Knightwood Oak, New Forest

Name: Knightwood Oak
Address: New Forest, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in New Forest

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The Knightwood Oak is a pedunculate oak and the largest, and perhaps most famous, oak tree in the New Forest, in southern England. It is also known as the Queen of the Forest. It is over 500 years old and has a girth of 7.38 metres. The tree is still growing. It was pollarded when about 200 years old and is thought to have been last pollarded in the mid 19th century. ()

Coordinates: 50°51'26"N, 1°37'22"W

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New Forest United Kingdom

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Knightwood Oak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: All Saints' Church, New Forest Wildlife Park, Portuguese Fireplace, Copythorne Common.

6 miSW
Church
All Saints' Church, Bransgore
154 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.
5.7 miE
Playground, Outdoor activities, Park
New Forest Wildlife Park, New Forest
147 min walk • The New Forest Wildlife Park is located on the edge of The New Forest close to the towns of Ashurst and Lyndhurst. The park specialises in native and past-native wildlife of Britain and otters and owls from around the globe, housing four species of the former and ten of the latter.
0.8 miN
Memorial
Portuguese Fireplace, New Forest
21 min walk • The Portuguese Fireplace is a war memorial in the New Forest National Park, near the village of Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England. It is located on the road between Bolderwood and Emery Down, approximately 2 km from the latter.
6.2 miNE
Park
Copythorne Common, New Forest
158 min walk • Copythorne Common is a 17-hectare nature reserve west of Southampton in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. It is part of the New Forest, which is a Special Area of Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
2.2 miNE
50°52'20"N • 1°34'40"W
St Michael & All Angels, Lyndhurst
57 min walk • Church
4.5 miW
Archaeological site
Castle Hill, Burley
116 min walk • Castle Hill is the site of an Iron Age univailate hillfort located in the civil parish of Burley in the New Forest national park in Hampshire, England.
6.7 miNE
Gym, Spa, Universities and schools
Totton College, Southampton
170 min walk • Totton College is a further education college located in Totton, Hampshire, providing courses for mainly 16- to 19-year-olds as well as adult education courses. These include BTECs, NVQs, GCSEs and Access courses.
4.8 miSE
Park
Roydon Woods, New Forest
123 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.
3.3 miSE
50°49'9"N • 1°34'41"W
Ytene Gallery, Brockenhurst
84 min walk • Shopping, Art gallery, Museum
6.3 miSE
50°46'52"N • 1°32'29"W
Spinners Garden, New Forest
162 min walk • Garden, Park
5 miS
Village
Sway
129 min walk • 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.