New Forest (Slow Travel)

The second edition of Bradt's New Forest is the only comprehensive travel guidebook to this compact, increasingly popular national park barely 90 minutes from London. It covers a wide range of attractions, including accommodation options, walking and cycling routes, wildlife encounters, and local cuisine. The guide is written by experienced travel writer and local resident Emily Laurence Baker, who provides practical information with a personal touch and leads visitors behind the scenes to explain the working Forest, grazing animals, and the commons system.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2023
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides

This new, thoroughly updated and expanded second edition of Bradt's New Forest - part of the award-winning Slow Travel series of guides to UK regions - focuses on this peaceful, enchanting area in Hampshire. Walkers, cyclists, wildlife lovers, families, and foodies are all catered for, with coverage of a wide range of attractions. The only comprehensive travel guidebook to this compact, increasingly popular national park barely 90 minutes from London, it contains all the practical information you need to enjoy time here, including accommodation options ranging from fine hotels to campsites where grazing ponies may nose at your tent flap. Such free-roaming animals are integral to both the New Forest's charm and its suitability for a Slow guide. Here ponies and cows routinely halt traffic, while donkeys peer into shop windows. In a region named one of the world's top 10 destinations for outdoors enthusiasts in the 2022 TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Awards, truly wild creatures abound too. Sites of Special Scientific Interest cover over half the national park. All the UK's six native reptile species occur, alongside its largest population of Dartford warblers. Given the region's name, the landscape varies surprisingly. Wander through ancient, broad-leaved woodlands originally established as hunting grounds for King William I (William the Conqueror), or marvel at towering conifers at Rhinefield Arboretum. Explore miles of heathland, the yachting town of Lymington, or the great coastal spit leading to Hurst Castle (where the ghost of King Charles I is said to wander by night). Alternatively, visit distinctive villages from 13th-century Beaulieu, with its abbey, palace, and National Motor Museum, to Burley, infamous for witchcraft. Along with providing practical information with a persona, this guide also delves into the region's rich history, culture, and heritage, offering insights into the lives of the people who have called the New Forest home for centuries. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or a first-time visitor, this guide will help you make the most of your time in this beautiful and captivating part of the UK.

Dimension: 198 x 130 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781804690482
Edition number: 2 Revised edition