New Homes in Aldershot 

Located in Hampshire, in commuting distance from London, Aldershot is a town with a rich military heritage, with plenty to see and do in the local area. Whether you want to enjoy a spot of open air swimming, learn about the town’s military connections, ski, or wander around a local country park, there’ll be something for the whole family close to your new home in Aldershot.

Things to see and do

Aldershot is famous as a military town, with a barracks still present today. To learn about the history of the town you can spend a day at Aldershot Military Museum, the Museum of Military Medicine, the Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces Museum, or the annual Aldershot Army Show.

Living in the town isn’t just about the connection to the armed forces, with plenty of fun family-friendly activities to be enjoyed close by. You can swim in the fresh air at Aldershot Lido, take to the slopes at the Alpine Snowsports Centre, race around the track at the indoor go-karting in nearby Farnborough, or search for treasure at the Farnham Mystery Treasure Trail.

If making the most of the great outdoors is important to you and your family, Aldershot is well placed to get back to nature with time spent at the North Downs Way National Trail, Basingstoke Canal, Manor Park, Brickfields Country Park, and Birdworld. For a day out to truly remember, Aldershot is less than half an hour away from Royal Ascot.

Residents of Aldershot have all the local amenities they need on their doorstep, including shopping at the Wellington Centre and Westgate Retail & Leisure Park.

Education

For families moving to the area with school-age children, there are several outstanding schools in Aldershot and the surrounding area for both primary and secondary education.

They include St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, All Hallows Catholic School, Walsh Memorial CofE Controlled Infant School, St. Mark’s Church of England Aided Primary School, South Farnborough Infant School, South Farnborough Junior School, Farnborough College of Technology, South Farnham School, The Abbey School, and Tower Hill Primary School.

For anyone in the family wishing to study for a degree, all the universities and higher education establishments of London are close by.

Getting to Aldershot

Aldershot is well served by several transport links, both road and rail. Residents of the town use Aldershot railway station to commute to London Waterloo – the journey takes under an hour and is direct. Other direct services run to Alton, Ascot and Guildford.

There are several motorways which run close by Aldershot including the M3 and M25, meaning it is well connected to the rest of the UK road network. The drive to London can be done in under an hour and a half and you can be on the south coast in Brighton in 90 minutes.

When the time comes to enjoy a well-earned holiday, Heathrow Airport will be a 30-minute taxi ride from your new home in Aldershot. Gatwick is also just 50 minutes away.