Buckler's Hard - PodVisits - Audio Guides

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13: Buckler's Hard
MP3 - Duration: 4 mins 44 secs | Size 4.44 MB

Play your PodVisit in the village of Buckler's Hard. The facing rows of terraced houses are far enough apart to let felled oak trees be rolled down to the
waterside where they were used to built warships for the Royal Navy in
the 18th and 19th centuries.

Master Shipbuilder Henry Adams will tell you about the village and some
of the 60 ships built here over the years.

The flat riverside path will take you the 3-4km to Beaulieu (09) passing a birdwatching hide at Keeping Marsh and other old shipbuilding sites - the Agamemnon Boatyard and Bailey's Hard.

This tidal stretch of the Beaulieu River (12) is part of the North Solent Nature Reserve.

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map OL22 - Grid Reference SU 406 002
Crown Copyright Licence Number 100047802

There are tea shops, cafes and restaurants in Beaulieu village. There is also food available at Buckler's Hard.
Car parking is available in the Beaulieu village centre (pay and display) and at Bucker's Hard.
For Buckler's Hard Museum details and opening hours, visit the Buckler's Hard website.
For Palace House and National Motor Museum details and opening hours, visit the Beaulieu website.

Green Tips: Food and drink which is grown or produced in the New Forest is low on 'food miles' and helps the local economy.
Using your bike on the New Forest Cycle Network saves pollution, eases conjestion and is good exercise. Leave your car at home and use the New Forest Tour bus in summer. Beaulieu Road is the nearest train station to Beaulieu.

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