Get out and expore...
There are so many wonderful places to walk in the New Forest whether you prefer short walks or hikes that may take several hours, and many pass pubs where you can stop for lunch. From Wildwood B&B you can drive out to one of the numerous car parks and walk from there.

Links

Here are links to useful websites that will give you ideas for exploring the New Forest. Many are tried and tested walks so you can avoid getting lost:
Walk into the forest from Sway
The forest is walking distance from Wildwood, via Mead End Road and Adlam’s Lane. From here you can either do a short circular 1 hour walk through the forest, via Setthorns, and back through the village or you can be more adventurous and try a much longer hike or cycle ride…


Locations to visit

Interactive map
When we first moved to the New Forest we were a bit daunted by the thought of so many different places to walk. After 3 years we are still discovering new places every week so we have started to add these walks to an interactive map:
- Zoom in and scroll to view more details
- Click on the title of a walk listed under the map to view it’s starting point, and find out more details
- If you need directions from Wildwood B&B, just click on the ‘Get Direction’ button in the info box about the walk and enter our postcode SO41 6BA, then click the ‘Go’ button which looks like a pair of binoculars. Details of the route will appear in a box on screen.
- Or click on the red individual location markers on the map to find out more each walk
- More locations will be added over time

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Plenty of parking and a choice
of forest walking in the inclosure
or walking across open heathland.
Always lots of ponies roaming here.
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Very local to Wildwood, both forest and heathland walking

A local entry point into the New Forest.

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A longer walk or scenic cycle ride from Sway.
The cycle is mostly an off-road route
on quiet gravel tracks starting and
finishing at Sway Train Station.


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8km walk starting at pictureque Burbush,
near Burley,and going via the
Holmsley tea rooms where you can stop
for refreshments

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Here is a New Forest walk from the BBC
archives called Ober Water Walk,
starting at Whitefield Moor car park in
Brockenhurst and along the Ober
Water trail.

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An easy three-mile walk into
the glorious and historic New Forest
National Park, from the Countryfile
website. It ends at The Drift Inn, a
good place to stop for lunch.
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Anderwood inclosure is a
great place for walking and
a picnic or BBQ.
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An easy three-mile walk into
the glorious and historic New Forest
National Park, from the Countryfile
website. It ends at The Drift Inn, a
good place to stop for lunch.
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A lovely walk that starts in Beaulieu
village and ends at the historic
Buckler's Hard where you can enjoy
a pub lunch. Parking is available
at the council car park in the village.

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A wonderful sea wall walk along
the beautiful stretch of coast between
the mouth of the Lymington River
and the village of Keyhaven. Parking
is available at the Bath Road car
park in Lymington

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This circular walk starts at Balmer Lawn,
where there is a car park, and goes into
the Standing Hat inclosure. The Dyke
encompasses an area of about 500 acres.
Legend has it that John de Pontoise,
Bishop of Winchester, built the bank and
ditches around 1284. He was given
permission to enclose an area that he
could crawl around in a day. To get the
largest possible piece of land he spent
24 hours crawling along the ground.

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Park in Lyndhurst village or
Bolton's Bench car park. This walk passes
Bolton's Bench, crosses White Moor, goes
through Mallard Wood’s ancient,
unenclosed woodland, and meets the
Beaulieu River at Longwater Lawn.
Treat yourself to a Spring break...
