Solent Way, Milford on Sea

Name: Solent Way
Address: Milford on Sea, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Milford on Sea

Hiking, Hiking trail

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The Solent Way is a 60-mile long-distance footpath in Hampshire, southern England. With the exception of a few inland diversions, the path follows the coast of the Solent, the sea strait that separates the mainland from the Isle of Wight. The Solent Way forms part of the E9 European Coastal Path, which runs for 5000 km from Cape St Vincent in Portugal to Narva-Jõesuu in Estonia. ()

Coordinates: 50°43'26"N, 1°36'0"W

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Milford on Sea United Kingdom

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Day trips

Solent Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hurst Castle, Hurst Point Lighthouse, Needles Lighthouse, St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery.

2.4 miSE
Forts and castles, Lighthouse, Museum
Hurst Castle, Lymington
62 min walk • Hurst Castle, a commanding coastal fortress, stands sentinel at the narrow entrance to the Solent, near the village of Milford on Sea, within the picturesque district of Lymington, United Kingdom. This historic castle, with its impressive structure, dates back to the...
2.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Hurst Point Lighthouse, Milford on Sea
63 min walk • Hurst Point Lighthouse is located at Hurst Point in the English county of Hampshire, and guides vessels through the western approaches to the Solent.
4.3 miS
Lighthouse
Needles Lighthouse
110 min walk • The Needles Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the outermost of the chalk rocks at The Needles on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, near sea level. Designed by James Walker, for Trinity House at a cost of £20,000.
3.5 miNE
Art gallery, Children's museum, Specialty museum
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington
89 min walk • St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery is a local museum and art gallery in Lymington, Hampshire, England. The museum presents local history and art. It is in the New Forest area. The museum covers social history including many photographs and ephemera. It is located in New Street, Lymington.
0.7 miE
Park
Sturt Pond, Milford on Sea
18 min walk • Sturt Pond is a 10.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Milford on Sea in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Milford On Sea Parish Council.
2.3 miE
Park
Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes, New Forest
59 min walk • Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes is a 738-hectare nature reserve which stretches from Keyhaven along the south coast across the Lymington River in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. It is part of Solent and Southampton Water Ramsar site and Special Protection Area.
0.4 miNW
Park
Milford on Sea LNR, Milford on Sea
10 min walk • Milford on Sea LNR is a 20.6-hectare local nature reserve in Milford on Sea in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Milford On Sea Parish Council. The Danes Stream runs through this nature reserve, which has ancient woodland, grassland and winding paths.
4.3 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
110 min walk • The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum is an independent museum in New Milton, Hampshire, England. It was set up in 1964, after the former championship winning observed trials rider Sammy Miller set up a parts business in New Milton.
1.9 miE
Park
Keyhaven, Lymington
50 min walk • Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes, also known as the North Solent Marshes, are three areas of saltmarsh in Hampshire, England.
3.6 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Sunken Secrets, Freshwater
94 min walk • The Archaeology Discover Centre was a museum located in Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. The museum was run by archaeologists based on the Isle of Wight. It was housed in five of the fort's former casemates.
3.6 miE
Forts and castles, Observatories and planetariums, Park
Fort Victoria, Isle of Wight
93 min walk • Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England, built to guard the Solent. The earliest fort on the site was a coastal fort known as Sharpenode Bulwark built in 1545–1547 by Henry VIII, but these defences had fallen into disrepair by the 17th century. Fort Victoria was built in the 1850s.