Take a look at our whatвЂ™s on pages for up-and-coming events. Keep an eye on events at some of our local hotels including live performances, dining evenings and workshops. One of the most important events in the New Forest calendar, this show brings with it three days of agricultural fun and entertainment at the end of July. If you would like to give horse riding a go on a break here in the New Forest then why not try the nearby Brockenhurst Riding Stables or Ford Farm Stables?Дesigned by the great golf course architect, Harry Colt, why not a round of golf at Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club? Events in BrockenhurstДuring the summer, the fabulous annual spectacle and celebration of forest life that is the New Forest and Hampshire County Show descends upon the village. Find out more about this famous local resident in the public house named after him, The Snakecatcher at Brockenhurst. Within the graveyard, you will find the grave of Brusher Mills, the legendary New Forest snake-catcher. Not only do the churches showcase different eras of architecture, but the Church of St Nicholas houses a small exhibition which commemorates the вЂTin TownвЂ™ hospital of WWI. The latter is the oldest church in the New Forest and the only remaining church in the New Forest that is mentioned in the Domesday Book. Take a look at two of the villageвЂ™s churches: the Church of St Saviour and the Church of St Nicholas. You can often find animals drinking from this watering hole, including the famous New Forest ponies. This is a meeting point of two of the areaвЂ™s streams the North and South Weirs, which eventually lead on to the Lymington River. One such example is the Watersplash (also known as the Splash). Walking around the village you will come across a lot of interesting points. Head to Brookley Road (BrockenhurstвЂ™s High Street) and you will find Village Veg, Village Butcher and other small stores, ideal for picking up those everyday essentials as well as souvenirs of your visit to the New Forest. Within the village you will find a variety of independent shops. Walkers can pick up the South Taste Trail, a 7 mile route that takes in a variety of pubs and tea rooms, not to mention the New Forest Cider shop! Cyclexperience, located at the railway station car park, can get you onto two wheels with their cycle hire and can help with a variety of cycle route suggestions to suit all cycling abilities. If you enjoy cycling then why not embark on theВ 8 mile Brockenhurst to Rhinefield ride, taking you along the Rhinefield Drive. ThereвЂ™s plenty of thingsВ to do in Brockenhurst, including many leisure activities.

In 1944, ancient oak trees in the village hid military as they gathered to do battle in Normandy. During WWII, what is now Balmer Lawn Hotel was often used as a Divisional HQ and was the location of many meetings between Generals Montgomery and Eisenhower as they planned the D-Day Landings. The railway arrived in Brockenhurst in the nineteenth century, making the village a popular place for tourists.Д«rockenhurst has an interesting military past and in WWI was the location of hospitals for injured Indian and New Zealand soldiers. Another, Brochelie, was situated in a spot that is now The Watersplash Hotel. One of these manors, Broceste, is what gives the village its name.

The Domesday Book shows records of four Saxon manors in what is now the Brockenhurst area. The locals are justly proud of their secret places the Watersplash Ford and вЂBrockenhurst BeachвЂ™, a swimming spot on the Lymington River.Д«rockenhurst is in fact the largest village by population in the New Forest. вЂњThe countryside around the village is spectacular and Rhinefield Road is one of the prettiest places you could find.вЂќ This is where you can find the beauty spot Whitefield Moor. Locals have the enchanting New Forest at their fingertips, a selection of warm and inviting pubs to enjoy and beautiful views in every direction.

No one who lives in The New Forest village of Brockenhurst is surprised that itвЂ™s been officially declared вЂBritainвЂ™s Most Beautiful Place to LiveвЂ™ by Leaders Estate Agent.ДЄccording to Leaders Estate Agent, which judged a number of UK towns and villages, Brockenhurst has вЂњbundles of charm and historyвЂќ.ДЄ Leaders spokesman said: вЂњThe area is home to ponies, deer, donkeys and cows вЂ“ all of which are known to roam the main street.

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