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IT has recently been voted the best places to live in the country but bus pass journalists Wendy Whitfield and Jill Reynolds wanted to see if Lymington was also a great area to visit.

This Georgian market town is the Daily Echo's 15th suggestion for a Grand Day Out: Although it was a damp, dismal day we still made our way to WestQuay to catch a Wilts and Dorset No 56A bus to Lymington, which in a recent TV poll was granted number one status as being the best place to live by the sea.

We decided to see if it lived up to this reputation when the sun didn't shine.

The bus left promptly at 10.15am and took a lovely scenic route through the New Forest, arriving at 11.20am in Lymington's High Street bus station.

As this is in the middle of the town centre we quickly found a coffee in the Church Hall, where friendly locals served home-made cakes and biscuits to visitors.

The shops are fantastic - selling everything from antiques to boutique clothing - but on Saturdays Lymington is famed for its fantastic market. It was well worth coming for. We decided to wander down one side of the street to the bottom and return up the hill across the road so that we didn't miss any of the stalls that lined the road on either side.

There are many "watering holes" to choose from, you are really spoilt for choice.

They were obviously busy with both tourists and locals, so we bought fish and chips and took them over the cobbled street to the quayside to sit, eat and people watch.

There are toilets on the front - as well as near Boots on the High Street - and from the harbour you can just about see the Isle of Wight.

But it is the bustling river traffic that is great to watch.

A short stroll back to the bus station, and we caught the No. 56A Wilts and Dorset bus at 3.27pm to return to Southampton, getting in at WestQuay at 4.35pm.

Today was great as we managed to enjoy the journey without the hassle of driving or car parking.

Another Grand Day Out.

3:19pm Friday 27th June 2008

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