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The Top 20 Attractions around New Forest

There are plenty of places to see and visit around New Forest. Whether you love hiking or cycling, New Forest is a region where 20

hidden gems are waiting to be explored and visited. Check the top places to visit in the region and plan your next adventure today.

Last updated: November 19, 2025

Ornamental Drive – Bolderwood and Rhinefield Redwoods

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Beautiful steady climb through the tall redwood trees of Bolderwood and Rhinefield. Can get a little hectic with cars in the summer on the narrow road.

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Castleman's Corkscrew Trailway

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Known as the Castleman's Corkscrew, this former Southampton to Dorchester railway line is an excellent flat gravel track. It forms a section of National Cycle Network 2 that connects Brockenhurst …

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Castleman’s Corkscrew Railway Path

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Long, flat, wide gravel trail - perfect for avoiding Burley village or the cars in the main road.

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Brockenhurst Trailhead, New Forest National Park

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Information centre and bike hire shops have route maps and they are happy to share tribal knowledge. It is useful to follow waymarked routes to be familiar with the park. …

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Black Knowl, New Forest National Park

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Wide open gravel trails run alongside this large scenic moorland.

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Whitten Pond

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Whitten Pond is in the middle of open heathland south of Burley. The spot is especially popular in the summer months with people coming to relax on the shoreline, eat …

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Hatchet Pond

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Beautiful serene pond set into the roadside heathland. Can make a beautiful spot for watching the sunset but gets busy in the summer. There’s usually an ice cream van on the entrance to the car park on Hatchet Road.

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Lepe Coastal Road

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This is one of the only sections of road in the New Forest which runs right next to the sea. It's a fabulous stretch of cycling with Lepe Beach at …

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Normandy Lagoon Nature Reserve

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This is a terrific place to walk through, with fantastic wetland and sea views all around. Normandy Lagoon (a lake) is a nature reserve adjacent to the Normandy Marsh reserve …

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Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve

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The seawall offers stunning views across the mudflats, where a wealth of different bird species come to feed. Large numbers of brent geese seek refuge here in the winter, along …

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The Top 20 Attractions around New Forest

Ornamental Drive – Bolderwood and Rhinefield Redwoods

Castleman's Corkscrew Trailway

Castleman’s Corkscrew Railway Path

Brockenhurst Trailhead, New Forest National Park

Black Knowl, New Forest National Park

Whitten Pond

Hatchet Pond

Lepe Coastal Road

Normandy Lagoon Nature Reserve

Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve

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