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.
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: October 6, 2025
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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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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Walking this circular ‘Tall Trees Trail’ will take you through an impressive section of the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive amongst towering Douglas fir and mighty redwoods. The path is a flat and fairly smooth gravelled surface.
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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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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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Wide open gravel trails run alongside this large scenic moorland.
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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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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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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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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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