Henry’s destination at Easthampstead has to have been the Royal Hunting Lodge.
Henry’s Progress, to Basingstoke
Henry’s Progress, to Freefolk
Henry’s Progress, to Andover
The approximate route taken by Henry between Salisbury and Andover is traced over a montage of the maps by Christopher Saxton, dated 1576.
Henry’s Progress, 1497, to Salisbury
Henry’s Progress, 1497, Blandford
Henry passed through the birthplace of his counsellor John Morton and close to his mother Margaret Beaufort’s childhood home.
Henry’s Progress, 1497, Dorchester
Henry’s Progress, 1497, to Bridport
Henry’s Progress, 1497, to Newnham
After a night in Honiton, Henry progressed to Newenham Abbey, near Axminster, a somewhat shorter distance than the day before, only 9 miles
Progress of Henry VII on the Olde London...
A modern-day retracing of the 1497 journey shows that the route isn’t so different as you might imagine.