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The New Forest Towns and Villages
are:
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Beaulieu
and Exbury and Hythe Location of Beaulieu National
Motor Museum, and Exbury Gardens a must in spring time.
Nearby is Hythe with the world's oldest pier train and views
across to Southampton Docks to see all large liners. Market
day Tuesday
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Brockenhurst:
Main line station to London - Waterloo pleasant village
in the New Forest, where ponies can be seen in the village
streets.
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Burley:
A honey pot for holiday makers, cream teas, New Forest Cider,
includes the nearby village of Bransgore with
its lovely Public Houses
- Cadnam
A small
forest edge hamlet on the entrance to the New Forest. Once
famous for an oak tree which was reputed to come into leaf
on Christmas Day. Surrounded by villages and hamlets.
- Christchurch:
Closest to Bournemouth with award winning beaches, famous
Christchurch Priory, Includes Highcliffe ....
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Fordingbridge:
including quiet village of Woodgreen, in the North of the
New Forest. The town gets its name from having a ford and
a bridge ...
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Lymington:
On the edge of the Forest. Famous Yachting town with Marinas
and Quay, Saturday Market, lots of restaurants and other
eating establishments. Includes villages of Everton, Hordle
and Pennington ....
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Lyndhurst:
Pleasant shopping street, with New Forest Museum. It is
also the home of the Verderers Court. Close by is
Minstead, one of many delightful forest villages, the resting
place of Sir Arthur Canan Doyle
Milford and Keyhaven . Situated
3 miles from Lymington. Milford is stony beach but safe
for swimming but with lovely views to the Isle of Wight.
Keyhaven is part of the Solent Way and has a lovely pub
and a sailing club
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New
Milton and Barton :is uniquely
situated, sandwiched between the New Forest and the sea,
with a wide range of leisure activities. With Ashley, Bashley
and Barton-on-Sea right on its door step.
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Ringwood:
close to the main A31, for ease of access also has a street
Market on Wednesday mornings in the town centre.
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Sway
close to Lymington with the New Forest on its door step
is well known for Sway Tower built by Judge Petterson. Sway
also has a main railway line.
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Totton
and Eling. Totton used to be known as the largest village
in England on the edge of the New Forest but close to Southampton
and the M271. Eling is a very pretty village with a Toll
Birdge and Eling Tide Mill with a lovely Creek full of yachts
and small boats.
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