Winchester, once the capital, is an historic city famous for its beautiful cathedral. Westwards there is good fishing along the River Test, which leads to Salisbury, while to the East lies Jane Austen’s home and the wonderful Hampshire countryside around Petersfield. Just in West Sussex, Midhurst, an old town with a calming pond, is a good point from which to climb nearby Blackdown. The other major city in the region, Basingstoke has some Iron Age ruins wrapped in myth and a good stretch of canal to walk along.
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Winchester
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Basingstoke
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2009 marks the 250th anniversary of Scottish poet Robert Burns' birth. Burns was a poet and a lyricist and is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland.
The Burns Supper was started a few years after his death by a group of his friends; they held the supper to honour and remember Burns. The tradition caught on and the ritual of Burns Supper is now held all around the world.
His life and work will be celebrated throughout the year at many Burns-related events.
