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About the New Forest
The New Forest is a wonderful place to visit and explore at all times of year. Winter New Forest walks on crisp, frosty days are a special delight, whilst spring in the New Forest sometimes comes as early as February.
When walking in the New Forest remember to always:
  • Keep to the paths
  • Close gates behind you
  • Keep your dog close by
  • Take all litter home with you
  • Keep ponies at a safe distance and do not feed them
  • Wear suitable clothing and footwear
  • On hot days, take plenty of water with you
 
Discover the New Forest
 
Bolderwood Deer Walk
Ornamental Drive, west of Lyndhurst - (1.5 miles)

This Walk Begins at the Bolderwood Green car park on the Ornamental Drive, west of Lyndhurst.
Cross the road to the deer observation platform to see the deer. Return to the road and go left (north) for a short distance until you reach a grass ride on the left. Follow this for several hundred metres through clusters of holly trees until you reach the main gravel road. Continue down the gravel road to your left for about 400 metres, entering the Bolderwood deer grounds. You will eventually enter the conifer plantation. Continue along the ride to the left and at the second junction branch off to the left. This gravel track takes you through the Bolderwood Arboretum. Take a track to the right of the pond to pass the Radnor Stone - part way up the hill among the trees. From the stone a short walk to the top of the hill takes you back to your starting point.

  Bolderwood Deer Walk, Ornamental Drive, Lyndhurst near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.
 
Fordingbridge Circular Walk
Fordingbridge - (1 miles)

With the library behind you, walk out of the car park on to the path leading to the hospital complex, turn left and follow path to road. Turn right and follow pavement to Shaftesbury Street.
Turn right and, after passing the police station, take the first road on the right into Normandy Way. Take the next turning to the left which leads into Marl Lane (a gravel track).
Turn right towards The Coach House, continue ahead and at the next path junction turn right.
Continue along path to road, cross road following path which leads into Green Lane. Cross over stream and continue ahead following pavement.
After crossing Parsonage Close and passing Wilsons Court look for the next footpath to the right (opposite a sign for Picket Close). Follow this path back to the car park.

  Fordingbridge Circular Walk near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.
 
The Pignal Inclosure
Brockenhurst - (3 miles)

Leave the New Forest Tour at Hollands Wood campsite and walk towards the Balmer Lawn Hotel. Turn left up the Balmer Lawn Road keeping the hotel on your left.
Bear left at the cycle way-marker post ‘31’ (Beaulieu/Lyndhurst) and continue up the gravel track to the "Standing Hat" Forestry Commission car park. Keep left at the fork towards the car park up a slight incline.
From Standing Hat car park enter Pignal inclosure by five-barred gate.
Take left hand north easterly gravel track.
Take third right hand track and proceed in an Easterly direction.
Turn right at junction and walk along gravel track crossing over the cross track to the Inclosure boundary. Keep within inclosure.
Take sharp right hand track south westerly, and walk back to Standing Hat car park crossing Etherise Gutter. This walk should take you around an hour and a half and cover approximately 5kms.
It is always advisable to take an Ordnance Survey map and a compass on any walk to help you avoid getting lost.

  The Pignal Inclosure Brockenhurst near The Swallows Holiday Cottage, Holiday Lett, Self Catering Apartment, Holiday Accommodation, Bournemouth, Salisbury, Southhampton, Hampshire, Wiltshire Dorset.