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The New Forest.

 

 The forest around Brockenhurst it is filled with wildlife. Within half a mile of your holiday home live deer, rabbits and foxes. All around, are ponies, pigs and cattle grazing wild.

The forest is rich with bird-life. There are trout in the Lymington River and sometimes otters can be seen. The forest, although not heavily populated has many quaint and pleasant villages to visit, such as Sway and Burley and Bramshaw.

But the New Forest – William the Conquerer’s private hunting domain – covers a large area, bounded by the Solent to the south, the Avon to the west and a tributary of the Test to the north east. It is filled with history and pleasant places to visit. Steeped in history the forest contains many hidden gems, one highlight being a memorial stone marking the spot where King William Rufus, William II of England, was shot dead in the forest whilst out hunting.

Away from the forest, in the surrounding area of Brockenhurst. The list of things to see and do is expansive. A few of the more well know sites include:
Lord Montague’s Palace House.
The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
Buckler’s Hard - Wooden ships were built for the Navy of the first Queen Elizabeth.
Lymington on the Solent, is an important yacht haven.
The Knightwood oak in the New Forest is more than 400 years old.
Exbury Gardens in the New Forest are famous for azaleas and rhododendrons.
Furzey Gardens at Minstead are also very fine.
 
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