Path on the Hook Nature Trail House at start of Church Road Sign at Hook Valley nature trail Sign at the start of the Nature Trail (Next to Wasps FC) Old hulk in the nature reserve Another view of Hook Wildlife Reserve Foreshore at low tide There's been a rope swing here for YEARS The Pharamcy, at the end of Osborne Road The Clock Tower The Ferryman pub Passage Lane ans Solent Way Entrance to Hook Nature Reserve Hamble Ferry - The Pink 'Un The Hard Car park and War Memorial Rising Sun pub Hook Lake with Canada Geese Hook Foreshore, with Red Funnel ferry bound for Southampton Hook Foreshore, with Fawley Refinery in the background Hook With Warsash primary school Warsash Sailing Club Silver Fern Pub Victory Hall Warsash Road, looking east towards Titchfield Brook Lnae (Looking north) Shore Road, by the river Shore Road (Top, looking west) Newtown Road (Looking South) Church Road Hook Park (Where the money is !) Warsash Maritime Centre Western Wards Allotment Association, Warsash Site Warsash Wasps Football Club Hamble Le Rice St Marys Church Strwaberry Field Lifeboat drill training rig at the Maritime Centre River Hamble Harbour Masters office, Warsash Stone House boatyard Passage Lane parking with everyone neatly in marked bays ! The path down to Bursledon Bridge
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Warsash from the air
Aerial view of Warsash, looking south towards The Solent and the Isle of Wight. You can take a virtual tour of Warsash from here. Just move your mouse over the picture to find the hotspots and then click. There are nearly 40 and more will be added when the photographs have been taken. Just press the Back Button on your browser to return here after viewing a picture. If you can't be arsed to find all the pictures just choose "Take The Tour" on the menu above.

Here is another aerial view of Warsash. This has more detail, but it covers only the center of the village.

This one goes back over 80 years. Much of present day Warsash has not been built yet. In Shore Road Haven Manor is there, with the cottages opposite. Warsash House and the Estate is also clearly visible.

Finally Here is one taken around 1953. Still not a lot of Warsash to see ! Thanks to Bryan Woodford for this picture, which was sent to him by the person who actually took it when he was living in Warsash, all those years ago.
Elsewhere on this page - visit Grumpy Old Man. I bang on about new developments spoiling the visual charm of the village, and also about lazy folks who park their cars on the pavement, even though there's plenty of room in the car-park only 50 yards away. Classic Grumpy Stuff !
Finally, our selection of Warsash links tells you a little about the commercial and personal life of the village. If you'd like to be listed, just drop me an EMail (the link is on the home page).
Front cover of book Warsash and the Hamble River This new book about Warsash has just been published (December 2006). Over 200 photographs, many in colour, tell the story of Warsash. To quote from the back cover of the book: The history of the two villages forming the parish of Hook with Warsash is interwoven with the maritime activities of the lower reaches of the Hamble River, which flows into Southampton Water and The Solent, The parish also includes the districts of Fleet End, Chilling and part of Brownwich.

The written account and 200 images cover the wooden warship building days from 1807 to 1813, the fishing boats during the crab and lobster era, industries, village inns and strawberry cultivation, the wealthy and influential persons who resided in, or visited, the grand mansions, the large estates and the airfield. Yachting and boat-building were also principal activites during the 20th century with the Warsash Maritime Academy providing training for Merchant Navy personnel. Warsash also played a major part in the Commando and Naval operations during the Second World War.

The period covered is approximately 200 years, from 1770 to 1970, although there are instances of earlier dates and occasionally the details are up to the 21st Century.

The author has lived in Warsash all his life. He is a committe member of the Warsash Local History Society. This is an excellent history of Warsash. We've got our copy (yes - Tumbleweeds is in it !) and you can buy your own copies of this book at Warsash Nautical Bookshop or via the author.