Walks from Brockenhurst
Hampshire · South East England
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Brockenhurst Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Brockenhurst by train.
Lymington Town to Brockenhurst
Recommended
Time: 3h30–7h
1 lunch spot: the Fleur de Lys (1h–1h30 in)
2 end-of-walk rewards: the Snakecatcher Pub, or the Huntsman
Warnings: Can be EXTREME mud in Lymington Reeds Beds Nature Reserve.
Adapted from: The Rough Guide to Walks in London & the South East (3rd edition).
Reverse direction: the Saturday Walkers Club and Slow Ways (inc. GPX).
Brockenhurst Circular via Lyndhurst
Forest inclosures and heath between the villages of Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, with Lymington River bathing spots and spring bluebells. Strenuous.
Walk details: New Forest Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Brockenhurst Circular via Lyndhurst
Level forest walking, dense woodland cycle-ways, open lawns and inclosures.
Time: 4h
Warnings: Can be muddy.
Walk details: the Saturday Walkers Club (tips, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Brockenhurst Circular via Roydon Woods
Forest inclosures and Roydon Woods nature reserve, with steep hills and St Nicholas' Church, thought to be the New Forest's oldest, holding the grave of snake-catcher 'Brusher' Mills. Strenuous.
St Nicholas' Church: Thought to be the oldest surviving church in the New Forest, mentioned in the Domesday Book and home to World War One war graves and the grave of forest snake-catcher Brusher Mills.
Roydon Woods: A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust nature reserve of woodland and pasture south of Brockenhurst.
Warnings: Lots of steep hills and descents.
Walk details: New Forest Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Ashurst New Forest to Brockenhurst
Ancient woodland, open heath and inclosures, crossing the Beaulieu River past Matley and Denny Woods. Strenuous.
Matley Wood: A small but beautiful tract of ancient and ornamental New Forest woodland reached across open heath.
Denny Wood: An ancient and ornamental woodland of beech and oak flanked by ferns and surrounded by heath and wetland habitats.
Warnings: Some roadside walking with limited footpath; take care.
Walk details: New Forest Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Sway to Brockenhurst
Open heath and forest inclosures, a caravan park and a dead-straight stretch of the disused Castleman Corkscrew railway, now a cycle route. Strenuous.
Warnings: Some short road sections have no footpath; watch for traffic.
Walk details: New Forest Walks (tips, photos, local insights and turn-by-turn directions).
Brockenhurst to Totton
