RAF Holmsley South near Bransgore
New Forest Walk
Nat Park - New Forest
County/Area - Hampshire
Author - Dave Ford
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km Ascent - 50 feet / 15 metres
Time - 1 hours 20 minutes Grade - easy
Maps
Ordnance Survey Explorer OL22 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Anquet OS Explorer OL22 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
Walk Route Description
A New Forest walk exploring the site that was once RAF Holmsley South. During our walk we visit the "New Forest Airfields Memorial", discover a Battle Command HQ escape hatch and find other evidence of the site's former existence as I am accompanied by my dog, Logan.
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Walk 3567 | Wilverley Inclosure & Naked Man | easy | 5.4 miles |
Walk 3639 | Rhinefield Walk near Brockenhurst | easy | 5.6 miles |
Walk 3560 | Blackwater Tall Tree trail near Lyndhurst | easy | 2.2 miles |
Walk 3583 | Brockenhurst, Black Knowl & Ober Water | easy | 5.0 miles |
Walk 3553 | Bolderwood & Canadian Memorial | easy | 2.0 miles |
Walk 3543 | Brockenhurst Circular | easy | 4.8 miles |
Walk 3539 | Holmhill Inclosure from Millyford Bridge | easy | 2.5 miles |
Walk 3541 | Keyhaven & Hurst Castle | easy | 3.3 miles |
Walk 3554 | Lyndhurst Circular (short) | easy | 2.9 miles |
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