Today we did some sightseeing and visiting pretty villages and stately homes and gardens.

We went to visit Mottisfont Abbey in Romsey. The house is built on the Gothic remains of the original 13th-century Augustinian priory. The River Test which runs through the extensive grounds is one of the finest chalk steams in the world and is teeming with huge trout. It is the most expensive river to fish in England. The walled gardens house the National Collection of old-fashioned roses and is the oldest rose garden in England.