NEW FOREST WALK FROM BROCKENHURST TO BOLDRE (AND BACK). (NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK) [4K]
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In this episode of my series “New Forest Walks”, I take a 5.5 mile walk from the village of Brockenhurst (which s located about 4 miles South of Lyndhurst) to Boldre and back. Once again I am accompanied by my Whippet, Logan.
I parked my car at the Church of St Nicholas which is situated to the South of Brockenhurst and, after visiting the church itself, headed South along a bridleway through Brockenhurst Park and into the Roydon Woods Nature Reserve.
Just near Roydon Manor, I took another bridleway East and crossed the Lymington River before walking between two bits of woodland (Newlands Copse & Calveslease Copse).
Just after Dilton Gardens, I headed South again towards the village of Boldre. At Heywood Farm, I took a footpath directly to the church of St John the Baptist.
After visiting the church, I continued along a country road past Heywood Manor & Heywood Mill.
Shortly after crossing the Lymington River again, started my homeward leg Northwards along a “No Through Road” and back into the Nature Reserve.
Although my walk ended back at the church at Brockenhurst, I decided to take a short drive into the centre of the village in order to visit The Snakecatcher pub (named after Harry “Brusher” Mills - who is buried at the church).
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Another great walk, Dave, and that one really brought back memories for me. In 1962 (is that really 62 years ago - seems impossible) a young lady and I rode all the way from Worthing in Sussex to spend a few days touring the forest on my Lambretta motor scooter - not the most comfortable means of travel, but it was all we had. I especially remember the area around Brockenhurst and Boldre, and luckily we were blessed with good weather for the entire trip. A truly beautiful area!
Thank you Jim and indeed thanks for sharing your personal memories of the area.
Hello Dave at 2.40 in the church I thought you were going to say down here on the left is the... SNOOKER TABLE! That would have been a hoot in a church. Snookered! Hope the throat get's better
Thanks Martin. The throat doesn't actually hurt but is more of an inconvenience than anything else. Annoying , as with the recent good weather I have been more active out filming so it has affected 4 videos so far! I think that I have nearly shifted it though .... after nearly three weeks!
Great video Dave .Interesting history and beautiful places 😍.
Thank you Ian.
I hope you are feeling better now Dave. Horrible having a sore throat and feeling under the weather. Thanks for your efforts. Beautiful day for a forest walk. 😊
Thank you Rachel. I have had mild laryngitus for about 3 weeks but it seems to be going away now!
@@DaveFord oh gosh! There seems to be a lot of nasty viruses going around at the moment. Do take care of yourself. Don't overdo it. God bless you.
What a beautiful day you had, Dave! And not one but two lovely churches! I'm originally from Ringwood, so The New Forest is very much home for me. Thank you!
Thanks Nic. I know Ringwood quite well - worked there for a while (a few years ago!).
Well done for soldiering-on Dave, that pint at the end is certainly the best remedy! Your walk to Boldre brought back memories for me. When my partner lived in Wimborne we would often drive out to Boldre and Pilley of a weekend summer evening to take in either the Red Lion or the Fleur De Lys, or maybe both 😋. Both provided excellent ales and food. Hope your throat (well-oiled) has improved.
Both the Red Lion & Fleur De Lys are both fine pubs to visit for sure.
Thank you Dave and Lovely Logan!😊
That was a great walk and we really enjoyed all the nature, churches, houses and the wonderful info!
Glad your voice made it through and we hope all ok now!
You have such wonderful weather for your walk!
Thank you Susan. Yes, my voice is fine now!
Many thanks for the memories - we did the first part of that walk from St Nicholas' Church to Dawkins Bottom a number of times during our 5 year stay in New Milton. Sometimes just to see the bluebells. Many thanks again - btw Lemon and Honey is good too.
Thank you David. Glad that the video brought back some lovely memories for you. Thanks for watching.
Picked up your great videos again Dave.Yes was a glorious day on 1st of may. Very familiar territory for us .Was great to relive the area again! Hope your throat is now all better. God bless from Ralph and Sheila. Ps:great to see Logan going in for a dog dip again!
Thank you both - yes, my throat is much better now. Logan does like a dip - provided the water isn't too cold!
A great video loved watching it hopefully you feel better big hug too Logan I have wonderful memories off the new forest
It’s a perfect time what with so many wonderful colors
Keep doing what you do
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Thank you Paul. Springtime in the New Forest can be quite magical at times.
April and May are my favourite months of the year Dave. It’s always interested me how you manage to give the appearance that the south of England is deserted during your walks!
Being the Saturday of the early May Bank Holiday weekend, it was fairly "busy" that day ..... there was a lot of "hanging around" waiting for folk to walk on by! But everyone was happy & friendly - making it a lovely walk.
Beautiful walk. The woodland looked nice and shady and I loved the way you worked the pub in at the end!! Regarding the time taken for your videos I am sure I speak for many of your viewers to say how much we appreciate all the hours filming and research you put in to delight us. Logan is very patient too and a star in his own right!!!
Thank you Jean. It would have been a shame not to have included a visit to The Snakecatcher ..... although it was very, very busy there!
Astonishing colours in this one Mr Logan, it must have been that special summer sunlight that you organised, to help out yer mate Dave with his camera work...
It was great to be able to get out and film in sunshine, after all of that recent rain that we have had!
Happy memories, my Mother was born in "Brock" Oct 1929, Great-grandad Tom BULL was the Blacksmithy in the village in the 1930's and a small smithy in Lyndhurst.
Lovely little church St Nicholas, like Downton.. must come and hug that tree..x
My grandmother MAY ran the Railway Pub in 1929 with her Father, they put on the Point to point horse shows with refreshments back in the day..My Family lived next door to a member of the Mills Family, in Pikes hill.
Thank you for sharing your lovely personal memories.
hi nice walk hope your sore throat get better soon
Thank you.
What a lovely walk Dave on such a beautiful day too. The countryside looked stunning and you came across some wonderful properties the churches along the way. I loved seeing all the deer, what a treat.
It's made me want to walk the river, which you mentioned you filmed, and I'm going to try and find your video of it. Thanks for sharing this with us all Dave 🥰
Thanks Lynn. There certainly seem to be a lot more Deer about in the New Forest these days when compared to only a few years ago.
@@DaveFord Lovely to see Dave. I think I've found the video. I shall watch tomorrow 🥰
Very nice. Thank you
Thanks Lynne. :)
Good afternoon Dave stunning video beautiful weather and fantastic scenery so very enjoyable to watch and chill out too 😊
Thank you Craig. It is a lovely part of the New Forest around there.
What rich colors you've captured! Marvelous.
Thank you Michael. I have just upgraded my computer from a Lenovo (Windows 10 & 8G RAM) to an Acer Swift 14 (Windows 11 & 16G RAM). It seems to default to quite vivid colours (particularly the "greens") in the edit..... I am still trying to get to grips with it!
beautiful walk through Nature Reserve along Lymington River the forest is so enchanting, luv the old churches and manors, Logan furbaby is so adorable
Thank you. Logan certainly enjoyed his dip in the river!
The countryside in England is Amazing with lots of trails and wonderful views
Thank you Keith.
verry nice grts from belgium from danny
Thank you Danny.
Dear Dave. A perfect video as usual. Thank you from a Lymingtonian 😊
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
Love the warm colours in this video, Dave. They add extra richness to the lovely countryside. Makes for even more enjoyable viewing!
Thank you Anthony.
Dave&Logan, thanks for this beautiful story!
Thank you Hannu. :)