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This circular walk takes you through Royden Wood Nature Reserve,
containing broad-leaved trees, Lymington River and heathland
where birds and deer can breed without being disturbed.
By The Filly Inn
Walks in the New Forest take you back in time over 900 years. In 1079 William the
Conquerer declared a large area of land as his own hunting ground, driving away people
and destroying villages. This has resulted in giving us beautiful and interesting walks in
approximately 120 square miles of heathland and woodland.
This is the first of two walks contributed by The Filly Inn. You are welcome to leave your
car in our large carpark as you walk off your lunch.
Length of walk: 3.5 miles
Route
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Start from the pub car park.
Go through the gates at the back, heading away from the main
road.
Cross the cattle grid along the gravel road and into Royden
Wood Nature Reserve.
Continue for about a mile, through the wooded area, passing
gravel pits, and listen to the variety of birds that live there. If
you are lucky you may see deer in the bracken.
At a crossing track sign posted 'footpath' turn right.
Carry on past the private entrance to Royden Manor, a beautiful
Royden Wood.
country house with a long history in the New Forest.
Follow the path until you see a right of way sign. Turn left
through two gates.
Cross the bridge over Lymington River for the view of Royden Manor
Go back over the bridge, turn right and follow the footpath uphill.
The path then reaches Church Lane. Here you can turn right and walk .25mile to see St Nicholas
Church, renowned as being the oldest church in the Forest.
Alternatively turn left towards the main road between Lymington and Brockenhurst.
Cross the road into the forest and walk back to the pub parallel to the main road.