Brockenhurst

Walking routes spread out in all directions from Brockenhurst with some of the forest’s most beautiful woods and heath lands easily accessible from the village.

Brockenhurst is a hub for walkers – not least because it sits on the main rail line from London Waterloo. It was the railway which first brought Victorian visitors to the village in the 1860s to take in the fresh air and rural delights of the New Forest.

Roydon Woods, south of the village encompasses 950 acres of protected woodland which is managed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.  Meanwhile to the north, heading out across Black Knowl past the village allotments takes you towards New Park and Aldridgehill Inclosure.

For a more long-distance walk, you can follow the course of the old Dorchester railway line, known as Castleman’s Corkscrew. Now a shared cycle route – it reaches as far as the village of Burley, or you can use part of its length to walk to Sway village.

Heading north out of the village along the A337 takes you to Balmer Lawn. The Balmer Lawn Hotel looks out over the village cricket pitch as well as the ‘Brockenhurst Beach’ – a shallow stretch of the Lymington River popular as a family bathing spot in the summer. You can access more forest tracks at nearby Standing Hat along Balmer Lawn Road.

Our Lyndhurst-Brockenhurst Loop walk takes you as far as Lyndhurst via Whitley Wood and Brick Kiln Inclosure before returning through the woods on the other side of the A337.

As well as having a mainline train station, Brockenhurst is also on the Bluestar 6 bus route between Lymington and Southampton. The New Forest Tour open-top buses operate during the summer months.

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Brockenhurst Walks

Sway station to Brockenhurst

Sway station to Brockenhurst

Enjoy the New Forest car free with this walk between stations along a disused Victorian railway line.

Start: Sway station

Distance: 5 miles

Lyndhurst – Brockenhurst Loop

Lyndhurst – Brockenhurst Loop

Starting from either village, you’ll wind your way along forest tracks before discovering the history – and tea shops – in each village

Start: Brockenhurst station/Lyndhurst village car park

Distance: 10 miles

Wilverley Inclosure

Wilverley Inclosure

A pleasant looped walk through mixed woodland in the New Forest’s popular Wilverley Inclosure.

Start: Wilverley Inclosure car park

Distance: 3 miles

Holm Hill

Holm Hill

Rolling heathlands, tranquil meandering streams, lowland bogs and ancient woodland – all within just three miles

Start: Whitefield Moor car park

Distance: 3 miles

Aldridge Hill

Aldridge Hill

Convenient for both Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst, this circular route takes in forest woodlands and crosses gently meandering streams.

Start: Ober Corner car park

Distance: 7 miles

Ober Water

Ober Water

Follow the tranquil Ober Water stream as it meanders gently through the Aldridgehill woodland.

Start: Whitefield Moor car park

Distance: 2 miles

Longslade Heath and Set Thorns

Longslade Heath and Set Thorns

Take in some of the New Forest’s best views of wide-open valleys and heath land.

Start: Longslade Heath car park

Distance: 4 miles

Wootton Coppice and Brownhill Inclosures

Wootton Coppice and Brownhill Inclosures

A circular walk on gravel paths through the mixed woodlands of Wootton Coppice and Brownhill inclosures.

Start: Wootton Bridge car park

Distance: 3 miles

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