South Coast Trip day 9 - New Forest

We packed up and left the site, driving east along the coast road to Weymouth. Part of the road was behind Chesil beach. We stopped at the Chesil beach car park and walked out onto the huge pebbly beach (18km long).

We got back into the campervan and drove onto Portland. We stopped at a viewpoint back down to Chesil beach. It was a bit windy and rainy at this point.

Portland has many historical artifacts, such as gun batteries and forts.

At the southernmost tip of Portland is Pulpit Rock and the Portland Bill lighthouse. We had lunch in the car park at the lighthouse.

We then drove on to our next site, Holland's Wood in the New Forest. This is a true forest site where you pick your spot among the trees. New Forest ponies freely wander through the site.

We walked into Brockenhurst, the nearest village, and had a pint in the Foresters' Arms. Then back for dinner, beef stew and potatoes.