Luttrell's Tower, New Forest

Name: Luttrell's Tower
Address: New Forest, United Kingdom

#11 among attractions in New Forest

Tower, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

Luttrell's Tower is a three-storey stuccoed yellow brick folly south of Southampton, Hampshire, England, near the village of Calshot. It has a six-storey circular stair turret extending above the rest. It stands on the shore of the Solent, close to the grounds of Eaglehurst House. It is owned by the Landmark Trust. ()

Built: 1780 (244 years ago)Coordinates: 50°48'21"N, 1°19'28"W

Address

Fawley, Blackfield and LangleyNew Forest United Kingdom

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Day trips

Luttrell's Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Calshot Activities Centre, Marine Matters, Cowes Castle, Calshot Castle.

1.1 miNE
Ski area, Watersports, Outdoor activities
Calshot Activities Centre, New Forest
29 min walk • Calshot Activities Centre is located on Calshot Spit near Southampton. Indoor facilities include the oldest indoor velodrome in Britain, a dry ski slope and a climbing wall.
3.4 miN
50°51'11"N • 1°18'18"W
Marine Matters, Locks Heath
86 min walk • Sailing, Outdoor activities, Marina
2.9 miS
Forts and castles
Cowes Castle, Cowes
74 min walk • Cowes Castle, also known as West Cowes Castle, is a Device Fort in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Originally built by Henry VIII in 1539 to protect England against the threat of invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, it comprised a circular bastion, flanking wings and a keep, and in 1547 it housed 17 pieces of artillery.
1.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Calshot Castle, Southampton
30 min walk • Calshot Castle is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the Calshot Spit, Hampshire, England, between 1539 and 1540. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire and defend Southampton Water as it met the Solent.
3.3 miW
Botanical garden
Exbury Gardens, New Forest
85 min walk • Exbury Gardens is an 200-acre informal woodland garden in Hampshire, England with large collections of rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias, and is often considered the finest garden of its type in the United Kingdom.
3.4 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Cowes Maritime Museum, Cowes
86 min walk • The Cowes Maritime Museum is a local maritime museum in Cowes, Isle of Wight, southern England. The museum is co-located within Cowes Library. It was started by library staff in the 1970s. It has a small exhibition area that displays model boats from its collection.
3.3 miN
Archaeological site
Hamble Common Camp, Hamble-le-Rice
84 min walk • Hamble Common Camp is the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort located in Hampshire. The fort is located on Hamble common on a peninsula of land formed between Southampton Water and the River Hamble.
4 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Hamble Rail Trail, Hamble-le-Rice
103 min walk • The Hamble Rail Trail is a 4.5-mile-long circular footpath in Hampshire, southern England, comprising a path which runs alongside a disused railway track that connects Hamble-le-Rice to Royal Victoria Country Park and looping back via a section of the Solent Way footpath.
3.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Isle of Wight Classic Boat Museum, Cowes
90 min walk • The Classic Boat Museum is a museum of boats and of the history of yachting and boating. It is located on the Isle of Wight at two separate sites on either side of the River Medina; The Boat Collection in Cowes, and The Gallery in East Cowes. It is a working museum featuring restoration. Work takes place all year round.
0.9 miNE
Park
Calshot Marshes, New Forest
24 min walk • Calshot Marshes is a 51.1-hectare Local Nature Reserve near Calshot, at the junction of The Solent and Southampton Water in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.
3.3 miS
50°45'41"N • 1°17'48"W
Cowes Yacht Haven, Cowes
85 min walk • Sailing, Marina