Leisure Activities in The New Forest

There are many fun and exciting ways to get out and enjoy the natural beauty of the New Forest from a cantering across open heathland riding one of our famous New Forest Ponies to a sailing on the solent in a speedy yatch!

Listed below are a variety of companies and organisations providing leisure persuits across the New Forest.

Activity Centres

Avon Tyrrell, Bransgore (nr Burley)
Tel: 01425 672347
www.avontyrrell.org.uk

Calshot Activities Centre, Calshot
Tel: 023 8089 2077
www.calshot.com

Canoeing and Kayaking

Liquid Logistics, Beaulieu
Tel: 01590 612377
www.newforestactivities.co.uk/liquid_main.htm

Cycling

Bike Hire with Trandams (specially adapted bikes) Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood
Tel: 01425 470721
www.moors-valley.co.uk

Cycle Experience Brookley Road, Brockenhurst
Tel: 01590 624204
www.cyclex.co.uk

High Wire

Go Ape, Moors Valley Country Park, Ringwood
Tel: 0870 4589063
www.goape.co.uk

Horse Riding and Driving

Bagnum Riding Stables, Ringwood
Tel: 01425 476263

Burley Villa Riding School, New Milton
Tel: 01425 610278
www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~burleyv/

New Forest Disabled Driving Group
Tel: 01590 612001
www.nfddg.co.uk (horse driving)

Nature activities

Blashford Lakes Study Centre, Hampshire and IOW Wildlife Trust Ringwood
Tel: 01425 472760
www.wessexwater.co.uk/recreation/sub_blashford.aspx?id=60

Lower Testwood Lakes Nature Reserve, Totton
Tel: 023 8066 7919
www.hwt.org.uk

Countryside Education Trust, Beaulieu (please note pre arranged visits only in groups)
Tel: 01590 612401
www.cet.org.uk

Sailing

Sailability – New Forest & District
Contact: Eric Blyth
Tel: 023 8086 7438
www.nfdc.gov.uk

Walking

Lepe Country Park, Lepe
Tel: 023 8089 9108 – Wheelchair access, disabled toilet, guide dogs welcome.
www3.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-countryside/lepe.htm

Forestry Commission Way marked footpaths in the New Forest.
There are specially designed way-marked footpaths at Bolderwood, Blackwater, Wilverley Plain and Whitefield Moor Forestry Commission car parks; each of these car parks also has toilet facilities. Knightwood Oak Forestry Commission car park also is accessible for a wheelchair; please note there are no toilet facilities. Other Forestry Commission car parks which have disabled toilet facilities are: Anderwood and Hatch Pond please note that these are not advisable for wheelchairs.
Tel: 023 80283141
www.forestry.gov.uk/newforest

Moors Valley Country Park Ringwood
Tel: 01425 470721
www.moors-valley.co.uk

Keyhaven Nature Reserve near Lymington (Disabled access)
Tel: 01590 674656
www.hants.gov.uk/discover/places/lymingtonkey.html

Beaches
There is wheelchair access to Highcliffe, Mudeford and Bournemouth beaches via zigzagged tarmac paths.