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RINGWOOD TOWN
&
COUNTRY EXPERIENCE



Heritage Centre

Tel: 01425 472746
E.mail: info@rtce.co.uk

A place you must visit when visiting the Forest

Ringwood Town and Country experience in the New Forest.
Salisbury Road, Blashford, Ringwood,
Hants. BH24 3PA

On A 338

If you like me wonder what a village town was like in years gone by, then you must visit the Ringwood Town and Country Experience, this is not just a museum it is a fascinating insight to times gone by. It is a place for everyone to visit young and not so young and you will all enjoy it. From the quiz's handed out for children to do(or yourself) to sitting in the small cafe area and enjoying a cuppa whilst looking at the old High Street shop fronts.

Obliviously the best way to see this Heritage Museum is by visiting but just to give you a taste of what's to offer a selection of photographs is shown below, which does not really do it justice.
Enjoy Ringwood High Street as it was in the past.
Ringwood High Street
A model of Ringwood church leads you to the first floor
Ringwood Church, and entrance to first floor
Changing exhibits that show the New Forest heritage
Spinners showing their skills the day I visited, in the market square.
Visit Ringwood train station and steam train

Ringwood Train station and steam train, the railway platform and the ticket office. Vintage Cars, and bicycles. Visit the cycle shop.

Look at an original Bouncing Bomb, see an original kiln and Iron age living.

Real life size village shops some with thatched roofs.

RAF displays and the chance to discover about the New Forest at War
RAF display and model air crafts used in numerous airfields round the New Forest in 2nd World War
Visit the old toy shop and bring back memories
Go in the toy shop and look at the old toys and model cars
Peep into the Radio store and learn what life was like before the MP3 player!
Peep into the radio shop and see how radios used to look like
Educational New Forest visits are welcome
Visit the open displays and see a Victorian kitchen. Educational visits can be arranged
A children's quiz, helps the children learn about Ringood museum in detail.
In front of the carousal answering the quiz given to all children on arrival
From morning coffee, and afternoon tea, to a delightful lunch - come and enjoy the atmosphere at the Ringwood Museum.
Enjoy a cup of tea or light snacks in the open cafe and watch the world go by

Now I have just given you a taste of what you will find at this wonderful museum and it is up to you to find the rest, but just don't forget to visit the small gift shop and visit the toilets before you make your journey home, and then tell your friends and relation's to visit too.

I feel I must point out although the downstairs is completely accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs the upstairs is not, at present, the owners are working on producing a audio video so that could be available when you visit.

Ringwood Town and Countryside Experience is open every day from 10am and last admission 4.30pm

Tickets: Adults £4.50. Senior Citizen £3.75 Children (over 3 and under 15) £3.00
Family (2 +2) £12.00
Discount offered for those with accessibility problems

Coaches and Group Bookings accepted. No Smoking in the Museum and guide dogs only accepted.

We now have a small conference room available which also can be booked for dinner parties as well
as our Muse restaurant. We can also take booking for craft fairs etc

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How to find Ringwood Town and Country Experience

From Southampton - Follow the M27 Westbound, which turns into the A31 at Cadnam - follow this for approximately 3 miles to Ringwood / Salisbury Junction. Take the A338 to Salisbury, then take the first left on the slip road after about 1/2 mile.

From Bournemouth - Follow the A338 Eastbound, then turn east bound onto the A31 at Ashley Heath Roundabout - follow the A31 for approximately 1/2 mile to Ringwood then take the A338 to Salisbury, then take the first left on the slip road after about 1/2 mile.

From Salisbury - Follow the A338 Southbound towards Ringwood until you see a 'Watson's' Petrol station on the left hand side, (approximately 1/2 mile from A31), take the right hand turn into Ringwood Town & Country Experience.

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