Additional Accessible Information

This part of our website is dedicated to giving you additional information regarding accessibility when visiting The New Forest. We hope this information will enable you to get the most of your time spent in The New Forest.

Scroll down the page for more information on accessible train stations, accessible toilet facilities and wheelchair hire in the New Forest.

Accessible Train Stations in The New Forest

Each train station in The New Forest is listed below with their accessibility:

Ashurst Station - Step free access to platform 1 and 2, no toilet.
Beaulieu Road Station - Level access to platform 2 only, no toilet.
Brockenhurst Station - Step free access to every platform via a barrow crossing (traverser to platform 1), accessible toilet.
Hinton Admiral Station - Step free access to all parts of station, no toilet.
Lymington Pier Station - Step free access to all parts of the station, no toilet.
Lymington Town Station - Step free access to all parts of the station, no toilet.
New Milton Station - Step free access to each platform, no toilet.
Sway Station - Step free access to platforms but no interchange, no toilet.
Totton Station - Inaccessible to wheelchair users, customers are advised to travel via Ashurst.

For futher information on the access of these train stations please contact South West Trains.

Accessible toilet facilities in The New Forest

The following list of town and village car parks all have accessible facilities:

Barton Court Avenue NFDC car park
Beaulieu NFDC car park
Bransgore NFDC car park - open 7am - 7pm
Brockenhurst NFDC car park - open 6am - 7.30 pm (automatic locking)
Burley NFDC car park
Calshot Spit NFDC car park
Fawley, School Road NFDC car park - open 7am - 4pm
Fordingbridge, Roundhill NFDC car park - open summer 7am - 7pm and winter 7am - 5pm
Hythe, Prospect Place NFDC car park - open winter 6.30am - 7pm and summer 6.30am - 9pm (automatic locking)
Keyhaven NFDC car park
Lymington, Bath Road NFDC car park
Lymington, New Street NFDC car park - open 5am - 5pm (automatic locking)
Lymington Quay NFDC car park
Lymington, rear of Waitrose NFDC car park
Lyndhurst NFDC car park (new block) - open 7.30am - 5pm in winter
Lyndhurst NFDC car park (old block)
Milford, Camden Hurst NFDC car park
Milford, Sea Road NFDC car park
New Milton, Old Milton Road NFDC car park - open 7am - 7pm
New Milton, Station Road NFDC car park
Ringwood, Furlong NFDC car park
Totton, Eling Cemetery NFDC car park - open 8am - 8pm (automatic locking)
Totton, Eling Recreation Ground NFDC car park - open 7.30am - 5pm in winter and 7.30am to 7pm in summer
Totton, Library Road NFDC car park - open 6am - 7pm in winter and 6am - 9pm in summer (automatic locking)
Totton, Salisbury Road Recreation Ground NFDC car park
Totton, Winsor Road NFDC car park

For a map of the NFDC car parks and their locations please click here.

In most instances you will need a radar key to open the accessible toilets. If you do not have a radar key you may borrow one from Lyndhurst Information Centre during opening hours.

There are some forest car parks that also have accessible facilities:

Blackwater Forestry Commission car park
Bolderwood Forestry Commission car park
The New Forest Reptile Centre Forestry Commission car park
Whitefield Moor Forestry Commission car park
Wilverley Plain Forestry Commission car park

Wheelchair Hire around The New Forest

The following companies offer sales (new and old), repair and hire of manual and electric wheelchairs, scooters and equipment in the New Forest and surrounding areas:

Keep Able: 6 New Canal, Salisbury, SP1 2AQ
Tel: 01722 331888

Keep Able: 779 - 781 Wimborne Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, BH9 2BD
Tel: 01202 549121

Richens Care: Unit 2 Sea Vixen Industrial Estate, Wilverley Road, Christchurch, BH23 3RU
Tel: 01202 588102

Gallager Mobility: Unit 4 The Industrial Business Centre, Grange Road, Christchurch, BH23 4JD
Tel: 01425 270666

M&J Mobility: Old Lyndhurst Road, Cadnam, SO40 2NL
Tel: 023 8081 1949 

New Milton Mobility: 4 Burseldon House, Station Road, New Milton, BH25 6HZ
Tel: 01425 628815

We advise to contact each company to check their product meets your accessibility needs.