Lymington

Worth seeing in and around Lymington

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hurst Castle

   Hurst Castle is an artillery fort established by Henry VIII on the Hurst Spit in Hampshire, England, between 1541 and 1544. It formed part of the king's Device Forts coastal protection programme against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the western entrance to the Solent waterway.

   4.8 km · Device Fort in Hampshire, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Yarmouth Castle

   Yarmouth Castle is an artillery fort built by Henry VIII in 1547 to protect Yarmouth Harbour on the Isle of Wight from the threat of French attack. Just under 100 feet across, the square castle was initially equipped with 15 artillery guns and a garrison of 20 men.

   6 km · English artillery fort · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hurst Point Lighthouse

   Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point in the English county of Hampshire, and guides vessels through the western approaches to the Solent.

   4.7 km · lighthouse on the Solent, in Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Walhampton

   Walhampton is a hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Boldre.

   1.8 km · hamlet in the New Forest National Park of Hampshire, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Fort Albert

   Fort Albert is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs south-west of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. It was also known as Cliff End Fort, named after the Northern extremity of Colwell Bay.

   5.7 km · tower fort on the Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Fort Victoria

   Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England, built to guard the Solent. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by Henry VIII, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century.

   5.2 km · fort in Freshwater, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Yarmouth Pier

   Yarmouth Pier is a Victorian pleasure pier located in the town of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England. Constructed in 1876, it is the longest surviving wooden pier in England that remains open to the public.

   6 km · pier in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Sturt Pond

   Sturt Pond is a 10.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Milford on Sea in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Milford On Sea Parish Council.

   4 km · Large brackish pond in Milford on Sea crossed by footbridge much bordered by paths and a small caravan park · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Pylewell House

   Pylewell Park is a country house and park near Lymington in Hampshire. The house is listed at grade II*.

   3.7 km · Grade II* listed house and garden in Boldre, New Forest, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Church of St. Thomas the Apostle

    The Church of St Thomas the Apostle in Lymington in Hampshire, is the main Anglican Church of England parish church for the town. There has been a church on the site for 800 years and the original foundations are believed to date to the reign of Henry III but was largely rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.

    900 m · grade II listed church in Lymington, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Calshot Castle

   Adults £3.00, children £2.10, concessions £2.10.

2. 02
   Hurst Castle

   Keyhaven, SO41 0TP (5 miles south-west of Lymington),.

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Things to do

1. 01
   New Forest National Park

   The New Forest is a beautiful place to do a variety of outdoor activities.

From Wikivoyage: Lymington, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Town centre parking is difficult and on market day (Saturday morning); it is almost impossible. If you shop in Waitrose you are allowed 2 hours parking (please check at the enquiry desk things do change). This will allow you enough time to have a meal in town.

1. 01
   Angel & Blue Pig

   A comfortable hotel with a very good restaurant nice food, well presented and bar meals, relaxed and comfortable.

2. 02
   Lanes of Lymington Restaurant & Bar

   The restaurant is tucked away down a quiet lane, just off the High Street.

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Getting to Lymington

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 105 km · Bristol (BRS), 108 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 111 km

Stations

Lymington Town railway station, 1.5 km · Lymington Pier railway station, 1.7 km · Sway railway station, 5.7 km · Ampress railway station, 2.4 km

• London → Lymington

  129 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · £14–19
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• Bristol → Lymington

  107 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £12–16
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• Cardiff → Lymington

  140 km · quickest by road, 3h 15m · £18–24
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