainmail armour. The bone 'cobbles' was very unusual although a little creepy! Upstairs there is a lot of graffiti from Tudor times and before and a special light wall for children to add their own temporary graffiti. There is are toilets and a café but we didn't use either. Allow yourself an hour to look round.
6. Rum's Eg Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Jiflemon - Southampton, United Kingdom
Romsey is a town where cafes are found on every street. Rum's Eg, however, is not just your usual cafe. The cafe mirrors the beautiful local arts and crafts in the gallery below because so much thought is put into the home-made food on offer. Today I chose stuffed tomatoes with pesto potatoes and green salad. It was really delicious, filled with fresh herbs and other tasty ingredients which showed that a lot of thought was put into making it. A lovely slice of cake and a latte rounded off my Rum's Eg experience today with friends. I just wish I had had more time to wander around the gallery afterwards. I highly recommend this friendly cafe, it is slightly hidden in Bell Street, but well worth a visit!
7. Romsey Signal Box
Overall Ratings
5 based on 20 reviews
Romsey Signal Box is a building from around 1865 and a working museum which gives an insight into the life of a railway signalman and railway signalling in general. Visitors of all ages can get a hands on experience by operating points, clearing signals and ringing bells to control a simulation of trains passing through Romsey. As well as the main attraction, the site has a visitor center containing artifacts and photographs and a cafe serving drinks and light refreshments. Disabled access is possible and although the operating floor is step access only we have installed a CCTV link to allow anyone to view the inside of the signal box from the ground floor visitor center.
Reviewed By hjohnnacepilot50 - Eastleigh, United Kingdom
What an excellent place full of real enthusiasts who are really pleased for you to be there.
Lots of interesting informative information and excellent demonstration and practical from Dick in the old signal box. You will learn how the signalman would get a train safely through his sector (before the advent of computers) it' a also the one and only time you are likely to raise and lower a real signal! And just when you think it cannot get any better try the homemade cake in the cafe!
8. Romsey Library
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By MrsPMP34 - Romsey, England, United Kingdom
The library is fairly small and doesn't have all the resources I'd want. Romsey is a growing town and I think they need to question whether a bigger library is needed. Otherwise the staff are super friendly, child friendly.
9. Romsey Rapids Sports Complex
Overall Ratings
3 based on 334 reviews
Romsey Rapids swimming pool is fun for all the family. With a toddler pirate ship, rapids, flume and more.
Reviewed By djcarlos2001 - Southampton, UK
We have been visiting the Rapids for years but it's clear how over subscribed the venue is. The changing areas are generally clean and the pool facilities are also welcoming. There are clearly areas requiring improvement such as painting etc which will clearly require closure and trigger subsequent moaning!
A recent visit to the SPA resulted in a refund due to the area smelling like a toilet. I believe a complementary ticket is en-route, however this has yet to materialise.
Will happily visit again in the future. Let's hope People for Places can inject some funding into the venue following the take over from Valley Leisure.
10. Broadlands
Overall Ratings
3 based on 55 reviews
Built in 1767, this stately and magnificent home of Lord Mountbatten contains an extensive portrait collection, elegant furnishings and China collections.
Reviewed By Andrew B - Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Our visit to Broadlands started with a warm welcome at reception followed by an introductory DVD that filled in the time until the guided tour started. There was complimentary free chilled water that was very welcome on a hot day. Our party of 4 was joined by a further three people to give a relatively small group.
Our tour guide, John, a volunteer, was a font of knowledge on the house, its contents, visitors and the families that had lived there. He happily provided answers to all our questions and asked a few of his own in order to gauge our interests: this served to make the tour more interactive. The lack of overt commercialism evidenced by the absence of a gift shop and catering was quite refreshing and served to emphasize the "lived in" nature of the house.
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