Walking Britain RAF Holmsley South near Bransgore
Introduction to Walk 3538
Nat Park - New Forest
County/Area - Hampshire
Author - Dave Ford
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km
Ascent - 50 feet / 15 metres
Time - 1 hours 20 minutes
Grade - easy
A New Forest walk exploring the site that was once RAF Holmsley South. During our walk we visit the "New Forest Airfields Memorial", discover a Battle Command HQ escape hatch and find other evidence of the site's former existence as I am accompanied by my dog, Logan. A GPS File is available for download (see walk description).
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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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