Ringwood, Hampshire

I went on a day trip last Saturday (28/07/12) to the town of Ringwood in the Hampshire region. It was a two hour bus ride (which turned in to 3 hrs cos of the olympic cycling blocking the roads in london).

Ringwood is the town that our family farm is named after, as my dads family came to Australia from that area back in the day.

The town was quite cute and had a lot of history. They have weekly markets on a Wednesday that have been running since medieval times! I went on a Saturday so it was a bit quieter. Walking through the town didn't take long as its quite small and quaint, so I then took a scenic walk along the town edge and to the river and paddocks that runs alongside it.

It was a cute little day trip and I can see why the farm was named after it, the surrounding farmland looks quite similar to home and the town is on the edge of a thick forest (New Forest).

Pretty horses in surrounding farmland

Town Streets