We will be traveling, by car, from Heathrow to Southampton in the spring, to get a cruise home back to the US and are looking foe a nice place to spend an afternoon, have a lovely dinner and spend the night before heading to the ship. In the past, we have visited Winchester, Salisbury, Windsor and, of course, Southampton and so I am looking for another option. In a perfect world, I would love to find a picturesque inn in a village with good British food and enough of interest (we love history, castles and wandering) to spend several hours.
Thank you so very much!!