The New Forest

Step into nature with the wild ponies of the New Forest!

Wild horses won’t be able to drag you away from the New Forest once you’ve experienced its peace and fallen in love with the forest’s idyllic glades, ancient woodland, open moors, heathland and cliff top walks. The New Forest became a national park in 2005 and was once a royal hunting ground for William the Conqueror. It covers an area of 566 square kilometres and is made up of vast tracts of unspoilt woodland, heathland and river valleys. Today deer, ponies and cattle continue to roam free in its ancient heaths and woodland, and clear rivers and shady groves provide tranquillity. With the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, the 18th century village of Buckler's Hard, Breamore House and Museum near Fordingbridge and Exbury Gardens, there's fun for all ages.