Camping in the New Forest

To prepare for our upcoming camping trip to France, we camped in the New Forest in southern England for a couple nights in mid July. The New Forest is interesting in that it is the only area of England left untouched since Norman times. There is lots of unfenced land, which is quite rare in England. Also fascinating is that it was declared a royal hunting preserve by William the Conqueror back in 1079, and that law still remains in place. Part of the land is owned by “commoners” who historically reared ponies as work horses. Most of the ponies today are left to graze the land at will and so there are wild ponies, along with horses, cattle and sheep that roam around as desired. They are everywhere, even in the campsites eating bread that some unsuspecting campers left out.

We discovered that the twins are great campers. We did a little walking and a lot of playing and exploring and came home feeling ready to embark on our next adventure.