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The White Hart Pub, 195 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1SE

  • 11 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Discover the story of Gosport Park and the area on this circular guided walk, laced with lots of snippets of local history along the route

Your Guide will lead you past the sites of Hasleworth Castle and Gosport’s velodrome. You'll learn about Gosport’s success in carriage and bicycle racing; and what went on in Alverstoke’s House of Industry. You'll discover who Charles Mumby was; what happened at Forton Hospital and The Park Tavern, and why Gosport Park had so many tents in fields in the 1700s...

Please meet your Guide, 10 minutes before the start time, beside the White Hart Pub.

Timings & Tours

Wednesday 11 September:
1000

Location & directions

The White Hart Pub, 195 Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1SE

Contact on day:
Ann Sandall
Telephone number:
+447856291118

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Please self book, but if you experience any difficulties please contact us.
Booking telephone number:
+447849399823
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking website:
https://www.gosportheritage.co.uk/booking-2024/
Booking opens:
17 Aug 2024 09:30 AM
Booking closes:
08 Sep 2024 05:00 PM

Accessibility details

The route is fully accessible for chairs and prams, being on public pathways. There is a small car park beside the White Hart Pub and we'd suggest that Blue Badge holders arrive early to secure spots there. Other on-road parking. No toilets or refreshments on the route, although customers of the White Hart may use their facilities. Please feel free to bring a fold-up chair/stool for resting at stop points.

Additional information

Suitable footwear for walking is advised. Bring your own refreshment. On a bus route.

Max no of people per tour:
15
Est. tour duration:
1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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