Parking
Lymington Town Railway Station is the main start; trains and buses serve it. Drivers can start from Town Quay Car Park on Quay Road, which lies on the circuit.
Overview
About Lymington Town Trail
Why go
- Harbour frontage, quay cobbles and old High Street in one short circuit.
- Train and bus access at the station.
Heads up
- Mostly town streets rather than off-road forest paths.
- The station turn is easy to miss.
Map & elevation
The route
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Safety
1 active New Forest alert
- CautionNew Forest outdoor-fire restrictionDo not use BBQs, campfires, stoves, outdoor camping equipment or other naked flames on the open Forest.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
New Forest Tour Guide
Your drive to Lymington Town Trail, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for New Forest National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this trailhead
Lymington Harbour and Marshes0:00 / 0:34
“You're approaching Lymington's old quay, where cobbled streets and waterfront buildings recall a working port that once exported salt from pans along the river marshes.”
Plays as you drive up to this trailhead in the Parkwolf New Forest Tour Guide.
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Trail guide
Hiking Lymington Town Trail
A short town circuitLymington Town Trail is an easy 2-mile loop from Lymington Town Railway Station to the harbour…
Lymington Town Trail is an easy 2-mile loop from Lymington Town Railway Station to the harbour and back through leafy lanes and the old High Street. Allow 1–2 hours for the level walk and time to stop; expect cobbled streets by the quay and ordinary town roads on the return.
Station, quay and High StreetLeave the station via Mill Lane and the narrow back street to the historic quay.
Leave the station via Mill Lane and the narrow back street to the historic quay. Follow cobbled streets and Quay Road with the harbour on your left, past the marine warehouses, then skirt the recreation ground on Bath Road. Take the lane beside the Mayflower toward Kings Saltern Road, avoiding the right branch onto Stanley Road. Continue past the Sea Scouts and Chandlers Yard; at Brook Road, fork left onto Waterford Lane and follow Church Lane to High Street opposite St Thomas the Apostle church. The High Street leads downhill to the quay. Look out for the station turn before the bike-hire shops; it is easy to miss.
Harbour details and accessYachts, harbour water and the old quay frontage make this the walk’s defining scene; frame a…
Yachts, harbour water and the old quay frontage make this the walk’s defining scene; frame a few boats against the buildings. The seawater baths opened in 1833 on a site used for sea bathing since 1755. Pubs, shops and restaurants line the quay and High Street, including the Mayflower on the route. Public toilets are near St Barbe Museum. Trains and buses reach the station; drivers can start from Town Quay Car Park on Quay Road, which lies on the circuit.
Wildlife
Wildlife in New Forest
28 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
10 sightingsWhite-tailed EagleMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
14 sightingsHarbor SealMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
176 sightingsEuropean Fallow DeerMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
93 sightingsWestern Roe DeerMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
54 sightingsMute SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across New Forest. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
