Retirement properties in Hampshire

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County at a glance - Hampshire

Hampshire covers a lot of ground. In one county you can go from the New Forest and the salt air of the Solent to a vibrant cathedral city. Pegasus has communities set in these iconic locations: Brockenhurst, Lymington and Winchester.

Choosing between them is really choosing how you’d like your days to feel. Brockenhurst gives you a New Forest village with its own station, serving as the perfect woodland gateway leading down towards Lymington on the coast, where the marshes meet the edge of town. Winchester is the city choice, where markets mark the week and an evening might end at the theatre.

Why retire in Hampshire New Forest walks

Why retire in Hampshire?

  • The forest starts at the station. In Brockenhurst, a New Forest walking route sets off from the railway station, so the forest is part of village life rather than somewhere you drive to.

  • Wild coast on the edge of town. Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes bring lagoons, grazing marsh and birdlife right up to the edge of Lymington.

  • A city that keeps your diary full. Winchester’s Theatre Royal stages drama, comedy, music and dance, and the city’s markets come round through the week and the month.

  • Somewhere to go next. From Lymington, the ferry crosses to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight. From Winchester, trains run to London Waterloo. Each setting has its own reach.

Retirement living in Hampshire

What an ordinary day looks like here depends on which front door you’re closing behind you.

Pop out to the village shops in Brockenhurst and the forest trails are right there alongside—a natural gateway leading onward toward coastal Lymington. Lymington saves its best for Saturday, when the market fills with produce, plants and household goods, and you may well walk home with something for the house you hadn’t known you needed. Winchester keeps a longer walk up its sleeve. The South Downs Way begins in the city itself, ready for the morning you feel like going further.

Getting about follows the same pattern, with each place doing things its own way. Brockenhurst’s station sits right in the village, seamlessly linking the forest to Lymington’s coastal train connection.

Things to do in Hampshire

One for each setting, and each a place you’d happily go back to.

Things to do in Hampshire Brockenhurst New Forest walk

Brockenhurst New Forest walks

Set off right from Brockenhurst station on a five-mile National Park trail that seamlessly connects New Forest woodland directly down toward coastal Lymington. Good shoes, great scenery, and leaving the car behind.

Things to do in Hampshire Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes

Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes

Walk the coastal path through Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes, with the lagoons on one side and the Solent on the other. Birdwatchers, bring patience. Everyone else, bring a flask.

Things to do in Hampshire Winchester’s markets

Winchester’s markets

Browse Winchester’s markets, from the weekly street stalls to the specialist and farmers’ markets. A city that has never lost its taste for shopping outdoors.

Things to do in Hampshire Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral

Explore over nine centuries of history at Winchester Cathedral, famous for its magnificent Gothic architecture, grand nave, and central role in the city's cultural and community life.

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