So great to have discovered this video. I lived in Blackbush cottages at Castle Hill in 1952-53, at the tender age of 3-4. It was a long walk down to the bus stop in Burley Street - we had no car then. My father was a teacher at a school in Brockenhurst and rode his bicycle to and from there each day. Before he left each morning he would sit me on the seat of his bike and wheel me around in a circle where the gate still is. One morning he stopped, and calmly allowed an adder to cross the road and under the bike. I have been back to the place since and did the walk you are describing but in reverse coming out of the gate onto the road into the village. Next time I'm in England I'll do it again. David, Devonport, Tasmania.
I Never knew Burley Hill House? After all these years it’s so Exquisite Quintessentially English Heaven on Earth,especially at Dawn with the Hanging Baskets watered Thankyou
Wonderful video. Closest I’m going too get too England for a while. Sign of the times too have hand sanitizer in a beautiful church. Walked around Burley a few times back in the day.
I like Burley. Have played golf there once or twice. Every time I see blackberries,I always think of good old Logan. Lots of beautiful houses and that owl carving too. Great video in your usual style .
Lovely walk. But we noticed that the path by Stave cottage will be shut in October 21 at some point. To repair the missing planks on the bridge we assumed as could not see any other hazards on the route . I have tried to find the notice of this work on line to no avail. The map attached to the notice said there was no alternative route.
Thanks for the update Carol. I remember seeing the damage to the wooden bridge so as you say, that may be the reason. Hopefully it will be something that can be repaired quickly.
Thanks Craig. Fiver is coming on well - now 7 months old! He has already passed his Kennel Club Good Citizens Obedience Bronze Test & indeed has qualified to compete at Crufts 2022 in the show ring. He should make a guest appearance in one of the video walks some time soon!
Lovely video Dave. Thanks for pointing out those well hidden public footpath entrances. I would never have known they were there and although I've been to Burley many times, it opens up new possibilities for walks.
Thanks Angela. It is a delightful walk down that footpath by "Stavegate" - under the shade of some conifers, over a stream & through a meadow back to the outskirts of the village.
Thank you Neville. These 3 are good. "Walking the New Forest" by Steve Davison, "Pocket Pub Walks The New Forest" by Anne-Marie Edwards & "The New Forest National Park" by Crimson Short Walks. Hope that helps.
Hi Dave We really enjoy your channel. On this walk it looks like the route you took didn't follow your yellow outline on the OS map at the start of the video. Isn't the pony pound in the South Oakley Enclosure and not on the Forest Road? On a broader note, it quite difficult to follow your routes on my OS maps, in fact we went off your route when we tried to follow the Basingstoke canal walk! Do you have anywhere we can download your route maps?
Hi Mike. I have just viewed the video and I can confirm that I followed the route as shown on the OS map on screen. I started my walk at the FC car park at Burley Cricket pitch (red star on map) .... as seen at about 1 min 19 secs into the video. I filmed the "introduction scene" - at the start of the video - from the top of Castle Hill for the simple reason that there was no passing traffic there! The pony pound is located on the South Eastern side of the South Oakley Inclosure. At about 14 mins 39 secs into the video, I explain that I am on the edge of the South Oakley Inclosure and as I start walking Eastwards, you can see the pony pound in the distance as I move towards it. (The film is over a year old now so they may have moved it slightly of course!). When I publish a walk on TH-cam, I always also put up a post on my Facebook page "Dave's Countryside Walks" which includes a number of photos from the walk including a picture of the OS route. If you go to that Facebook page and type in "Burley" in the search option, it should take you to the original post & then you can scroll through the photos until you come across the route map. Alas I do not have the technical ability or knowledge to have or use Apps etc! I hope that helps! Thanks for watching. Dave.
@@DaveFord I think we'll have to do this walk - I'll let you know how we get on. The other half has Facebook so I'll ask here to download the route images. Keep up the good work!
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Great walk Dave, Beautiful scenery love the ponies & the pigs, absolutely beautiful. Many Thanks. Ron.
Thank you Ron.
Very lovely walk and loving the ponies again.some beautiful property really lovely church enjoy your. Pint Dee👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🐕🐕🐕🐕
Thanks Dee. It was a well earned pint at the end!
So great to have discovered this video. I lived in Blackbush cottages at Castle Hill in 1952-53, at the tender age of 3-4. It was a long walk down to the bus stop in Burley Street - we had no car then. My father was a teacher at a school in Brockenhurst and rode his bicycle to and from there each day. Before he left each morning he would sit me on the seat of his bike and wheel me around in a circle where the gate still is. One morning he stopped, and calmly allowed an adder to cross the road and under the bike. I have been back to the place since and did the walk you are describing but in reverse coming out of the gate onto the road into the village. Next time I'm in England I'll do it again. David, Devonport, Tasmania.
Glad you enjoyed the video David. Thank you for sharing your memories of the area as well.
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Never knew Burley Hill House? After all these years it’s so Exquisite Quintessentially English Heaven on Earth,especially at Dawn with the Hanging Baskets watered Thankyou
Yes indeed Sue-Ann. Thank you for watching. :)
Great video Dave, I love Burley
Thank you Robert :)
Thank you Dave and Logan, love the smugglers tales and witches!!! Beautiful scenery, fond memories of visits there as a child. Take care.
Thanks Christine. It got a little "spooky" in those woods!
Thank you for this Super video. I particularly like the secret footpaths. Not many people know about these hidden gems I'm sure. 👍
Thanks Rachel. Some footpaths are easier to find than others - that is for sure!
Wonderful video. Closest I’m going too get too England for a while. Sign of the times too have hand sanitizer in a beautiful church. Walked around Burley a few times back in the day.
Thanks. Glad that it brought back some memories for you.
I like Burley. Have played golf there once or twice. Every time I see blackberries,I always think of good old Logan. Lots of beautiful houses and that owl carving too. Great video in your usual style .
Thanks Lionel. Yes.... certainly it is Logan's favourite time of the year with Blackberries in plentiful supply!
Lovely walk. But we noticed that the path by Stave cottage will be shut in October 21 at some point. To repair the missing planks on the bridge we assumed as could not see any other hazards on the route . I have tried to find the notice of this work on line to no avail. The map attached to the notice said there was no alternative route.
Thanks for the update Carol. I remember seeing the damage to the wooden bridge so as you say, that may be the reason. Hopefully it will be something that can be repaired quickly.
Lovely walk as always Dave
Thanks and indeed thank you for watching.
Another great video dave i used to play football there and I’m often there doing my wildlife photography
Thanks Stephen. So much variety in the countryside around Burley (woodland / heathland etc) - great for your photography I imagine.
just awesome! new fan here! stay safe!
Thanks and indeed thank you for watching.
Looks like a great walk dave, will have to try it my self.
It certainly is Nick - a good walk to do outside of the "peak" holiday season.
Good afternoon dave fantastic video very interesting about the local area one place I must go and visit how is fiver getting on.
Thanks Craig. Fiver is coming on well - now 7 months old! He has already passed his Kennel Club Good Citizens Obedience Bronze Test & indeed has qualified to compete at Crufts 2022 in the show ring. He should make a guest appearance in one of the video walks some time soon!
Lovely video Dave. Thanks for pointing out those well hidden public footpath entrances. I would never have known they were there and although I've been to Burley many times, it opens up new possibilities for walks.
Thanks Angela. It is a delightful walk down that footpath by "Stavegate" - under the shade of some conifers, over a stream & through a meadow back to the outskirts of the village.
Very nice, Dave. We'll be in the New Forest from the first of November. Any walk books you can recommend of the area, would be appreciated.
Neville.
Thank you Neville. These 3 are good. "Walking the New Forest" by Steve Davison, "Pocket Pub Walks The New Forest" by Anne-Marie Edwards & "The New Forest National Park" by Crimson Short Walks. Hope that helps.
Love burley, I have a friend who lived in burley x the family I'm still in touch with met sybil leek x
I imagine that Sybil would have been an interesting person to meet!
Hi Dave
We really enjoy your channel.
On this walk it looks like the route you took didn't follow your yellow outline on the OS map at the start of the video. Isn't the pony pound in the South Oakley Enclosure and not on the Forest Road?
On a broader note, it quite difficult to follow your routes on my OS maps, in fact we went off your route when we tried to follow the Basingstoke canal walk! Do you have anywhere we can download your route maps?
Hi Mike. I have just viewed the video and I can confirm that I followed the route as shown on the OS map on screen. I started my walk at the FC car park at Burley Cricket pitch (red star on map) .... as seen at about 1 min 19 secs into the video. I filmed the "introduction scene" - at the start of the video - from the top of Castle Hill for the simple reason that there was no passing traffic there! The pony pound is located on the South Eastern side of the South Oakley Inclosure. At about 14 mins 39 secs into the video, I explain that I am on the edge of the South Oakley Inclosure and as I start walking Eastwards, you can see the pony pound in the distance as I move towards it. (The film is over a year old now so they may have moved it slightly of course!). When I publish a walk on TH-cam, I always also put up a post on my Facebook page "Dave's Countryside Walks" which includes a number of photos from the walk including a picture of the OS route. If you go to that Facebook page and type in "Burley" in the search option, it should take you to the original post & then you can scroll through the photos until you come across the route map. Alas I do not have the technical ability or knowledge to have or use Apps etc! I hope that helps! Thanks for watching. Dave.
@@DaveFord I think we'll have to do this walk - I'll let you know how we get on.
The other half has Facebook so I'll ask here to download the route images. Keep up the good work!