Local accommodation

Hotels

Essebourne Manor, Hurstbourne Tarrant, Andover

The Wykeham Arms, Winchester (marvellously idiocyncratic with old school desks, bishops’ mitres and all kinds of other interesting items in the bar/restaurant below – perfect for foreigners)

White Horse Hotel, Romsey

Audleys Wood Hotel, Basingstoke

Norton Park Hotel, Sutton Scotney

Pembroke Arms Hotel, Salisbury

The Grosvenor, Stockbridge

The White Hart, Stockbridge

Pubs

The White Lion, Wherwell, walking distance

The Bourne Valley Inn, St Mary Bourne

The Mill Arms, Dunbridge

The Fox, Crawley

Bed and Breakfast

The Hawk Inn, Amport

Yew Cottage, Longparish

Chilworth House, King’s Sombourne

Ibthorpe Manor Farm, Ibthorpe

Highfield Country Guesthouse, Stockbridge

Yew Tree Barn, Houghton

How Park Farm, King’s Somborne

Little Mead, Sparshalt

The Old Bun Shop, Whitchurch

Itchen Valley B&B, Martyr Worthy

Hannah’s B&B, Winchester

Mulberry Barn, Micheldever (through booking.com)

Beagle Cottage Studio B and B just up the hill from the White Lion pub in Wherwell which takes dogs and will look after them (the owner has beagles). Contact Jenny Boileau at jennyboileau@gmail.com or on 07802 434724.

Self-catering

Larch Loft, Chilbolton, the next-door village

Dines Barn, near Hatherden

Two Bare Feet, Winchester

Riverside Cottage, Bransbury (owner Clare Scott Dryden, mobile phone: 07973 215 407)

Mill Barn, Wherwell (right on the back drive to Wherwell Priory): two gorgeous self-contained double en-suite rooms. Contact Tessa Frost, mobile: 07876 523359 tessa.b.frost@gmail.com

Four incredible tree houses are managed by Wild Escapes, and they are just down the road. The Poppy sleeps 4 with a tree top bath tub; The Fallow sleeps 2 with a boot room; The Damselfly sleeps 2 also with a boot room, and the Perigord sleeps 4. All are dog friendly. Prices start from £274 per night and it’s a minimum 2 night stay on Mondays and Wednesdays, 3 night stay from Friday over the weekend. For more information contact Katie Hughes, as info@wildescapes.com ,

Airbnb

Harewood House, a one-bed self-contained annex, walking distance

Three-bed thatched house in Wherwell, hosted by Grainne