Days Out With The Family in Hampshire
Below is a list of ideas for Family Days out with kids in Hampshire. Whatever you are looking for from action outdoor activities in Spring and Summer to indoor activities during Autumn and Winter. Days out with the Family will provide a wide choice of things to do at weekends, Summer holidays and those difficult Bank Holiday weekends.
To select a specific date, please use the calendar on the right.
Bond in Motion, Beaulieu Motor Museum
7 January 2012 - 22 December 2012
The largest collection of James Bond vehicles the world has ever seen Opening January 2012 at Beaulieu, BOND IN MOTION is a collaboration between Eon Productions and Beaulieu and will feature......
Sparsholt College Open Day
19 May 2012
9:30am - 6:30pm
A great day out for all the family! Come and see what’s going on at Hampshire’s leading land-based college including: · The 400 acre farm, milking parlour, sheep shearing and the......
Alresford Watercress Festival
20 May 2012
10:00am - 10:30pm
Held annually on the third Sunday in May this nationally acclaimed food festival celebrates watercress - the superb locally grown, delicious and versatile crop and draws together the local......
HMS Collingwood Open Day
26 May 2012
9:30am - 5:00pm
On Saturday 26 May 2012 the most spectacular event will take place at HMS COLLINGWOOD, Fareham, Hampshire when the establishment opens it gates for the annual Open Day featuring the Royal Navy and......
Kids for a quid at Spinnaker Tower
2 June 2012 - 10 June 2012
The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth is offering families a fantastic half-term outing this June with the chance for kids to enjoy the spectacular views for just £1 (per child, when accompanied by a......
The Hampshire Country Fair
3 June 2012 - 5 June 2012
The country comes to Hampshire for the 17th year running in 2012. The fabulously entertaining and popular Hampshire Country Fair is held in the grounds of the Broadlands Estate near Romsey, over May......
Jubilate - Street Party
3 June 2012
10:00am - 6:00pm
Winchester University Foundation Music, Guildhall Winchester and Winchester BID continue the Jubilee celebrations on Sunday as part of their community-spirited weekend of entertainment. Artists,......
Afternoon Tea fit for a Queen
4 June 2012
2:30pm - 4:30pm
Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in style with The Vyne's street party afternoon tea stretching the length of the 100 metre drive with the stunning Tudor mansion as a backdrop, there'll be......
Queens Diamond Jubilee - Southampton
5 June 2012
6:00pm - 6:30pm
The Red Arrows will join Cunard's Three Ship Diamond Jubilee Tribute to The Queen on Tuesday 5 June 2012. It will be the first-ever Red Arrows display over Southampton. Cunard Line is delighted to......
Destination Afghanistan
7 June 2012
10:00am - 5:00pm
Experience life in Afghanistan for Royal Marines. Climb aboard a helicopter and see military vehicles such as a Jackal, Husky, Vixen, Mastiff and a quad bike. Try your hand at field cookery with......
Field to Fork Show 2012
9 June 2012 - 10 June 2012
Laverstoke Park Farm’s Field to Fork Festival, in association with Sainsbury’s combines country show with a food festival and is a great day out for all the family with lots to do for all ages -......
East Meon Flower Festival
22 June 2012 - 25 June 2012
A spectacular floral exhibition in the Norman church of All Saints, East Meon, together with a full programme of activities, including a concert by the Hampshire Youth Orchestra, open-air theatre,......
Chalke Valley History Festival 2012
26 June 2012 - 1 July 2012
The Chalke Valley History Festival is Britain’s biggest festival devoted entirely to history. This is our second Festival and we are much bigger this year with over fifty events and an......
Family Food & Drink Festival
30 June 2012 - 1 July 2012
Family Food & Drink Festival at The Master Builders Hotel The Hotel is holding this annual festival on Saturday June 30th and Sunday July 1st from 11am to 4 pm to celebrate the best of Hampshire,......
Winchester Hat Fair
6 July 2012 - 8 July 2012
A celebration of street arts and outdoor performance Hat Fair is Britain's longest running festival of street theatre and outdoor arts - taking place in Winchester in July every year. Hat Fair......
Farnborough International Airshow 2012
14 July 2012 - 15 July 2012
Taking place on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 July 2012, visitors to the public weekend of the world famous Airshow will be able to not only witness an amazing 5 hour flying spectacular and static......
South Downs Wood Fair, Queen Elizabeth Country Park
21 July 2012 - 22 July 2012
Our South Downs Wood Fair showcases all aspects of wood, it’s production and it’s uses. On show we have everything from large forestry machinery to small scale craftsmanship in wood. There is......
Curdridge Country Show
21 July 2012
11:00am - 5:00pm
A traditional country show including many trade and craft stalls, entertainments areas including a climbing wall, scuba diving tank and bungee trampoline and an arena with music, dancing and birds of......
New Forest Show
24 July 2012 - 26 July 2012
The New Forest and Hampshire County Show is an annual agricultural show held for three days at the end of July at New Park, Brockenhurst in Hampshire. We aim to create a great family day out with......
Battle Proms Picnic Concert
4 August 2012
4:30pm - 10:30pm
Programme Food, Drink, Friends Music, Spectacle, Ambience Discover a unique experience at the 2012 Battle Proms open air concerts: 4.30pm Gates Open Before the entertainment begins, take a......
Portsmouth International Kite Festival
25 August 2012 - 27 August 2012
Portsmouth International Kite Festival will take place on Southsea Common for the 20th time this year and promises to be bigger and better than ever. This year the free event has a huge range of......
Wings and Wheels at Dunsfold Park
26 August 2012 - 27 August 2012
Held annually at Dunsfold Park in Surrey (also home to BBC's Top Gear), Wings & Wheels is firmly established as one of the UK's most popular and unique family days out. The show takes place over two......
Great All England Horse Ploughing Match, Country Fair & Family Dog Show
21 October 2012
10:00am - 4:30pm
Heavy Horses Ploughing In-hand and Driven Showing Classes Ring Displays Family Dog Show Trade Stands Refreshments Free Parking Entry: Adults-£6.50; OAPs-£5.00; SCHHA members & children......
Exbury Ghost Train
27 October 2012 - 4 November 2012
With skeletons, scarecrows and other ghoulish characters on route, dare you ride the Exbury Ghost Train? Enter the pitch-black tunnel at your peril. Family fun. Full of interesting stories, dreadful......
Exbury Santa Specials
15 December 2012 - 16 December 2012
Wrap up warm and join in Christmas festivities at Exbury Gardens and Steam Railway in the New Forest. A musical train ride awaits, through wintery gardens with seasonal characters – reindeer and......
A Hampshire History
The history of Hampshire covers major events that have helped to shape our county and make it the seventh wealthiest in the country. We encourage you to add your memories before it is too late, don’t put it off, Grandparents this is a call to action.








