Lyndhurst,
New Forest, Hampshire
The
guided tour
Find Lyndhurst on the Map
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The offices of New Forest District Council are based in Lyndhurst, at Appletree Court, in picturesque surroundings.
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Close by is Boltons Bench, where ponies and cattle freely roam and picnickers congregate in Summer months. |
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Opposite the Bench is the Fire Station. The firemen of Lyndhurst are well known and generous contributors to the local community. |
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The Lyndhurst Park Hotel is also at the east end of the village. Coming up towards the High Street you soon reach a couple of the local pubs.
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Lyndhurst also boasts a Ferrari and Maserati garage, not that many of the locals can afford one!!
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Looking down the High Street, one can see the recent improvements and road narrowing, at a cost of around a million pounds. Unfortunately, this does cause traffic queues on all roads leading to the village during the busy Summer months. |
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The Crown Hotel is situated at the top of the village, opposite to the Church. The Crown is a building with much character and is alongside the village Church of England Infants School.
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The Forestry Commission and the Agisters are also based at the top of the High Street, in Queens House. |
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In the car park you'll find the New Forest Museum, Shop and the Information Centre, which has lots of interesting items relating to Forest customs and history. |
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Next to the car park is the doctors' surgery. Something strange is happening at the Mad Hatter Tearooms........it's a topsy turvey world. <<<<<< follow the arrows with your cursor and leave mouse over picture |
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In Lyndhurst churchyard is the grave of Alice Hargreaves, the "Alice in Wonderland" girl, for whom Lewis Carroll created the story. The church itself is worth a visit, and its distinctive steeple can be seen from most parts of the village and beyond. The steeple really is straight - it's just converging verticles in the photos!!!!!
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At Emery Down, just half a mile down the road, the Swan Inn welcomes you and those lovely thatched cottages are here. Huge hollyhocks grow on nearby cottage fences. |
Cricket is played at week-ends during the Summer at Swan Green, and this is one of many cricket pitches on Forest land.
The New Forest Inn at Emery Down.
Remembrance Sunday 2009
Every December the village is ablaze with festive lights. There is a Lights' Committee and the local fireman help to set them up. A Fun Day takes place a week-end before Christmas, ending in a Carol Service at the bottom of the High Street and a visit from Father Christmas, with help from his Firemen Elves!
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