New Forest National Park
VISIT New Forest National Park:
Park Details
New Forest National Park was established in 2005, and has a total area of 143,260 acres (224 square miles, or 580 square kilometers).
| Address | Lyndhurst, England, |
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| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit New Forest National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit New Forest National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit New Forest National Park are May, June, July & August.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Park Visits | data unavailable | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | 74 | 54 | 50 | 57 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 46 | 80 | 73 | 75 |
| Avg Temp | 47 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 60 | 52 | 47 |
| Max Temp | 53 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 60 | 55 |
| Avg Temp | 37 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 46 | 41 | 37 |
| Min Temp | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 24 |
New Forest National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where New Forest National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to New Forest National Park.
| Name | Distance |
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| South Downs National Park | 66 km |
| Exmoor National Park | 141 km |
| Dartmoor National Park | 161 km |
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 168 km |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 262 km |
| Peak District National Park | 272 km |
| Snowdonia National Park | 288 km |
| The Broads National Park | 295 km |
| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 369 km |
| North York Moors National Park | 394 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to New Forest National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | London, | 106 km |
| London Gatwick Airport | LGW | London, | 107 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 141 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 172 km |
| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 174 km |
| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 276 km |
| Belfast International Airport | BFS | Belfast, | 518 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to New Forest National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
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| Bournemouth Airport | BOH | Bournemouth, | 18 km |
| Southampton Airport | SOU | Southampton, | 22 km |
| Bristol Airport | BRS | Bristol, | 92 km |
| Exeter International Airport | EXT | Exeter, | 124 km |
| Cardiff International Airport | CWL | Cardiff, | 130 km |
| London City Airport | LCY | London, | 138 km |
| Southend Airport | SEN | London, | 181 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.