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In 1996 the Town Council purchased an old disused Steam Mill Building and developed it as a Heritage Centre to depict in detail the history of the Town. In the Heritage Centre you can take a walk through time from the Bronze Age to the present day. The Heritage Centre also houses the Bronze Age dagger found to the north of the Town when the new Testwood Lakes were being excavated.

The Testwood Lakes Centre is open to the public most weekends in the summer and at various times during the week. Guided walks, events and activities take place throughout the year and details can be found on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s website www.hwt.org.uk There are many things to do at Testwood Lakes including Walking, Fishing and Bird-watching.

In the Heart of the New Forest, Totton Health and Leisure was built in 1989, with several new buildings now in place including the Phase Two sports hall and fitness extension in 1998 and more recently the state of the art Lifestyles and fitness extension in 2002.Facilities include a 25 metre Swimming Pool, sports hall and health and fitness studio.

Test Way Walk
TheTest Way runs from Totton to Inkpen Beacon which is a total distance is 48 miles The first section starts at Eling Quay and runs to Inkpen Beacon in Berkshire. The Test River is famous for fly fishing attracting visitors from all over the world. From the cottage at Salmon Leap at Testwood the walk proceeds over the lower Test Nature Reserve and out towards Romsey which is 6.25 miles away.

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