Upper Ratley

Upper Ratley nestles in Hampshire's Test Valley between Southampton and Winchester, reached via the A3057 from Romsey or A27 from Winchester. Long-distance visitors use M3 junctions 8 or 9, whilst locals favour B-roads through Stockbridge. Southampton Airport sits 15km southeast. Over 150 EV charging points serve the wider area around Winchester and Southampton. The village lies near Laverstoke Mill, where the famous Bombay Sapphire Distillery occupies a Victorian mill that once printed Bank of England banknotes.