At the highest point for miles around, atop the Down that bears his name, is a monument to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, former Poet Laureate and Island resident.
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.
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 …
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.