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New Forest

Ancient woods and heathland where ponies, donkeys and cattle roam free, with thatched villages, cycle trails and the Beaulieu motor museum.

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Best Time to Go
May–Oct
Our full guide to New Forest is being written. It's on the London and the South East list as If You're Nearby.

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Heritage · UNESCO

Stonehenge

England
About 24 miles away

The great prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain, with the far larger Avebury ring nearby.

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Cities · UNESCO

Bath

England
About 48 miles away

Roman baths, Georgian crescents and Jane Austen, in golden stone.

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Cities · Universities

Oxford

England
About 63 miles away

Dreaming spires and old colleges, with Blenheim Palace a short ride away.

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London and the South East

London, Windsor and the white cliffs.

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