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Dave Ford, Walker, historian and You Tube-r.

Did you want to see the actual walk before you suggest it to your family and friends?  This is exactly the blog and You Tube link for you. Dave is…

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Phil Brown – bicyclist, photographer and cake tester.

With a collection of cliff-top coastal paths, ancient tree-lined roads and vast open heathland, the New Forest is a slice of paradise for cycling …there’s no need to be a…

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Ben and Susie – Elephant Antiques, traders of the weird and wonderful…

  Ben and Suzi started their antique & vintage interiors business 8 years ago and have a workshop in Lymington which they open to the public on Friday, Sat and…

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Fern Freud, forager, chef, social media rising star

Fern Freud is one of rural England’s social media rising stars. She is helping to revolutionise the ancient craft of foraging and is giving it a mouth-wateringly enticing new look.…

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Stephen Jose – 5th generation New Forest baker

Steven Jose is the owner of The Bakehouse in Brockenhurst. The bakery has won many awards, regional and British, and is a landmark in the village.  Steven is the fifth…

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Brian Terrey – Landscape Photographer

Brian is a noted local, landscape photographer. He has had many photographs printed in national and local press, including magazines such as Dorset and Hampshire Life. In 2019 he won…

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Saskia Robertson, illustrator and imagineer…

Saskia is a tour-de-force. And the illustrator for our new look web illustrations. After her first year of college and a short internship she decided that going back to college…

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Henry Szwinto photographer and nature lover

Tall, athletic, smiley and observant, Brockenhurst chap Henry knows his way around a camera. And the local area. He’s been capturing magic here in the National Park for most of…

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Horses in my life, by New Forest Point to Point winner, Hicky Gibbs

Winner of the wild, bold and eccentric New Forest Point to Point, ex-Royal Clerk and Vogue features writer. Hicky Gibbs lives in Beaulieu. The New Forest National Park has over…

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Susanna Baird, owner of Pitts Deep Cottage

Pitts Deep has the most incredible views stretching over the Solent and sits by a beach that is home to the most unique wildlife and coastline. The house has become…

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“The New Forest is like Narnia” says Mark Kermode

BBC and Observer film critic Mark Kermode is my new favourite guy. Here he talks about how diverse it is and why it makes such a great location for filming.…

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Steve Elson, Photographer-about-town and Lymington’s famous Postie.

We spotted Postman Steve on a Lymington Facebook group back in 2016 and quietly noted and followed his photographic work. During the summer in 2018 when he posted some particularly…

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Matt Rosevare, our young wildlife photographer in residence….

One day earlier in the summer of 2018, I was out walking on Tanners Lane Beach. I spotted two chaps with a large camera photographing the water reflection on the…

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Jason Crane. Castle keeper, mechanic, adventurer…

Lighthouse keeper, castle custodian, fisherman, boat mechanic, serial business-starter, dad (and occasional but obsessive skier) Jason Crane is a pin up for the good life by the sea. I asked…

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Lisa Morgan, Pop -up Farmshop guru. Keyhaven.

Lisa is famous for selling fresh meat and local produce straight from her farm, plus a host of specially selected local fish, cheese and other New Forest goodies. I have…

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James Fry, Gin Master at The Cave Bar in Milford on Sea

Despite being half Spanish, I was born and bred in Lymington and have stayed all my life thanks to its wonderful scenery, incredible social scene and the best drinking holes…

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Clare SH, Interior Designer + shop owner of No64 Milford on Sea

Having travelled around the world as an interior designer and stylist, Clare has always found her biggest inspiration and influence comes from growing up and living in the New Forest.…

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