Our Top accessible / wheelchair friendly attractions in the New Forest

• New Forest Heritage Centre

  Located in Lyndhurst, the Heritage Centre showcases the history and traditions of the New Forest, with exhibits on wildlife, conservation and interactive displays for children. Admission is free, with cafés and shops nearby.
  Don’t miss Bolton’s Bench, a local landmark, and part of Our Bench's history!

• New Forest Wildlife Park

  Meet badgers, otters, owls, deer and more. The park has woodland trails, play areas and a restaurant. Scooters and wheelchairs are welcome, but it’s worth checking ahead for access details that suit your needs, it is compressed gravel underfoot.

• Liberty’s Owl, Raptor and Reptile Centre

  Located near Burley, Liberty’s offers daily flying displays, falconry experiences and a reptile house. A great day out for bird lovers, it has a dated feel - but it is a great day out if you time it right for the flying displays and the sun is shining. 

• Paultons Park and Peppa Pig World

  A family theme park with rides for all ages, landscaped gardens and Peppa Pig World for little ones. Guests who use a wheelchair or mobility scooter may be eligible for access support and free admission (check the current policy before visiting).

• Beaulieu

  Home to the National Motor Museum, Palace House, Beaulieu Abbey and gardens. Scooter hire is available, carers enter free, and advance tickets may include a free return within six days (check ticket terms).

• Buckler’s Hard

  An 18th-century shipbuilding village on the Beaulieu River. Enjoy the maritime museum, tea room and river cruises. Some areas have limited access due to the historic setting.

• Hockey's Farm Shop

  This is so much more than a farm shop, there is coffee and lunch, a farm shop full of local seasonal produce, animals to look at and a traditional New Forest thatch cottage, parking is usually quite easy and there is a large accessible toilet too. My favourite is the gingerbread Land Rovers they have in the shop - my kids still smile if I buy them one!

• Lepe Country Park

  Seafront park with ramped access, an accessible café, a Changing Places toilet and all-terrain wheelchair hire. Enjoy coastal views, boardwalk trails and birdlife across Southampton Water.

• Exbury Gardens

  Two hundred acres of landscaped gardens, famous for spring and autumn colour. Carers have free entry, wheelchairs are available and you can hire trampers. There’s also an accessible steam railway (check seasonal opening).

• Highcliffe Castle

  A Grade I listed cliff-top building with interactive displays, cafés and woodland walks. Accessible paths link to Steamer Point Nature Reserve with Solent views.

• Longdown Activity Farm

  Family farm with tractor rides, animal handling and play areas. Includes a Changing Places facility. This is one of my favourite places to visit with young children - there are so many hands on experiences. 

• Moors Valley Country Park

  Woodland park offering play trails, a miniature railway, golf, Go Ape, Segways and fishing lakes. Accessible toilets, a changing room, trampers and a café are available.

• Furzey Gardens

  Woodland gardens with fairy doors, a tea room and a children’s play area. Free entry for disabled visitors and their carers.

• Blashford Lakes

  Birdwatching reserve with around 8km of rolled gravel paths, accessible gates and hides. Tramper scooters are available by arrangement.

• Milford on Sea

  Seaside village with clifftop parking, a tarmac seafront path, Needles Eye Café and a children’s play area. There’s an accessible Changing Places toilet nearby.

• Accessible New Forest walks

  Many forest inclosures have gravel tracks suitable for wheelchairs and mobility scooters. Maps and route ideas are provided in your holiday cottage welcome pack.

  We have also listed some amazing walk resources on our web site: New Forest Accessible Walks  

• Barton on Sea

  Clifftop views with sloped access down to the seafront, and paragliders overhead in the right weather.

• The Bakehouse, Brockenhurst

  A favourite for fresh doughnuts, pastries and lardy cake. Perfect for a forest picnic.

• Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary

  A free site with accessible toilets and picnic spots. Deer are fed daily from April to September, making it a brilliant place to spot them.

• New Forest Reptile Centre

  Near Lyndhurst, with reptile enclosures, trails and quizzes. Learn more about the forest’s natural residents.

• Car parks and viewpoints

  The New Forest has many named car parks, which can make planning easier. Read our Blue Badge Parking Guide.