10 Best Things to Do in Hook

Pennybridge Farm is an alpaca farm where you can visit these delightful and adorable creatures and even take one home if you're serious about adoption. These friendly, social creatures can be found in large groups at the farm, and you'll find them timid yet inquisitive in response to visitors.

In addition to visiting the animals, you'll also find alpaca-related items available for purchase including yarn and fleece. You can find it all for yourself about 3 miles east of the town centre after just a 10-minute drive.

Miller's Ark Animals is home to a variety of farm animals that visitors can see and interact with in a safe and kid-friendly environment. Among these animals, you'll find some rare breeds like Irish Moiled and traditional Belted Galloway cattle. More than 10 rare sheep breeds can be found here as well.

The animal touch experience is one of the most popular aspects of this farm, as being able to spend time close to friendly animals can be downright therapeutic. You'll find it all a few minutes' drive east of the town centre near the Lyde River.

Odiham Common is a vibrant outdoor area that's packed full of outdoor activities whether you're looking to enjoy a relaxing stroll, have a picnic or spend time near the canal. This area is a wood pasture, which is relatively uncommon outside the New Forest and makes this a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

When you visit the canal within this park, you'll be able to enjoy the tranquil waters and the wildlife living within. Numerous ducks and swans frequent the area, and you can feed them. You'll find the Odiham Common a few miles southeast of the town centre.

Wellington Country Park hosts a diverse array of activities the whole family can enjoy like an animal farm, walking trails and mini golf. Among the activities here, you'll find automated Jeeps that kids can drive around in a safe environment as well as a splash zone with water features. One of the highlights of this park is the miniature railway.

This short train ride takes about 5 minutes to complete, but along the way, you and the kids can see the vibrant splendour of this protected nature area. You'll find the park about 12 minutes north of Hook's town centre by car.

Odiham Castle is a ruined castle dating back to the 13th century that you can visit to see the remnants of one of the few castles King John ever constructed. Today, only the keep and the outlying earthworks remain, while the rest of the structure has been lost to time.

The moat, however, is still partially visible in the form of an overgrown pond across the canal. When you visit, you'll find yourself being transported to the past as the castle's location leaves it fairly isolated from the rest of town thanks to surrounding dense trees. You'll find the castle in North Warnborough just south of the town centre near the River Whitewater.

Balloon tours in Hook take you far above the clouds and let you enjoy a bird's-eye view of the town and the surrounding Hampshire countryside. Led by expert aviators, balloon rides let you explore the area like no other method can, as the winds take you wherever they want.

Balloon tours are open to individuals, small groups and corporate events, so you can embark on one no matter what kind of holiday experience you're planning. You'll find some taking off just a few miles east of Hook proper.

West Green House is an 18th-century country house that offers intricately designed and vibrant gardens to explore from which you can also see opera performances. The gardens themselves are impressive in their own right with numerous monuments and features such as the iconic Moongate that frames the Nymphaeum.

The opera performances are what draw in so many visitors during the summer. They're staged on the theatre lawn, as the contours of the garden create an orchestra pit and seating area where everyone can hear. You can see it all for yourself a few miles northeast of the town centre in West Green.