The areas behind Calmore Industrial Estate by the River Test have been regenerated with lakes for boating, but their main use is for fishing and as a water supply resource.

There is also the Testwood Lakes Centre, with walks along the Test Way running from Totton to Inkpen Beacon in Berkshire, via Romsey in Hampshire.

This goes to Brokenford which has some pathways from Totton to the A35 Bypass road at Eling recreation ground, by Bartley Water.

St Mary's is a Norman church built on Saxon foundations with registers dating back to 1537.

These developments, collectively referred to as West Totton, consisted of a new communal area and church and hall as well as huge amounts of new homes.

The town also has numerous cycle routes, which started with the suburban cycleway through West Totton, constructed when the estate was built and running from Hounsdown to Calmore Road.

This has further been extended to two on-road routes to the centre of Totton from Calmore schools down Water Lane, and down Salisbury Road.

Sports, it won the Southern Premier League, the highest level of club cricket in the Hampshire area, four times in six seasons between 2001 and 2006.

became North Gear National 2020 Champions beating Ockbrook & Borrowash in the live televised final on Sky Sports.

In 2007, AFC Totton made it to the final of the FA Vase and so had the chance to play in the second competitive match at Wembley Stadium.

This resulted in improvement of facilities including building of a synthetic turf pitch and an extension to the sports hall.

Hounsdown also hires out its sporting facilities after school, namely the swimming pool, which is used frequently by the local community and groups.

[citation needed] The catchment area of the school also extends into the New Forest, southwest past the village of Lyndhurst and north past the village of Copythorne, stopping just south of West Wellow The sixth form college, Totton College, opened in 1955 as Totton Grammar School to provide selective education, when grammar schools were phased out it changed status to a 16 - 19 yr old FE college.

Several years ago during the reordering of the church, part of a Celtic cross dating back to the 9th (possibly the 6th) century was found.

The church has a modern interior with a light, open effect and the traditional stone, including a Saxon arch.

St Mary the Virgin Church is a part of the Anglican team ministry that covers Totton and Eling with 38,000 people within its area.