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Lymington Harbour

Ryan Willegers

The speed limit in Lymington Harbour is 6 knots with an advisory limit
of 4 knots upstream of the wave screens near the entrance to Lymington
Yacht Haven. There is a double High Water at springs which gives a stand
of 3 hours. At neaps there is a stand of 2 hours. To find out more see
www.lymingtonharbour.co.uk.
Lymington is a beautiful Georgian town with a wide variety of shops
ranging from smart boutiques on the cobbled quay to the larger
supermarkets and a bustling market in the High Street every Saturday.
The New Forest National Park with its ancient woodlands and heathlands
offers miles of unspoilt walks, cycle ways, and pretty villages to explore.
Newtown is a natural creek, lying to the east of Yarmouth on the Isle of
Wight, and is one of the few places in the Solent where anchoring is easy
and sheltered in all wind directions. Newtown Harbour is a beautiful retreat
that has something to offer boat owners, walkers, wildlife enthusiasts and
historians, or just those in search of peace and tranquillity. The area is a
National Nature Reserve, owned and managed by the National Trust.
You can wander past flower-rich hay meadows, through ancient
woodlands with rare butterflies and red squirrels, and look out over salt
marsh and the clear waters of the harbour, bobbing with sailing boats in
the summer and alive with birds in the spring and winter. For those on
the water, it is a beautiful place to explore and a good way to look out for
wetland wildlife.
Set within the heart of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire,
the lovely Beaulieu River and the 18th century shipbuilding village of
Buckler’s Hard occupy a superb location in the central Solent, close to the
sailing centres of Cowes, Lymington, and Southampton. The river has a
110 berth marina, over 300 moorings, and a boat park with slipway.
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