Information points and centres
Finding local information
There are a number of excellent information points for visitors within the New Forest National Park.
Displays, leaflets and guidebooks can be found at the New Forest Heritage Centre and the tourism body The New Forest’s website gives further useful visiting information.
Lepe Country Park is another location where you can find out more and Forestry England runs an information and interpretation unit at Bolderwood during weekends and school holidays from April to October. There are also unstaffed information points based at various locations in the National Park.
Information with a quirky twist can be found at former telephone kiosks in Butts Lawn and South Weirs in Brockenhurst, which have been converted by residents to an information point and community resource.
Leaflets and literature are available at Brockenhurst train station ticket office.
To find out more about the history of Godshill and for general visitor information, St Giles Church was repurposed into a community resource. It is located 300m east of Sandy Balls Holiday Village.
Local information points
Local information points are places you can go to find out more about the National Park and the local area. They have friendly staff on hand to assist you as well as maps, leaflets and publications available on what to see and where to go.
Our local information points include:
Visitor information centres
Information centres near the National Park include:
- Hythe information office
- Fawley information office
- Fordingbridge Tourist Information Centre (summer-only)
- New Milton information centre
- Ringwood gateway
- Totton information centre
Find out more about New Forest visitor information centres on New Forest District Council’s website.
New Forest Heritage Centre
The New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst, right at the heart of the National Park, is the ideal place to start a visit in the New Forest.
The Centre features attractive gallery displays in the New Forest Museum including a family fun tree. Find out more about the iconic New Forest pony and how human intervention has helped shape this unique landscape over hundreds of years.
The New Forest Gallery offers an ever-changing programme of exhibitions including the work of local artists and there’s an extensive reference library for visitors wanting to know more about the natural and social history of this area.
The New Forest Heritage Centre is owned and run by the New Forest Heritage Trust (registered charity no:1186656). It is a visitor experience that truly reflects this unique and special landscape. Free admission, an all year round programme of events and activities, and a well-stocked gift shop make this a one-stop-shop in the New Forest National Park and a must for all visitors.