New Forest Heritage Centre

Archive, Museum, Gallery and Café with Shop

We are independent charitable trust and we share the stories of the New Forest and its people.

Since 1988, our Centre has been a thriving hub where local residents and visitors can discover more about the New Forest, its history, its customs, its people, its wildlife and its future.

Upcoming events

  • New Forest Marque Beekeepers

    12/04/24 - 21/04/24

    We’ll be welcoming all the local honey-producing members of New Forest Marque to our gallery to sell some of their produce and to promote the long history and importance of beekeeping in the New Forest.

  • Alice Day

    Come and discover your inner Alice

    04/05/24 2.30pm - 5.30pm

    Calling all Alices!

    If Alice is anywhere in your name and you live, or have lived, in The New Forest area in the past, then we would love to hear from you. It doesn’t matter how young or old you are, on 4th May 2024, 2.30pm-5.30pm we would like to invite you to the first ever New Forest ‘Gathering of Alices’ at the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst.

  • Indians in the New Forest

    05/07/24 - 07/08/24

    Our summer exhibition will tell the fascinating story of the two Indian Army hospitals located in the New Forest during the First World War. Co-curated with local historian and researcher, Nick Saunders, the exhibition will explore the spirit of friendship which developed between the soldiers and the local community.

Contact Us

Hours
April to October Monday - Sunday 10am - 5pm

November to March Monday - Sunday
10am - 4pm

Location
New Forest Heritage Centre Main Car Park Lyndhurst SO43 7NY