NEW FOREST WALK at LYNDHURST (BOLTON'S BENCH) (NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK)

This is another video in my series “New Forest Walks” with my Whippet, Logan. In this episode, I explore the area around the South & South East of the village of Lyndhurst. Whilst the sun was out on a crisp & chilly Winter's day, there was a fairly strong wind which did come across on the audio on occasions – I hope that it does not spoil your enjoyment of the video.

I start off from the iconic Bolton's Bench (with tales of a Dragon!) and head South to an old cricket pitch where I discover an impressive stone water trough & Logan enjoys a sand pit! The route takes us up over a high ridge where there are some magnificent views of the surrounding area before heading in to the Pondhead Inclosure – a wonderful wooded area with super examples of coppicing. After visiting a sweet Chapel at the Cemetery, we end up at a lovely tea room in Lyndhurst High street.

The route of the walk (3.5 miles) comes from a book - “Pocket Pub Walks The New Forest” by Anne-Marie Edwards – to whom I m grateful. The part of the walk route between the B3056, via Pondhead Farm & Beechen Lane was very muddy (I was walking in the middle of a wet Winter!) so I decided to miss that part of the walk out.

NB: Near the start of the video, I state that Bolton's Bench was named after the Duke of Bolton who was Lord Warden of the New Forest in the 17th century (he was the 1st Duke of Bolton). However I believe that in fact it was named after the 3rd Duke of Bolton (who was also Lord Warden of the New forest) in the 18th century.

Map courtesy of Google Maps.
Aerial pictures courtesy of Google Maps.
Music from the Youtube Audio library.

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Information Sources: Wikipedia, Historic England & British History Online.

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I use a GOPRO HERO 7 Black Action Camera (and a Gimbal) together with a Canon SX 400IS.