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Topic: New forest must dos?

greenhill

10/7/2014 at 6:17pm
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Can you recommend any "must dos" in the new forest? We're staying near bransgore and have a 10yr old and 7yr old. We'll be going to beaulieu and hopefully cycling too. I'd love to know where to go for a paddle in a stream or other beauty spots / great places to go.

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Frannyvan

10/7/2014 at 6:33pm
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We live near the new forest and a nice place for a picnic and paddle is near Ogdens. The car park should be on the Map.

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10/7/2014 at 7:27pm
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Have a look at Bucklers Hard or if you want to look a bit further afield, plenty to see in and around Portsmouth.

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Jukie999

10/7/2014 at 8:14pm
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Linford Bottom has a great paddling stream

chicaguapa

10/7/2014 at 9:08pm
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There's a nice paddling stream at Balmer Lawn if you're in the Brockenhurst area. It'll be on the way to Beaulieu. There's a piece of wood on a rope that the kids use to swing into the river and a deeper area for a dingy.

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10/7/2014 at 9:09pm
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The New Forest Reptile Centre is just up the road from where you are staying. As is theBolderwood Deer Sanctuary

Frannyvan

12/7/2014 at 2:25am
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I forgot - crabbing at Mudeford

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13/7/2014 at 11:48am
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Lepe Country Park is nice.

Have a look at www.newforest-online.co.uk

And, as someone else has already mentioned, Bolderwood is good too and you should be able to see the deer this time of year as I think they're fed up until September.

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greenhill

13/7/2014 at 2:48pm
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Thanks for all the great ideas.

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Larbea22

13/7/2014 at 8:55pm
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Definitely recommend a visit to Mudeford for crabbing, we do it every time we visit Dorset!!

Also recommend the New Forest Wildlife Park.. not your usual run of the mill 'zoo' with a lovely selection of animals you don't normally get to see..

Dan-w

17/7/2014 at 6:08am
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We visited recently for a long weekend and Moors Valley Country Park was great, we didn’t cycle there but I know there were plenty of routes to follow, with different sculptural equipment for the kids to climb and play on. You just pay for parking for the day (£8 if I remember rightly)

Fordingbridge was a lovely place also, it has a park right on the bank of the river which you can paddle out in to easily, along with a permanent outdoor paddling pool in the park, our kids really enjoyed a few hours here. I can imagine it gets very busy in the summer however.

Frannyvan

17/7/2014 at 6:34am
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Moors valley is great - £8 does sound a lot but for a whole family for a whole day out is good value. Us locals don't usually pay parking as there are loads of places you can park on the perimeter and walk or cycle in. Means it's a longer walk though. There is parking on the road between Ringwood and Verwood and betn Ashley Heath and St Ives. Loads to do. The playtrail is excellent and ideal for your kids age. Go Ape or Segways are there but a lot more expensive but a great experience - might be able to use Tesco vouchers????
http://www.moors-valley.co.uk

http://goape.co.uk/days-out/moors-valley

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Frannyvan

17/7/2014 at 6:43am
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Also Hengisbury head is fab
Really giving all the local secrets away....

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