Local Attractions
A listing of Visitor Attractions Churches Bike Hire and Virtual Visits in alphabetical order

 

Attractions: (top)

Name Location Telephone Description Fax Email Site
Beaulieu Motor Museum Beaulieu 01590 612345 National Motor Museum, Palace House and Abbey Ruins.     www
Big Top Jousting Christchurch 01202 471780 The thrill and spectacle of a medieval joust 2pm every day except Saturdays June - August      
Buckler's Hard Beaulieu 01590 616203 18th Century picturesque village on the Beaulieu river (Very expensive parking - try walking from Beaulieu)     www
Burley Wagonnette Rides Brockenhurst 01590 681941 Horse drawn wagon rides in the heart of the New Forest      
Eling Tide Mill Totton 023 8086 9575 The only surviving tide mill still producing flour      
Exbury Gardens Exbury   Great English gardens. Famous for rhododendrons, camelias and azalias     www
Furzey Gardens Minstead 023 8081 2464 A peaceful time in 8 acres of gardens       
Longdown Dairy Farm Ashurst 023 8029 3326 Get close to farm animals and learn about farming methods      
Lymington Vinyard Lymington 01590 672112 Sample brew at the award winning vineyard      
Lyndhurst Golf Club           www
Lyndhurst Vilage Decorations Lyndhurst   Information on the village Christmas lights    
Marwell Zoological Park Nr. Winchester 01962 777407 Animal Conservation with Education and Recreation   Email  
The New Forest Owl Otter and Wildlife park Ashurst 023 8029 2408 Discover British wildlife as you travel through recreated settings and track down foxes, ferrets, water voles and mink 023 8029 3367    
New Forest Badger Watch   01425 403412 Spaces very limited     www
New Forest Museum & Visitor Lyndhurst 023 8028 3914 Audio Visual show and displays depicting the history, traditions, wildlife and charactors of the New Forest      
New Forest Owl Sanctuary Ringwood 01425 476487 Largest collection of Owls in Europe. Daily lectures and flying displays inside and outside.     www
Paultons Park Ower 023 8081 4455 Leasure Park with over 40 attractions for all ages      

Bike Hire (top)

Name Location Telephone Description Fax Email Site
AA Bike Hire Lyndhurst 023 8028 3349        
Burley Bike Hire Burley 01425 403584        
Cycle Hire Brockenhurst 01590 624204        
Rentabike   01590 681876 Free local delivery. Also tours      

Churches: (top)

Name Location Telephone Description Fax Email Site
All Saints Church Minstead 023 8028 2154 Every century in Church architecture here with Saxon font, box pews and three-decker pulpit.
Final resting place of Sir Athure ConanDoyle		 023 8028 2890 Email www
Christ Church Emery Down 023 8028 2154 A beautiful piece of 1860 domestic Victorian Church building by Butterfield. Paterlalism at
its best. Alms houses and school all nearby.		 023 8028 2890 Email www
St Michael and All Angels Lyndhurst 023 8028 2154 Victorian wonder (land!) with Burn Jones and Lord Leighton. Final resting place of "Alice"
Sunday Eucharist 9.45am		 023 8028 2890 Email www

Virtual Visits: (top)

Name Description Site
Aardvarks Forest Sit back and enjoy this slide-show of the forest www
Forest History Looking for the history of Lyndhurst; its all here www
RomseyNet A simlar community web-site for Romsey, Hampshire UK www
Cobra PC Not in the forest at all, but I had to add him as he built all my computers really cheaply (not to mention he's my brov.) www
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