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Other sightRuins
Beaulieu Abbey
Ruins of a Cistercian abbey founded by King John in 1203 to 1204, with the cloister and a herb garden.
Outdoor
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
Attractions in The New Forest
18 places from our The New Forest guide, from Beaulieu and Lymington to Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst. Each links to its area guide and, where we have one, its official site.
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Attractions
Attractions in The New Forest
18 places
Each dot is a place in the list below. Scroll with the page; click or focus the map to zoom with the wheel.
Other sight
Other sightArboretum
Blackwater Arboretum
Arboretum trail on the Rhinefield Ornamental Drive with trees from around the world, giant redwoods and sensory sculptures.
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
Park or natureWoodland
Bolderwood
Arboretum with Douglas firs dating back to 1860 and veteran trees in ancient woodland, with waymarked walks and cycle trails.
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
Viewpoint
Other sightHistoric village
Buckler's Hard
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
Cathedral or churchChurch
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Lyndhurst
Victorian brick church with a fresco by Frederic Leighton and Morris and Burne-Jones glass; Alice Liddell is buried in the churchyard.
Indoor
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
GardenGarden
Exbury Gardens
Rothschild woodland garden of 200 acres with rhododendrons, azaleas and a steam railway; closed for winter except Christmas events.
Outdoor
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
GardenGarden
Furzey Gardens
Garden near Minstead with rare plants, hidden fairy doors and a tearoom; visits support people with neuro disabilities.
Outdoor
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
Park or natureLake
Hatchet Pond
Forestry England calls it the New Forest's largest body of fresh water, and one of the UK's most important ponds for wildlife.
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
Other sightTree
Knightwood Oak
Forestry England calls this 500-year-old oak the largest and most famous in the New Forest; it stands by the Bolderwood Ornamental Drive.
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
Park or natureCountry park
Lepe Country Park
A mile of beach on the Solent at the mouth of the Beaulieu River, with Operation Overlord remains and a café.
Outdoor
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
MuseumMuseum
National Motor Museum
Cars and motorcycles from pioneering vehicles to Formula 1 cars and land speed record breakers, on the Beaulieu estate.
Indoor
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
MuseumMuseum
New Forest Heritage Centre
Free museum on the Forest's history, commoning and ancient laws; its 7.5-metre New Forest Embroidery shows 1079 to 1979.
Indoor
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
Zoo or aquariumWildlife park
New Forest Wildlife Park
Conservation-minded wildlife park near Ashurst with otters and wallabies; wolves returned in summer 2026.
Outdoor
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
Historic houseHistoric house
Palace House
Montagu family home at Beaulieu, where costumed guides show what life was like in Victorian times; included in the Beaulieu ticket.
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
Other sightMonument
Rufus Stone
Marks the spot where, by tradition, King William II was killed by an arrow while hunting in 1100.
Outdoor
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
MuseumMuseum
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery
Indoor
- Beaulieu and Lymington, The New Forest
Park or natureWoodland
Wilverley
Forestry England picnic spot west of Brockenhurst with woodland walks and wide views.
- Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, The New Forest
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By area
Things to do by area in The New Forest
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More about The New Forest: the The New Forest guide, free things to do and UK museums and galleries.
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How the flags work
What we show, and what we leave out
Every flag below comes from a source you can open. Where we hold no report, the list says "not stated" or shows nothing: it does not guess. Check the venue before you travel, because prices, hours and booking rules change.
- Type. Our own grouping of each place's kind in our destination guides (for example museum, castle or garden). It is a filter, not a rating.
- Entry (free or paid). Shown only where the venue's own website says so in plain words, read on 25 Oct 2026. 0 places here are marked free and 0 paid; the other 18 are not stated. "Free" means general admission: special exhibitions, events and facilities can still be charged. The words we relied on are on the sources page.
- Booking. We have not yet read a venue page that advises booking for these places, so there is no booking filter. Check each official site.
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- Indoor or outdoor. Our rules for the kind of place (4 indoor, 0 partly covered, 7 outdoor; the rest are not classed). It says nothing about opening hours or shelter on the day.
- Family-friendly. Places marked family-friendly in our guides (0 so far).
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Sources
- Our destination guides: the places, descriptions and positions come from their "Things to do" pages, which link each venue's official site.
- Venue websites, read on 25 Oct 2026 for free-entry, admission-price and booking wording. Each flag and the words behind it: flag sources.
- OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab), for reported step-free tags.
- Our free things guide, which lists places whose own websites say entry is free.