While visitors can go to Great Hampshire Sausage and Pie Competitions, there are many lovely restaurants and cafés in Winchester with beautiful views over the famous Winchester Cathedral.

Portsmouth historic dockyard of maritime museums allows patrons to board a real submarine and warships from WWII. Then there is also the shipwreck of the Mary Rose and 800 years' paraphernalia in museums dedicated to preserving this time in history.

With the information from Alton, travellers can plan their vacation around what they prefer on their trip, whether it is to revisit the war, see beautifully preserved landscapes, or explore one of the 90 retail outlets in Gunwharf Quays.