🌳 Outdoor🌲 WoodlandEducational🆓 Free entry
What’s there
- Paid parking
- Picnic area
- Dogs welcome
Pay-and-display car park on Bolderwood Ornamental Drive, first car park on the left; charged 1 hour £1.50, 2 hours £3, 4 hours £5, over 4 hours £8 per the operator's page. Two accessible bays (charges apply). Cash not accepted; pay by RingGo.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Knightwood Oak is a large, very old pollarded oak tree in the New Forest, reached by a short stroll across the road from a car park on Bolderwood Ornamental Drive. The tree is often described as the largest oak in the forest, and a family can walk up to it on a waymarked route, read the information panel and imagine how long it has stood there. The trail is short and easy, so it suits young children and pushchairs, and the surrounding woodland is a pleasant place to stop. There are picnic tables on site, and visitors can also spread a blanket under the trees. Dogs are allowed on the forest paths. It works well as a quick stop combined with nearby walks such as Bolderwood, where deer are often seen.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Face wipes
- Lip balm
- Football
- Spare shoesOne puddle and the day is decided otherwise.
- Wildlife spotting chart
- Lunch boxes
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