Sway

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Sway is a village and civil parish in Hampshire in the New Forest national park in England. The civil parish was formed in 1879, when lands were taken from the extensive parish of Boldre. The village has shops and pubs, and a railway station on the South West Main Line from Weymouth and Bournemouth to Southampton and London Waterloo. It is the site of Sway Tower, a 66-metre concrete folly built in the 19th century. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.4 thous.Coordinates: 50°47'4"N, 1°36'49"W

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Sway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Solent Way, All Saints' Church, St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Sturt Pond.

4.2 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Solent Way, Milford on Sea
108 min walk • 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.
4.8 miW
Church
All Saints' Church, Bransgore
123 min walk • All Saints' Church is a Church of England church in Thorney Hill, Hampshire, England. It was built in 1905–06 and has been a Grade I listed building since 1985. A World War I memorial in the churchyard is also Grade II listed.
3.6 miSE
Art gallery, Children's museum, Specialty museum
St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington
91 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.
4.6 miS
Park
Sturt Pond, Milford on Sea
117 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.
4.5 miSE
Park
Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes, New Forest
116 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.
2.9 miE
Archaeological site
Buckland Rings, New Forest
73 min walk • Buckland Rings is the site of an Iron Age hill fort in the town of Lymington, Hampshire. Today, the mounds and dykes around the outside which once constituted its defences are still clearly visible, although the outer bank lies under the road on the west side, and on the south-east it is nearly ploughed-out.
3.9 miS
Park
Milford on Sea LNR, Milford on Sea
100 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.
2.9 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum
Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum
75 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.
4.6 miSE
Park
Keyhaven, Lymington
119 min walk • Keyhaven, Pennington, Oxey and Normandy Marshes, also known as the North Solent Marshes, are three areas of saltmarsh in Hampshire, England.
4.3 miSE
Water park, Amusement park
Lymington Sea Water Baths, Lymington
111 min walk • The Lymington Open Air Sea Water Baths is a lifeguarded open air lido in Lymington, Hampshire, England. Built in 1833, it is the oldest lido in the United Kingdom, and at 110 metres long by 50 metres wide it is also one of the largest in area.
3 miNE
Park
Roydon Woods, New Forest
78 min walk • Roydon Woods is a 294.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Brockenhurst in Hampshire. It is a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and is part of New Forest Special Area of Conservation.