The village of Hamble lies 5 miles southeast of the city of Southampton in Hampshire between Southampton Water and the Hamble River. Hamble, officially known as Hamble-le-Rice, began as a village on a rise (or "rice", small hill) above the River Hamble.
The older part of the village is centred around the priory church of St. Andrew with all of the older buildings clustered between it and the river Hamble. In that older part of the village are to be found three sailing clubs, several pubs and restaurants.
There is Hamble Common between Hamble and Southampton Water, with access from the Green in Hamble and School Lane/Copse Lane. Nearby there is the Royal Victoria Country Park (road access from Netley) with footpaths from Hamble. The old airfield is not accessible to the public but is owned by a developer who wants to build on it once they can work out a way to avoid having to e.g. build a new road from the M27 to service it.
