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Fleet Tourist Information


Fleet is a dramatically growing town in the borough of Hart. It's held to be one of the best place in the country to live for quality of life, amenities and services.

Fleet has a thriving town centre based on a single street - Fleet Road - with an enjoyable mix of individual shops plus the chain stores you'd expect. What makes Fleet stand out from other towns in the area is the amazing selection of pubs, restaurants and coffee shops. All are within walking distance and mostly on the high street.

Two key features of Fleet have contributed significantly to the growth in popularity and population of the town: Firstly, the railway station. The rail journey from Fleet to Waterloo is around 50 minutes, with half-hourly services and modern trains. This makes Fleet a very popular commuter town.
Secondly, Fleet pond. Once the largest pond in Britain, this beautiful natural feature is surrounded by reedy marshland and then lightly wooded copses, with a variety of walks available all around it. There are picnic sites, a beach and even Shetland ponies grazing in some of the woodlands.

Another lovely aspect of Fleet is the Basingstoke Canal which runs right through the town and through neighbouring Crookham. Lovingly restored to a wonderful leisure facility, the canal features canal boats moored at various points, walks throughout its length on good quality paths, and a wealth of canal history.

Not far away at Frimley is a centre where you can hire boats, go on barge tours and enjoy picnics or café fare. In the other direction at Odiham are boat trips and very pretty surroundings. There are canalside pubs all along its length.

A recent addition to Fleet is Elvetham Heath. Apparently, this is the site of the wealthiest residents in the country. Not quite believed by the residents themselves, no-one disagrees that Elvetham Heath is one of the most successfully designed modern housing developments, with quirky winding streets and endless green spaces, playgrounds and natural features.

The 'village' green features a large play field, children's playground, a Community Centre, pub/restaurant, supermarket, and the recently built Church on the Heath. There is also a large Nature Reserve with pond, walks, meadows, woods and large-scale cattle grazing.

Finally, Fleet is brilliantly located for enjoying the surrounding Hampshire countryside with its endless succession of charming villages full of thatched cottages and wonderful gastro-pubs. The larger towns of Surrey and Berkshire are a short drive away.

p>Head out from Fleet to London, the New Forest, Stonehenge, the south coast - all are within an hour and a half's drive or train journey. That is unless you'd rather just stay and spend the afternoon fishing peacefully off a jetty on Fleet Pond!

Description by Virginia Heffernan

 

Images of Fleet
Fleet Little Pond © Trever Saunders
Oakleys Corner Fleet Road © Trever Saunders
The Oatsheaf © Trever Saunders
Fleet Large Pond © Trever Saunders
Gurkha Square © Trever Saunders
Fleet Station © Trever Saunders
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Attractions near Fleet
Aldershot Military Museum (4 Miles)*
Welcome to Aldershot Military Museum & Rushmoor Local History Gallery housed in the only surviving brick-built barrack blocks left in Aldershot. Built in 1894, these bungalow-type buildings once covered the whole of North Camp.
New Ashgate Gallery (5 Miles)*
New Ashgate Gallery exhibits and sells contemporary fine art and craft in a beautiful grade II listed building in the heart of Farnham.
Wellington Country Park (7 Miles)*
Set in 350 acres of beautiful parklands off the A33 between Basingstoke and Reading, on the Hampshire Berkshire border,with easy access from both the M3 and M4, Wellington Country Park offers a safe, open air, fun filled venue for all the family.
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What's near Fleet

Attractions:
  Aldershot Military Museum  4 Miles
  New Ashgate Gallery  5 Miles
  Wellington Country Park  7 Miles
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Towns:
  Blackbushe  2 Miles
  Hartley Wintney  2 Miles
  Hartley Row  2 Miles
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Estate Agents:
  Haart  <1 Mile
  Mann and Co Thames Valley East  <1 Mile
  Gascoigne-Pees  1 Mile
Hotels:
  Lismoyne Hotel  <1 Mile
  Days Inn Fleet  1 Mile
  Premier Inn Farnborough  2 Miles
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Bed and Breakfast:
  Squirrels Leap  1 Mile
  Tinkers Furze  1 Mile
  Abacus  3 Miles
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Self Catering:
  Squirrels Leap  1 Mile
  Farnham Flat  5 Miles
  Rydes Hill Cottage  10 Miles
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Campsites:
  Wellington Country Park  7 Miles
  Laleham Camping Club  16 Miles
  Hurley Riverside Park  18 Miles
TIC: Aldershot Tourist Information Centre     Tel: 01252 320968  4 Miles



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Towns near Fleet
Blackbushe Tourist Information (2 Miles)*
Hartley Wintney Tourist Information (2 Miles)*
Situated in the county of Hampshire, Hartley Wintney is a large village on the River Hart. It is located between Basingstoke and Camberley.
Hartley Row Tourist Information (2 Miles)*
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Hotels near Fleet
Lismoyne Hotel (< 1 Mile)*
The Lismoyne Hotel is an elegant country house set amidst 2 acres of secluded gardens and woodland in the town of Fleet and offers recently refurbished, luxurious accommodation with first class modern facilities.
Days Inn Fleet (1 Mile)*
The Days Inn Fleet is a friendly and affordable 3 star hotel which is surrounded by the fantastic Hampshire countryside
Ely Hotel (3 Miles)*
The 35 bedroom lodge was purpose-built in 1997 and stands behind the restaurant and bar, which have been here for approximately 80 years
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Self Catering near Fleet
The Lodge, Standford Grange (12 Miles)*
A beautifully appointed very large luxury stone lodge privately set in park-like grounds of a period Manor house, with country views, newly built but to a classical design with a very high quality specification interior.
The Barn (14 Miles)*
The Barn at Barford Farm House is located in the village of Medstead on the north west boundary of the South Downs.
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