Odiham

The questions people ask first about Odiham, one line each. Tap a card for the full answer.

• Cash or card?Currency is the pound sterling (GBP, £).United Kingdom-wide
• SIM or eSIMEE, Vodafone (merged with Three in 2025) and O2 run the networks; prepaid SIMs sell in supermarkets, phone shops and airport vending machines…United Kingdom-wide
• Tap waterTap water is safe everywhere.United Kingdom-wide
• TippingcheckRestaurant with table service: 10–12.5% if no service charge is on the bill; check before adding more.United Kingdom-wide
• Plugs & powerSockets G. US/Canada (A/B): adapter · UK/Ireland (G): fits · Australia/NZ (I): adapter. 230 V: US 120 V-only devices (hair dryers) need a converter; most chargers are dual-voltage.United Kingdom-wide
• SafetyVery safe.

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

• CoffeeCoffee or tea in a café£3–4.50 (≈ US$4–6)
• Sit-down mealPub main course£13–20 (≈ US$18–30)
• BeerPint of draught beer£5–6.50 (≈ US$7–9)
• Taxi, about 5 km (3 mi)Taxi, about 3 mi (5 km)Taxi Hook station to Odiham£10–15 (≈ US$14–20) (check)
• Metro or bus rideBus 13 single, Hook station to Odiham£2–3 (≈ US$3–4) (check)
• SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a week£6–12 (≈ US$8–16)
• Budget bedChain hotel in Basingstoke or Farnborough (double), a night, per room£55 (≈ US$75)
• Mid-range bedPub or village inn double room, a night, per room£130 (≈ US$180)
• High-end bedPub or village inn double room, a night, per room£190 (≈ US$300)

A day, not counting the bed: Budget £55 (≈ US$75) · Mid £95 (≈ US$130) · High £170 (≈ US$250)

Local prices, with USD next to them (rates 2026-09 (approximate); change it in the header). Ranges are desk estimates: check locally. Every price and the budget calculator →

What the city is known for, how you fly in, and where to find the phrases.

Airports

LHR London Heathrow (About 1 h by car via the M3; rail via Woking or Basingstoke) · LGW London Gatwick (About 1 h 30 min by car; rail via Clapham Junction and Basingstoke)

High / low, both scales · rd = rain days

Budget

£45–70 (≈ US$60–95) excl. bed

Mid

£70–120 (≈ US$95–160) excl. bed

High

£120 (≈ US$160)+ excl. bed

• No railway station in the village: Hook is about 5 km (3 miles) away with an hourly bus, Winchfield is closer but has no bus.No railway station in the village: Hook is about 3 miles (5 km) away with an hourly bus, Winchfield is closer but has no bus.
• The castle is an unstaffed ruin with no facilities, no café and no shelter: bring water and check the weather.
• The Greywell Tunnel is closed to boats and the bat colony is protected: do not enter.
• Country lanes around Greywell and North Warnborough have no footway in places; walk facing traffic.
• Village pubs stop serving food in the mid-afternoon: check kitchen hours before you set out.