Oasis

Here’s another quaint corner of the Hampshire market town of Romsey — King John’s House.
In fact it is all part of the town’s heritage centre which goes back to the 13th century or earlier when it was part of the Benedictine monastery which occupied a large part of the town.
According to the history books it was King Henry V111 who dissolved the monasteries, and King John’s House was then the major part of a medieval complex and many of the early features are retained in the present day building.
But visitors are more than likely to be first attracted by the cutout of the welcoming figure to the tea rooms — Miss Moody’s Tudor Tea Room which occupies the ground floor of the Tudor Cottage; the upper floor a museum recalling life in the town in the Victorian period.
Once there was a gun shop on the site and which is now part of the town’s visitor centre.

It’s all just a stone’s throw from the busy town centre and the historic Norman Abbey, but provides an oasis of tranquility just a step or two from bustling everyday life.