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Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.

New ForestPhoto Neil Cooper / Unsplash

Places to explore near Southampton Central StationSouthampton

45 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the New Forest, a National Park in England.Iconic

New Forest

National Park near Lyndhurst

Ancient wood pasture and heathland where commoners' ponies still roam free.

2.5 km SW

Photo of Eling Tide Mill, a watermill near Southampton, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Eling Tide Mill

Watermill near Southampton

One of two working tide mills left in the UK.

4.8 km W

Photo of Netley Abbey, a ruined abbey near Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Netley Abbey

Abbey near Hamble-le-Rice

Romantic ivy-clad Cistercian abbey ruins.

5.1 km SE

Photo of Bursledon Windmill, a windmill in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Bursledon Windmill

Windmill near Bursledon

Hampshire's only working windmill, with 1814 machinery.

7.1 km E

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Central Parks, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Southampton, Hampshire, south east England.

Central Parks

House & garden near Southampton

Six linked Victorian parks holding Lutyens' first Cenotaph, prototype for Whitehall's.

0.7 km E

Photo of Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton, a house in Hampshire, south east England.

Medieval Merchant's House, Southampton

House near Southampton

Timber-framed house on French Street built around 1290 for a Southampton wine merchant, refurnished with copies of medieval furniture to show daily life.

1.1 km SE

Photo of the River Test, a 40-mile river running from Ashe to Southampton Water, south east England.

River Test

River

The classic Hampshire chalk stream, braided through water meadows from the downs near Overton to the Solent at Totton.

1.2 km S · Hampshire

Photo of Southampton Common Country Park, a country park in Hampshire, south east England.

Southampton Common Country Park

Country park near Southampton

A country park in Hampshire.

1.3 km N

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

1.4 km SE · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Solent Way, a 60-mile long-distance path running from Milford-on-Sea to Emsworth, south east England.

Solent Way

Long-distance path

Hampshire's shoreline from Milford on Sea to Emsworth, past Hurst Castle, the Beaulieu River and Portsmouth's naval harbours.

1.4 km SE · Hampshire

Photo of Southampton Old Cemetery, a Grade II* registered house & garden in Hampshire, south east England.

Southampton Old Cemetery

House & garden near Southampton

Opened in 1846, among the first council-run cemeteries, with Victorian chapels across 27 wooded acres.

1.6 km N

Photo of the River Itchen, a 28-mile river running from Hinton Ampner to Southampton Water, south east England.

River Itchen

River

A Hampshire chalk stream running clear and cold past Winchester to Southampton Water, and one of the most famous trout rivers in England.

1.9 km E · Hampshire

Photo of Marchwood, a country estate near Southampton, Hampshire, south east England.

Marchwood

Country estate near Southampton

A National Trust place in Hampshire.

3.7 km SW

Everything else within 10 km (32) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.