Aldershot

Attractions and place to visit | Travel information for visitors

The growth of the town of Aldershot was determined by the establishment of the Aldershot military camp and more than half of its 4176 acres are owned by the Ministry of Defence. In the early nineteenth century the village of Aldershot was described as "A parish three and a half miles north-east by north of Farnham, acres 4070, population 875".

The War Department's first extensive purchases were in 1853 and in the next three years they constructed the military camp, which was virtually rebuilt in the 1960s. Whilst the military camp covers the area north of the town centre, light industry has developed to the east and suburban housing to the south. The parish church of St. Michael The Archangel dates from the twelfth century and has a seventeenth century tower. At the bottom of Rushmoor Hill lies Batt's Hogg Style, the site of a pre-Roman encampment.

Attractions and places to visit in Aldershot

Aldershot Military Museum - discover the history of the 'Home of the British Army'.
The Basingstoke Canal Walk - follow the Towpath Trail.
The Blackwater Valley - An area of contrast; walk or windsurf!
St Michael's Abbey - Napoleon III's final resting place.
Yateley Common Country Park - 476 acres of heath land, woods, grassland and ponds.

Cinema, Theatre and Arts Centres in the North East Hampshire region.
Conference Venues in Aldershot

Travel Information for Visitors to Aldershot

Local Information Points
Aldershot Library
109 High Street
Aldershot
Hants GU11 1DQ

Telephone: (01252) 322456

Local Council
Rushmoor Borough Council,
Council Offices
Farnborough Road
Farnborough
Hampshire GU14 7JU

Telephone: (01252) 398398
Fax: (01252) 524017

Parking in Aldershot

Multi storey above the modern Wellington Shopping Centre.
Large public car park at the Military Museum - two mile walk from from town centre.

Refreshments

Variety of pubs, and places to eat in the High Street.

Access by Public Transport