Jacobs Copse

The spectacular New Forest has enough to see and do to keep you happily occupied for weeks: start off at the New Forest Centre 10 minutes' drive for info on what to see and do as well as a nicely rounded mix of events and exhibitions. A museum is at the centre too. Also within 10 minutes is the New Forest Wildlife Park, home to native and once-native species of Britain including Scottish wildcats, owls, foxes and voles. More wildlife spotting can be sorted 20 minutes away at Moors Valley Country Park just over the border in Dorset, along with bike rides, waymarked walks, a golf course and the Moors Valley Railway. Two particularly famed New Forest attractions are within 20 minutes, the maritime museum (and river cruises) of Buckler's Hard, and the National Motor Museum, abbey and gardens of Beaulieu: 20 minutes. Venturing slightly further, make for the beach at Lepe Country Park in Exbury, half an hour's drive away.