national park
New Forest National Park
Ancient royal hunting ground where wild ponies and deer roam freely through 219 square miles of heathland, woodland and coastal marshes.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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West Wellow
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About West Wellow
West Wellow works well as a base: 10 minutes from Cadnam, 12km from New Forest National Park.
West Wellow is in England, United Kingdom, with about 2,900 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Cadnam, about 6 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near West Wellow?
Within an hour or so of West Wellow: New Forest National Park (12 km), Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary (12 km), Rhinefield Ornamental Drive (15 km), Salisbury Cathedral (18 km).
Are there any good drives near West Wellow?
The nearest famous roads are Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, Military Road, Isle of Wight and Goodwood Festival of Speed.
Where is West Wellow?
West Wellow is in England, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Cadnam.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,929
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 50.9727, -1.5829
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from West Wellow
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary
A New Forest clearing with a raised viewing platform where fallow deer are fed most afternoons in summer.
12 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
Rhinefield Ornamental Drive
A New Forest road lined with giant redwoods and Douglas firs planted in 1859, running between Brockenhurst and the A35.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Masterpiece of Early English Gothic architecture boasting Britain's tallest spire at 123 metres and housing the finest surviving Magna Carta.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
National Motor Museum Beaulieu
Set in the grounds of a historic abbey, it houses over 250 vehicles telling the story of motoring from 1893 to the present.
19 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Beaulieu
A New Forest village around a 13th-century abbey and the Montagu estate, at the head of the tidal Beaulieu River.
19 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Old Sarum
The vast earthwork ramparts of the original Salisbury, an Iron Age hillfort later holding a Norman castle and first cathedral.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Buckler’s Hard
A single Georgian street running down to the Beaulieu River, built as a shipbuilding village that supplied Nelson's navy.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near West Wellow
- Right hereRhinefield Ornamental DriveA New Forest road lined with giant redwoods and Douglas firs planted in 1859, running between Brockenhurst and the A35.
- 39 kmMilitary Road, Isle of WightThrilling clifftop road along the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight with sweeping sea views and access to dramatic landslip scenery.
- 47 kmBallard DownThe chalk ridge above Swanage running out to Old Harry Rocks, with views over Poole Harbour and Studland Bay.
- 61 kmGoodwood Festival of SpeedThe hillclimb course on the Goodwood estate driveway where Formula One cars, prewar Grand Prix machinery and rally legends run flat out past a country house each summer. The 1.16-mile course is estate road year-round.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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