Brookley Road Meeting Point
Outside The Absent Pony, 2–4 Brookley Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7PU
Meet on the pavement outside The Absent Pony café, 2–4 Brookley Road, at the station end of the village by the bus stop opposite The Foresters Arms
Brockenhurst — photo: Helen Lawson, Unsplash
Parking
Parking nearbyBrockenhurst Station car park
Public car park · 3 min walk
South Western Railway, paid.
Brookley Road Car Park
Public car park · 7 min walk · 67 spaces
Up to 20 hours
New Forest District Council 'town and village' tariff as set for 2024 (not re-checked for 2026, NFDC site blocks automated fetches): £1 for 1 hour, £3 for 2 hours, £3.50 for 3 hours, £4 for…
New Forest District Council 'town and village' tariff as set for 2024 (not re-checked for 2026, NFDC site blocks automated fetches): £1 for 1 hour, £3 for 2 hours, £3.50 for 3 hours, £4 for 4 hours, £5 for 5 hours, £8 up to 20 hours. NFDC parking clocks (short stay up to 3 hours in town and village car parks, long stay up to 20 hours district-wide) are an alternative for regular visitors. New Forest District Council; 3 disabled bays. Public toilets alongside.
Brookley Road Car Park (New Forest District Council, 67 spaces incl. 3 disabled) is about 7 minutes' walk west along Brookley Road. The walk lasts about 2.5 hours, so pay for at least 3 hours or use an NFDC parking clock (permit) if you have one. The station car park (South Western Railway, paid) is closer. Don't park on Forest verges.
Getting here
Brockenhurst, opp The Foresters Arms
Bus stop · 1 min walk
morebus 86 (Southampton–Totton–Lyndhurst–Lymington), 776 (school)
Brockenhurst Station (S-bound)
Bus stop · 3 min walk
morebus 86, 776
Brockenhurst station is about 180 m away (Station Approach). Buses stop right by the café on Brookley Road. By car, Brockenhurst is on the A337 between Lyndhurst and Lymington.
Getting in
Walk starts promptly at 10:00; arrive from 09:30 to grab a drink and mingle. Led by a New Forest National Park Authority ranger; maximum group of 15, booking required.
Before you arrive
- Free but booking required
- Photography will be taken on the walk
- Wear walking boots or sturdy trainers; about half the route is uneven unsurfaced paths
Finding your way
Toilets
Public toilets by Brookley Road Car Park (free, wheelchair accessible per OpenStreetMap), about 6 minutes' walk west
Food & drink
The Absent Pony café is the meeting point; Brookley Road has several cafés, pubs and restaurants for after the walk.
What's on offer
What's on here
Nothing scheduled at Brookley Road Meeting Point yet.
About Brookley Road Meeting Point
The start point for the Network in Nature walking event: the pavement outside The Absent Pony café at the station end of Brookley Road in Brockenhurst village. The group gathers here, mingles over a drink, then sets off on a ranger-led circular walk of about 3.7 miles towards Whitefield Moor and back. Brockenhurst station is a three-minute walk away, so it works well without a car.
These visitor details were gathered from public sources (Eventbrite listing for Network in Nature; OpenStreetMap; bustimes.org; NFDC 2024 parking fees report) on 16 October 2026 and haven't been confirmed by the venue yet. Parking charges, time limits and access can change, so check with Brookley Road Meeting Point before you travel. This is general information, not advice.