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The historic town of Lymington offers plenty for the visitor to the New Forest. This colourful coastal town is an ancient seaport with a rich maritime history. Situated on the west bank of the Lymington River, on the edge of the Solent, Lymington is a major yachting centre with three marinas.
Lymington / ˈlɪmɪŋtən / is a port town on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, in the New Forest district of Hampshire, England. The town faces Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, to which there is a car ferry service operated by Wightlink. It is within the civil parish of Lymington and Pennington.
Lymington is a Georgian market town in the New Forest National Park, with a rich sailing history and a ferry to the Isle of Wight. Explore the local shops, pubs, restaurants, coastal walks, sea baths and attractions in this scenic area.
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- The New Forest. Lymington is on the fringe of 219 square miles of unenclosed forest, pasture and heathland. Equines have freely roamed this land since before the Last Ice Age, and their descendant is the New Forest pony, which is usually free to run loose in semi-feral conditions.
- Solent Way Walk. Lymington is by the eastern trailhead of a 60-mile path between Milford-on-Sea in the west and Emsworth Harbour in the east. As the name suggests, this runs the length of the Solent, the strait between mainland England and the Isle of Wight.
- Hurst Castle. Henry VIII built Hurst Castle in the early 1540s as part of the Device Forts system. This gun fort is at the narrow western entrance to the Solent, at the end of the mile-long shingle bank, the Hurst Spit.
- Lymington Town Trail. The Lymington and Pennington government website has a downloadable leaflet and map marked with trails in Lymington and its outskirts.
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Lymington is a seaside town with a rich maritime history and a range of activities for all ages. You can sail, swim, fish, shop, visit the museum, or explore the coastline and the New Forest by bike or foot.
Lymington is a picturesque harbour town with a historic market, a marina, and a ferry to the Isle of Wight. Explore the town, the nature reserve, the sea water baths, and the nearby attractions in the New Forest and the Solent.
