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

New ForestPhoto Neil Cooper / Unsplash

Places to explore near Sway StationSway

Sway Station sits inside the New Forest National Park. 31 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Lymington, a village in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Lymington

Village

Georgian sailing town with a cobbled quay.

5.6 km SE · Hampshire

Photo of Lymington Sea Water Baths, a lido in Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Lymington Sea Water Baths

Lido near Lymington

Seawater baths of 1833 on the Lymington River, one of the oldest open-air baths in Britain, looking out to the Isle of Wight.

6.7 km SE

Photo of Knightwood Oak, a landmark near Lyndhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Knightwood Oak

Landmark near Lyndhurst

The 'Queen of the Forest', over 500 years old.

8.1 km N

Photo of Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes, a nature reserve near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Keyhaven and Pennington Marshes

Nature reserve near Milford on Sea

Saltmarsh and lagoons on the Solent Way.

8.2 km S

Photo of Bolderwood, a landmark near Lyndhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Bolderwood

Landmark near Lyndhurst

Deer-viewing platform among ancient tall trees.

8.8 km N

Photo of Hurst Castle, a ruined castle near Milford on Sea in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.Highlight

Hurst Castle

Castle near Milford on Sea

Henry VIII fort at the end of a shingle spit.

9.6 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Sway Tower, a folly in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.

Sway Tower

Folly near Sway

218ft concrete folly, the tallest of its kind.

1.7 km S

Brockenhurst

Village

The Forest's station village, with its ford watersplash.

4.5 km NE · Hampshire

Photo of Blackwater Arboretum, a landmark near Brockenhurst in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.

Blackwater Arboretum

Landmark near Brockenhurst

Redwoods and Douglas firs along Rhinefield's Victorian drive.

4.6 km NW

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.

5.5 km SE · Hampshire

Photo of Milford on Sea, a village in Hampshire, south east England.

Milford on Sea

Village

Coastal village by Hurst Spit, Isle of Wight views.

6.6 km S · Hampshire

Photo of Burley, a village in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.

Burley

Village

Free-roaming ponies and witchcraft lore.

7.9 km NW · Hampshire

MacPenny's Woodland Garden

Garden near Bransgore

Free four-acre woodland garden by an old nursery.

8.8 km W

Photo of Lyndhurst, a village in the New Forest, Hampshire, south east England.

Lyndhurst

Village

'Capital of the New Forest'; Alice Liddell's grave.

9.2 km N · Hampshire

Everything else within 10 km (17) — 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.