New Forest UK National Park Travel Guide Share what living here is like with me.
The New Forest UK National Park in England is a fantastic place to live! That's why my travel guide is unique.
I'm passionate about living here so let me share my recommendations and tales with you, ready for your visit.
So first of all.............WELCOME!
Bienvenue Welkom Willkommen Benvenuti »¶Ó
If I haven't visited, stayed, or eaten there - I won't be recommending it... it really is that simple.
Latest New Forest Life News - January 2011
- If you are thinking of booking luxury camping in the New Forest,
Eurocamp are NOT providing this service for 2012. I'll update you asap.
- Warning: Looking to book a New Forest Lodge? Please check where it actually is! Is it within the New Forest boundary? Contact Me to find out more.
- Are you a James Bond fan? The National Motor Museum at Beaulieu is running a fantastic Bond in Motion exhibition. 50 years of Bond and his vehicles all included in your admission price. Find out more at my Beaulieu Review
- Subscribe to my latest New Forest Tales. Just fill in the box, it's free and you can find out about the 2 little foals who have recently been put back out, weaned and now all on their own!
- Visit New Forest Family Tree Forum Post your questions to find out more of your family history. Were your relatives stationed in the New Forest during WW1 and WW2? My Family Tree Building Tips suggests ways to find out about your past. We have discovered in our family tree searches that we don't come from royal blood!
- Get to know this beautiful National Park - as I know it, through my New Forest pictures.
- Winter is a very dangerous time of year for the New Forest ponies and other animals. Darker nights mean an increase in animal road deaths and accidents. Road death figures are already up on last year, please take care on the roads,hopefully not too many more New Forest animals will die this year.
- How about visiting a New Forest Tea Room if you're out and about?
Here's what I'll be sharing with you.....
- The Animals
Get ready for a laugh!......... The pigs and piglets
are hilarious! Have you seen my latest New Forest piglet pictures, I took recently?
This time is called Pannage. This is an ancient right for Commoners.
For 60 days they may put their pigs out to eat the green acorns.
This is vital to prevent the ponies eating them and becoming ill or even dying!.
Laugh with me at their antics sometimes right outside my door and let me share with you what they get up to!
I went to the New Forest Drift the annual round up of all the New Forest ponies. It was a fascinating!
Enjoy my photos of some of the
New Forest foals in 2011 and all the ponies I see each day.
Explore and discover New Forest deer. They are very hard to spot and photo! Meet a donkey and her foal. You'll be amazed at some of the cows you may see too.
- New Forest Campsites for Camping, Caravanning and Tents...
Latest news! If you are thinking of booking luxury camping in the New Forest Eurocamp are NOT providing this service for 2012. I'll update you asap.
Here are the 10 New Forest Forestry Commission Campsites for camping and caravanning I recommend.
They are all in the heart of the forest and get booked up quickly! Think ahead for 2012.
Choose Luxury Camping
in a Safari Tent
or a Ready Tent. Are you thinking of
bringing your own tent?
Let me suggest Caravan Parks I think you will enjoy.
The David Bellamy Gold Award winning
Setthorns Campsite is open all year. It is close to the beautiful Wilverley Plain and Enclosure, great for a picnic and a large family
BBQ!
What's a Holmsley Campsite Safari Tent
like? Discover a more luxurious way of Glamping? in this stunning environment.
Read my Roundhill Review and discover the wonderful Roundhill Information Centre too.
Read my Hollands Wood Review.
You can check any accommodation through
- Where to stay
Are you looking for romantic
Lodges? I've visited these myself.
I'll suggest beautiful Hotels and Spas;
Perhaps a unique B&B?:
Or lovely forest or seaside Cottage?
Would you like to enjoy romance and luxury at one of my personally recommended Top Luxury Spa Hotels?
You can relax, chill out, have a treatment and then a lovely meal and back to your room for champagne..........
Are you planning a wedding or romantic weekend in this lovely setting?
What about finding a dog friendly hotel lots of lovely walks, then back to a warm and welcoming hotel for a wonderful meal for you and your favourite pooch?
Find out how to save money when visiting. The Brand New Forest Card gives you discounts on attractions, gifts, local food and produce and cream teas too!
Don't forget to buy your maps and find out your routes from Ordnance Survey before you set off!
- Activities and Days Out and About
I can suggest walks and walking routes to find all weather paths for all ages. Many are New Forest All Access paths, suitable for the disabled visitor, right in the heart of this stunning National Park.
Discover why Cycling along the lovely lanes and off road tracks can be such fun.
Explore my Four recommended cycling routes
and I'll suggest the best places to hire a bike too!
We recently came back from a wonderful cycling route which takes you into the real heart of this ancient woodland.
Horse Riding, is a wonderful way to get close to the animals and is popular. Fishing can be both exciting and relaxing, and Water Sports on the New Forest lakes and rivers are all waiting for you to experience.
Explore my Days Out tips and visit my
Beaulieu Review and find out why I recommend visiting Beaulieu and The National Motor Museum.
Buckler's Hard Maritime Museum is fascinating. Learn about
Nelson and the New Forest.
What about my Weather Diary. If you want to know todays weather BBC weather will give you todays forecast.
Visit the coast at
Lepe Country Park with wonderful views across the Solent, WW2 history and wildlife to explore and enjoy, for all the family! Safe BBQ sites
for a great family day out too.
- The New Forest Tour sightseeing bus has now stopped running but I'll let you know the date it starts for 2012. It's a great way to see the New Forest from an open top sightseeing bus.
- New Forest Food
Find out more about a great Food Event at Milford on Sea
Recently, I went to a fantastic New Forest Food Market with the finest, freshest produce.
What's your favourite New Forest food? Now you can tell us!
Find out where New Forest Farmers Markets are going to be held.
You've found the food now what about a great family BBQ?
This wonderful and unique environment has a fascinating history.
Do you have your own special New Forest tale? Why not add your own personal story?
Many pages (look for the * on the lefthand nav bar)- now give you the chance to add your experiences of your visit here.
Why not share your story with us?
Here's something new. I've set up New-Forest-Lost-Stolen-Found so now you can post directly if a pet or animal has been stolen or lost. Hopefully, we will also get some pets and animals which have been found too!
Ask a question? to find out more about this lovely UK National Park.
I will take you from New Forest countryside to the beauty of the spectacular coast where the ponies can be seen grazing on the very edge of the sea!
This is a unique site because all the photos and stories are my own, and so I can share what happens on the forest with you.
Would you like to be part of my monthly ezine New Forest Life Tales?
You can subscribe and it is free. You can be assured your
details will not be passed on, they will only be used,
by me, to send you this monthly update on what is happening
n this beautiful place and some of the animal adventures that happen to me.
I am passionate about living in the New Forest.
I love every minute, from seeing the beautiful ponies and other animals outside my door to hearing the cows grazing outside my window at night.

At the moment, to live here I need to work to support this lifestyle.
When eventually silver surfer status takes me over I know I can work from home and earn money from my very own home business. It is and will be hard work but whether you are a
mum who wants to work from home or a silver surfer looking for a great way to spend some retirement time - there is a light at the end of the tunnel! Now, you can learn how to Build Your Own Site. Why not put on the kettle and find out more? And at the moment there is a Special offer for you to try! Now you can opt to pay monthly throughout the year - 2012 may just be your year! Anyway, back to my favourite subject..............
I hope you enjoy visiting New Forest Life and that you explore and enjoy this beautiful area with me.
Our local Miss Pig after a cooling mud bath - she actually attended the local school fete on this day - without an invite!
If you start your visit here it should be a truly unique experience for you, and I'll really enjoy sharing my fantastic environment with you from inside the beautiful New Forest national Park.
How lovely! - This beautiful foal was fast asleep in the sunny heather. How comfortable can you be??....some of these wonderful sights are right outside my door!
This is a beautiful area for a holiday destination, and is really handy for visits to nearby places.
If you can bear to leave the beauty of the ponies
and donkeys for a day then Bournemouth, Mudeford,
Hengistbury Head, Christchurch and Poole
are all really worth a day out.
Dorset and the wonderful Jurassic Coast
can all be included in your holiday or short break - whether as a day visit or for a little longer.
I've just started putting some of my own Ezine articles up on the web and so if you want to read some more New Forest Tales without having to subscribe you can share them with me here. It's all here for me to share my personal experience of living in the fabulous New Forest National Park with you - enjoy!
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