This route starts and ends at a holiday village which is perfectly placed for exploring the New Forest National Park.
The New Forest is one of the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heathland and forest in Southern England and it remains a habitat for many rare birds and mammals. There are countless opportunities to stop and take photo's so don't forget your camera.
The people of the New Forest are called commoners and have a right to graze their livestock on the open common land, so as well as the wild animals; you will likely encounter cattle, ponies, donkeys and even pigs roaming free and there is a maximum speed limit throughout the park of 40mph (65kph). Who wants to wiz along quickly when you are surrounded by beautiful scenery anyway?

This route will take you to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu that has over 250 vehicles in its world famous collection including the iconic cars from Top Gear. There is a great deal to see here and that is reflected in the online ticket price of £19.50 (2019). If you do not manage to fit everything into one visit, you can return within 6 days for free! Pick up your pass from the Museum Information Desk or Visitor Reception before you head home.

5 minutes down the road from Beaulieu is Bucklers Hard, the 18th century shipbuilding village where ships for Nelson's Navy were built and is worth a visit for anyone with salt in their blood.
As we approach the coast, Lymington announces its arrival with the sight of yacht masts and the Isle of Wight ferry terminal. I have suggested a lunch stop at Milford on Sea, a little further along the coast. Here you will have a great view across The Solent towards The Needles. The Needles is a row of three distinctive stacks of chalk that rise about 30m out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight.

An alternate lunch stop could be the café at the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum, a further 15 mins along this route. For me, this is a must see attraction. Sammy Miller is a motorcycling legend, 11 times British Champion, winner of over 1400 events and still winning competitions more than 50 years after his first victory. The Museum houses one of the finest collections of fully restored motorcycles in the world, including factory racers and exotic prototypes, with the collection constantly evolving as new bikes are acquired. This is a living museum with almost every motorcycle in the museum in full running order.

From here, the route takes you back to Sandy Balls Holiday Village via some magical forest roads and beautiful open heathland.
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