Dave explores the area around the South & South East of the village of Lyndhurst. Whilst the sun was out on a crisp & chilly Winter’s day, there was a fairly strong wind which did come across on the audio on occasions – Dave hopes that it does not spoil your enjoyment of the video.
I start off from the iconic Bolton’s Bench (with tales of a Dragon!) and head South to an old cricket pitch where I discover an impressive stone water trough & Logan enjoys a sand pit! The route takes us up over a high ridge where there are some magnificent views of the surrounding area before heading in to the Pondhead Inclosure – a wonderful wooded area with super examples of coppicing. After visiting a sweet Chapel at the Cemetery, we end up at a lovely tea room in Lyndhurst High street.
The route of the walk (3.5 miles) comes from a book – “Pocket Pub Walks The New Forest” by Anne-Marie Edwards – to whom I’m grateful. The part of the walk route between the B3056, via Pondhead Farm & Beechen Lane was very muddy (I was walking in the middle of a wet Winter!) so I decided to miss that part of the walk out.
Map courtesy of Google Maps.
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