Welcome to Test Valley
Welcome to Test Valley, a wonderful landscape in the north-west of Hampshire. Covering 250 square miles, it’s the English countryside at its most perfect with picturesque villages and breathtaking countryside. It’s a peaceful place where you can slow down and really unwind as you follow the River Test, one of England’s greatest trout rivers, as it twists and turns through water meadows, woods, villages and towns.
Andover, Romsey and Stockbridge are the main towns in Test Valley, each with their own individual character. Andover dominated by its Guildhall, Romsey clustered around the Abbey and award-winning Stockbridge with its scenic main street.
If you are planning a visit or are local to the area you can find a everything you need to plan your visit on the Visit Test Valley website: Home | Visit Test Valley
Information available online:
- Visitor attractions and places to visit
- Accommodation, including glamping and camping
- Details of activities, events and entertainment in Test Valley
- Cycling and walking routes in the area
- Heritage trails and guided walks in Andover and Romsey
- Information on countryside pursuits
- Places for food and drink
In 2025 there will be some changes to our tourism provision
The Test Valley Visitor Information Centre in Romsey will be open until 31 March 2025 and is situated on 13 Church Street, Romsey, SO51 8BT.
Tel 01794 512987
romseyvic@tourismse.com
From 1 April 2025 we are introducing new ‘Tourist Information Points’ to be rolled out across Test Valley, they will consist of both digital and print information. The first one will be situated in the current Test Valley Visitor Information Centre based in Romsey, which will become an extension of one of our popular historical attractions near Romsey Abbey, King John’s House.
Background information
The changes to our tourism information provision follows an independent review of Tourism in Test Valley conducted in 2023 highlighted that that tourism and customer behaviours are changing, and more people are planning visits online. As a result, the review concluded that we can enhance our tourism offer through investing in digital marketing as a more effective way to attract visitors to Test Valley.
King John’s House will expand into the current Test Valley Visitor Information Centre unit and become one of nine proposed Tourism Information Points located in existing businesses across Test Valley that will signpost and assist visitors, providing access to digital information and a streamlined leaflet offer. This will enable us to expand our reach and promote tourism more effectively across the whole borough.
For further information on tourism in Test Valley telephone: 01264 368000 and ask for the Economic Development Manager.