New Forest

Properties and events in New Forest

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Ballard School Open Day

Ballard School, Fernhill Lane, New Milton, Hampshire, BH25 5SU
In person
Pre-booking required

Ballard School was once home to the Ubsdell family, designed in the early 1900s. Our main school building and grounds still retain typical period features including many original Arts and Crafts items, despite having been a school and an army base.

Behind the scenes at Furzey Gardens' Plant Nursery - private tour

Furzey Gardens, School Lane, Minstead, Hampshire, SO43 7GL
In person
Pre-booking required

Rarely open to the public, this private tour takes you behind the scenes at Furzey Gardens. Meet our inclusive gardening team and find out about their work at this unique heritage garden, where people with learning disabilities find their place.

Bisterne Manor: Guided Tour by owners

Bisterne Manor House, Bisterne, Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 3BN
In person
Pre-booking required

Bisterne Manor: dragons, wars and history

Buckler's Hard Museum & HMS Agamemnon talk by Mary Montagu-Scott

Buckler's Hard Visitor Centre & Museum, Buckler's Hard, Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire, SO42 7XB
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit the Buckler's Hard Visitor Centre & Museum to discover the fascinating stories of this historic maritime village, nestled on the edge of the Beaulieu River in the New Forest, including a talk on Nelson's HMS Agamemnon by Mary Montagu-Scott.

Caravan for the Community: motoring memories, travelling tales and creative connections

Lepe Country Park, Lepe, Exbury, Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1AD
In person
Pre-booking not required

The National Motor Museum Trust (Beaulieu) will be displaying a 1971 Sprite 400 caravan in full retro glory. Our 'Caravan for the Community' is a place for people to connect and create with the Museum, to share motoring memories and travel tales!

Family Heirlooms

Address available upon booking!, New Forest, Hampshire, SO40
In person
Pre-booking required

Tour of private house containing family portraits, antiques and other items of artistic and historic interest. New Forest.

Friends of the New Forest Heritage Centre

Mosquito Way, Bransgore, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 8HE
In person
Pre-booking required

To inform and educate residents and visitors to the New Forest about the local aviation heritage and the twelve airfields, through our Heritage Centre and outreach programme. To preserve the information and memories that we hold in trust.

Hampshire Scout Heritage Centre

Ferny Crofts, Beaulieu Road, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, SO42 7YQ
In person
Pre-booking required

An opportunity for the public to visit the Heritage Centre on this otherwise private site and gain an insight into the origins and activities of the Scout movement in Hampshire (and beyond) through the years.

St Barbe Inspire Weekend

St Barbe Museum + Art Gallery, New Street, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 9BH
In person
Pre-booking not required

We are throwing open our doors and inviting everyone in for the annual Inspire Weekend - FREE ENTRY all weekend for visitors to come in, explore, engage and find out more about what we do for the local community.