Parking
Start and finish at Lymington Town railway station. Town parking and public toilets are near St Barbe Museum; no dedicated trail car park was verified. Train and bus access reach the station.
Overview
About Walhampton Monument
Why go
- A granite monument and D-Day airfield board make distinct stops
- Train access at the start and finish
- Open views toward the Solent
Heads up
- A substantial stretch follows roads and crosses a golf course
- Trees hide the monument’s former outlook over Lymington
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 Walhampton Monument, 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 Walhampton Monument
The circuitWalhampton Monument is a circular walk from Lymington Town railway station.
Walhampton Monument is a circular walk from Lymington Town railway station. The mapped loop covers 3.9 miles and usually takes about two hours. It starts beside the river, climbs through woodland to an obelisk, then crosses the golf course and returns by country lanes. Most grades are gentle, but surfaces change between paving, gravel and uneven woodland tracks; the walk is classed as moderate.
Monument and airfieldThe obelisk commemorates Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, a naval officer and former Lymington…
The obelisk commemorates Admiral Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, a naval officer and former Lymington MP. It was built from Dartmoor stone from the same quarry as Nelson’s Column. A local tradition says it served as a sea mark. Trees now screen much of its former outlook over Lymington, while eastern stretches open views toward the Solent. Further on, an interpretation board marks RAF Needs Oar Point, a temporary airfield used in D-Day preparations; four Typhoon squadrons operated from the site.
Access and wayfindingThe station is the trailhead, with train and bus connections.
The station is the trailhead, with train and bus connections. Town parking and public toilets are near St Barbe Museum, a separate stop from the route; no dedicated trail car park was verified. After the airfield board, stay on Shotts Lane and Lisle Court Road to South Baddesley Road rather than turning back across the golf course. Expect public roads as well as footpaths, and watch for golfers and traffic. Dogs are welcome.
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.
