The name also refers to the new forest national park which has similar boundaries. Donkeys resting in beaulieu new forest hampshire.
New forest ponies graze freely throughout the national park roughly 3000 graze the pastures along with donkeys cattle and pigs.
New forest national park england. Welcome to my new forest national park website and to this unique part of the uk. New forest national park location. There are many villages dotted ar.
You ll find 76 hotels and other accommodations within a few miles for a convenient home base. It covers south west hampshire and extends into south east wiltshire and towards east dorset. The new forest local government district is a subdivision of hampshire which covers most of the forest.
The new forest has been a holiday destination here in the uk throughout the ages and there s a wide selection of accommodation to suit all styles and budgets. Tripadvisor has 205 652 reviews of new forest national park hampshire hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best new forest national park hampshire resource. The new forest national park is a wonderful place to live with peaceful hamlets bustling towns and thriving communities.
It includes one of the largest remaining pieces of open pasture land heathland and forest in the heavily populated south east of england. Luxury and country house hotels self catering holiday cottages bed breakfasts camping and caravan sites and holiday parks all set against the majestic backdrop of the new forest. The new forest is an area of southern england.
New forest national park is located in an area that travelers like for its forests. As you admire the timeless scenery it s easy to see why it s such a popular holiday beauty spot. 219 square miles 567 square kilometers.
The new forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land heathland and forest in southern england covering southwest hampshire and southeast wiltshire it was proclaimed a royal forest by william the conqueror featuring in the domesday book pre existing rights of common pasture are still recognised today being enforced by official verderers and agisters. They are not technically wild as they are all owned by commoners and are rounded up in autumn and spring to be checked for health and young colts are taken out of the herds. Tripadvisor has 205 870 reviews of new forest hotels attractions and restaurants making it your best new forest resource.
The national park lies within the county of hampshire on the south central coast of england and is predominantly occupied by an area formerly just called the new forest approximately 150 square miles in size and once a royal hunting ground for king william i and his noblemen in the 12th century ad. New forest national park hampshire tourism.
