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Bolderwood Deer Circuit — New Forest National Park

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Bolderwood Deer Circuit — New Forest National Park

00:51

3.08km

50m

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Embark on the Bolderwood Deer Circuit, an easy 1.9-mile (3.1 km) hike through the New Forest National Park. This picturesque route, with a gentle 167 feet (51 metres) of elevation gain, takes approximately 50 minutes to complete. You will wander through ancient and ornamental woodlands, admiring majestic Scots Pines, Douglas…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary

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Bolderwood is one of the best places for deer spotting in the New Forest thanks to a purpose-built platform overlooking a meadow. It’s also home to some of the national …

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Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary

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With picturesque scenery, leisurely trails and herds of deer and ponies roaming freely, Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary is a fantastic place to visit for all the family. There’s even a purpose-built …

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2.88 km

This platform overlooks a large meadow and is the perfect place to spot red deer – and take a great photo. The deer get fed daily between April and September. …

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3.08 km

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1.82 km

1.06 km

153 m

< 100 m

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1.60 km

1.06 km

232 m

153 m

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June 10, 2023,🇬🇧 Ein-Wandern im New Forest
After a very late ferry crossing we reached our next destination yesterday in the dark: a 500 year old house in the New Forest, southern England.
Now there is neither much forest nor is anything new here, so the name is deceptive 😜. The national park is famous for its free-roaming horses, donkeys and cows - and in autumn, pigs …

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February 22, 2019

The New Forest is one of the best places in England to see herds of red deer.



But if you are looking for the best deer-spotting opportunity within the national park, look no further than this route.



Situated in the heart of the New Forest, Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary is a fantastic place for all the family

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