Places of Interest
Fareham has in recent years developed several attractions to draw visitors to the town. The historic High Street features a fine collection of Georgian buildings, home to many of the town's restaurants. The town centre has been improved to bring it up to modern standards, and the recent opening of the Market Quay development has added a cinema (Apollo) and another nightclub (party venue Chicago Rock) to the area, after the troublesome Prague Junction was knocked down. New to Fareham traders Next and Top Shop have opened stores to try to attract a wider range of shoppers, and Tesco and Debenhams have expressed interest in the town too - Debenhams having opened a small store in the shopping centre and Tesco a large supermarket on the edge of the busy Market Quay roundabout. A theatre, Ferneham Hall, is located in the town centre, though it was announced in November 2010 that the venue had yet to make any profit whatsover during its 28 year history. A council report suggested a complete overhaul of its entertainments programme to bring it into the 21st century. The Ashcroft Cenre specialises in amateur theatre productions.
In the surrounding area, there are several attractions of national interest:
- The Royal Armouries Museum
- The Hovercraft Museum - Lee-on-the-Solent
- Portchester Castle
- Titchfield Abbey & The Tithe Barn
- Westbury Manor Museum
- Fort Fareham
- Fort Nelson
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