Get here

By train

The New Forest and its cycle hire outlets are well serviced by several train stations, making it easily accessible from most directions. Local bus services can usually transport you from the station to onward destinations.

 

Brockenhurst

Frequent train service from London, Southampton and Bournemouth with South West Trains 

Hourly trains from Reading and the Midlands with Cross Country Trains

 

Lymington

Train every 30 minutes to and from Brockenhurst with South West Trains

 

 

New Milton

Frequent trains service from London, Southampton and Bournemouth with South West Trains

 

 

Ashurst

Frequent train service from London, Southampton and Bournemouth with South West Trains

 

 

By bus

Several local bus routes link nearby towns and cities in and around the New Forest:

 

Brockenhurst

Bluestar 6 bus from Southampton

 

Lyndhurst

Bluestar 6 bus from Southampton

 

Lymington

Bluestar 6 bus from Southampton

More X1/X2 bus from Bournemouth

 

Hythe

Bluestar 8 bus from Southampton

Bluestar 9 bus from Southampton

 

New Milton

More X1/X2 bus from Bournemouth

 

Ashurst

Bluestar 6 bus from Southampton

 

Ringwood

More X3 bus from Salisbury and Bournemouth

 

Fordingbridge

More X3 bus from Salisbury and Bournemouth

Travelling around the New Forest

One of the best ways to explore the New Forest is on the New Forest Tour - a hop-on/hop-off open-top safari with grandstand views of the scenery, animals and villages of the New Forest National Park. Tours run daily late June to mid-September, with a choice of three routes:

  • Red (the wild northwest)
  • Green (the beautiful southeast)
  • Blue (the coastal southwest).

Watch a video of the Red Route of the New Forest Tour: 

By car

If you would like to arrive in the New Forest by car, you can plan your journey using the following resources: