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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Alresford

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alresford, England

Updated June 28, 2025
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Eel House on the Arle

Alresford, England

Alresford Eel House

A rare example of a building constructed specifically for catching eels.

Alresford, England

Grave of Hambone Jr.

This grave remembers the beloved canine companion of soldiers far from home.
Alresford Spy Toilet

Alresford, England

Alresford Spy Toilet

These public toilets were used as a dead drop by pro-Soviet spies to trade British military secrets during the Cold War.
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Alresford’s Napoleonic Graves

These graves are a rare example of Napoleonic Prisoner of War Graves in Britain.
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Grave of George Lewis

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.
6 miles from Alresford

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Market Lane Toilet Mini Museum

This public lavatory is home to a mini museum that explores toilets through time.
6 miles from Alresford
Great West Window

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The Great West Window

This cathedral's stained-glass patchwork of psychedelic colors and shapes was put in place long before the swinging 60s.
6 miles from Alresford
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Alresford Spy Toilet

This Public Bathroom in a Sleepy English Village Was an Epicenter for Cold War Espionage

Located across from a bookstore in Alresford, England, this public toilet served as an information superhighway for spies.
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June 28, 2025
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