The best hikes from bus stations around Bransgore

Looks like parts of the area can still be a bit of a bog fest during the winter season.

WooHoo. Just like MCW73 says, the tree has been removed and looks like a lot off clearing of the Thorn trees/hedging as well.

It wood ( see what I did there ) appear t's been moved.

If you ever find yourself wandering the misty woods of Burley, pop into A Coven of Witches!This legendary little shop was named back in the 1950s by Britain’s most famous "White Witch," Sybil Leek. She used to strut around the village in a long black cloak with her pet jackdaw, Mr. Hotfoot Jackson, riding shotgun on her shoulder. Today, it’s a beautifully eccentric haven packed to the rafters with cauldrons, crystals, and spellbinding wands. Keep your eyes peeled while you browse the tarot cards—legend says a friendly ghostly cat stalks the aisles!

Burley is the New Forest’s ultimate hotspot for all things mystical and wild! Famed for its real-life 1950s "white witch" Sybil Leek, this charming Hampshire village is packed with witch shops, magic potions, and free-roaming ponies. Grab a local cider, dodge a wild donkey, and soak up the enchanting vibes!

A Sanctuary for Everyone Though funded by nobility, the church was specifically intended to serve the local working population, notably the New Forest Romany Gypsy families camped nearby. This welcoming spirit is captured in the church's defining masterpiece: a massive "Te Deum" wall mural painted in 1922 by Arts and Crafts artist Phoebe Anna Traquair. The mural seamlessly blends portraits of figures like Lord Tennyson and William Blake alongside the local estate labourers and Travellers who worshipped there. The Toll of the World War Tragedy struck the family a second time at the outbreak of the First World War. The Manners' eldest son, Lieutenant John Manners, was killed in action in August 1914 during the gruelling retreat from Mons. Inside the church, a beautifully detailed bronze effigy crafted by Sir Bertram McKennal rests in his memory. The churchyard memorial also serves as a prominent landmark bearing the names of many Romany soldiers from the village who never returned.

All Saints' Church in Thorney Hill is a striking, Edwardian Baroque chapel built out of a family's profound personal tragedy. Rather than a standard English parish church, it stands as an architectural and artistic time capsule deeply intertwined with the local New Forest community. The Grand National Fortune The story begins with John Thomas, the 3rd Lord Manners of the nearby Avon Tyrrell estate. Known locally as "Hoppy" due to a distinct limp, he was an expert horseman. In 1882, he accepted a massive wager, buying and training a horse named Seaman to win the Grand National. He won £28,000 (roughly £3.6 million today), which he used to construct his family’s grand country mansion. Born From Tragedy In 1904, Lord Manners and his wife, Lady Constance, suffered a devastating loss. Their 17-year-old daughter, Mary Christine, died of cholera during a family trip to India.Grief-stricken, the couple commissioned the renowned architect Detmar Blow to design a memorial church in her honour. Lady Constance provided the land on the edge of the estate, and the building was dedicated in 1906. A Radical Design Detmar Blow threw out the traditional rules of English church design:The Style: Instead of typical Gothic stone, he designed a brilliant white, quasi-Renaissance and Edwardian Baroque structure made of Caen stone and rendered brick, topped with an unusual aluminium cupola.The Orientation: It completely ignores the traditional Christian East-West alignment. Instead, the altar and its magnificent domed apse face directly South.

Despite being dug up by bored Victorians, stepped on by New Forest ponies for centuries, and nearly absorbed by the surrounding shrubbery, the mound is still officially protected by law. The outer 3-metre ditch has mostly filled in with centuries of rotting leaves and grass, but it still shows up as a dark ring on modern aerial cropmark photography, proving that nature never truly lets you hide your prehistoric home-improvement projects.