FOR THE SERIOUS GOLFERS: Nearby Amenities On the 192 which is 4 minutes drive away you will find a number of restaurants and shopping malls to choose from.
11 miles to Disneys main entrance . About 5 minutes drive away there is Champions Gate, a PGA Championship Golf Course designed by Greg Norman. 5 minutes drive away on the 27 there is a 24 hour supermarket, Chinese,Italian Restaurants. MacDonalds & Subway takeaways, video & game rental, Pharmacy, Dry Cleaner and Beauty Salon on the 27. Air Boat Rides, Golf Courses, Fishing, Water Sports Within 20 to 80 minutes driving distance you can find all of these other attractions: MGM Studios, Busch Gardens, Islands of Adventure , Seaworld, Universal Studios, Watermania. At Downtown Disney Cirque Du Soleil. Disney's Animal Kingdom, Gatorland (which I can recommend) , Kennedy Space Center, Wet n’Wild and Pleasure Island. Drive time to Orlando Airport is only 35 depending on traffic.
FISHING FOR RELAXATION: Orlando has a number of large lakes again details will be found in the tourist information booths and the malls.
There is a state park about 7-10 minutes drive,from our villa.
We just love winding down with a short drive and then watching the mirror like lakes and the abundance of wildlife, is truly fascinating.
The Gulf Coast is our favourite getaway especially St. Pete's Beach, brilliant beaches, great boat trips, you will more than likely see the dolphins. You can always take up a spot of sea fishing.
Off the Beaten Track, for those not wanting to go to the parks and have a day mooching around flea market, antique market. I can recommend Rennigers which is on the 441 North, it is held on a Saturday and Sunday, it is my absolute favourite place to go, I spend hours just browsing around. The antiques booths have a cross selection of antiques, there are also some nice jewellery booths, some make beautifully jewellery, one off pieces, thats if you have not spent out and want that something special.
Then across the way I pop into Mount Dora which is a quaint town, browse around the gift shops, have a coffee and sandwich, or pop into the Goblin Market, which is a nice little restaurant up one of the side streets.
FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART: Last but not least, we are ideally situated for easy access to the roads leading to Disney world which incidentally is 11 miles from Hampton Lakes. Universal and Island of Adventure is absolutely awesome, not far from International Drive, possibly about 30-45 minutes drive from Hampton Lakes.
The above are just a few of the attractions, there is absolutely loads to do and see, you will certainly tire yourselves out. Then you can come home to your villa and wind down and relax in the pool/jacuzzi and watch the magnificent sun set. What more can you want.
