We spent a weekend in the New Forest. We stayed at a B&B in the quaint village of Lyndhurst.
Known as the capital of the New Forest since William the Conqueror established it as a royal hunting ground in 1079. Lyndhurst has been visited by kings and queens staying at the Royal Manor throughout the centuries. Today, Lyndhurst remains the administrative heart of the New Forest.
The New Forest National Park is truly unique. It was made a National Park in 2005. A place of outstanding natural beauty, the unique landscape is shaped by the grazing of ponies, cattle and pigs that roam freely.
These animals may appear wild, but they are owned by people called commoners.
The ponies wander freely through the park and the villages. It is not uncommon to see ponies in the main street of the villages or in the middle of the road.
We decided to take the hop on hop off bus around the National Park and into the villages of the New Forest.
We visited Lymington a bustling, colourful town with lots to see and do. Its Georgian High Street is the venue for a well-known street-market every Saturday morning. This is the busiest time of the week for the town and this popular market boasts a range of stalls selling everything from local fine foods to craftwork and antiques.
The town's many features include a unique series of cobbled streets leading down to the pretty main quay area, where you can sit, relax and watch the world sail by.
Boat trips around the Solent can be taken from the quayside. Fishing trips and motor boat trips are available and you can also go to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is reached by ferry in only 35 minutes.
We went to the Heritage centre in Lyndhurst and a lovely man gave us a map on which he had drawn a driving route for us through the National Park where we would see the most ponies and the prettiest scenery and some deer.
We had a fabulous time in the New Forest and plan to return there on our next visit to the UK and stay for longer. A weekend is really not long enough.
Known as the capital of the New Forest since William the Conqueror established it as a royal hunting ground in 1079. Lyndhurst has been visited by kings and queens staying at the Royal Manor throughout the centuries. Today, Lyndhurst remains the administrative heart of the New Forest.
The New Forest National Park is truly unique. It was made a National Park in 2005. A place of outstanding natural beauty, the unique landscape is shaped by the grazing of ponies, cattle and pigs that roam freely.
These animals may appear wild, but they are owned by people called commoners.
The ponies wander freely through the park and the villages. It is not uncommon to see ponies in the main street of the villages or in the middle of the road.
We decided to take the hop on hop off bus around the National Park and into the villages of the New Forest.
We visited Lymington a bustling, colourful town with lots to see and do. Its Georgian High Street is the venue for a well-known street-market every Saturday morning. This is the busiest time of the week for the town and this popular market boasts a range of stalls selling everything from local fine foods to craftwork and antiques.
The town's many features include a unique series of cobbled streets leading down to the pretty main quay area, where you can sit, relax and watch the world sail by.
Boat trips around the Solent can be taken from the quayside. Fishing trips and motor boat trips are available and you can also go to Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight which is reached by ferry in only 35 minutes.
We went to the Heritage centre in Lyndhurst and a lovely man gave us a map on which he had drawn a driving route for us through the National Park where we would see the most ponies and the prettiest scenery and some deer.
We had a fabulous time in the New Forest and plan to return there on our next visit to the UK and stay for longer. A weekend is really not long enough.
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| New Forest ponies |
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| Hop On Hop Off bus |
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| Lymington high street |
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| Lymington |
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| Lymington Quay |
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| Us on the hop on hop off bus |
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| B&B in Lyndhurst |
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