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Gilbury Hard Hampshire Map

Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: New Forest · Region: South East

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Place	Gilbury Hard
Traditional County	Hampshire
District / Borough	New Forest
Region	South East
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	50.801960
Longitude	-1.407396
Place Type	Hamlet

About Gilbury Hard

Gilbury Hard greets the Solent with a modest, salt-weathered frontage that whispers of tidal rhythms and long-forgotten maritime commerce. It lies 5.5 miles west-north-west of Cowes (from Cowes: bearing 300°T, OS grid SU 418 004), and is situated west-north-west of Exbury village. This shoreline position places Gilbury Hard deep within the protected expanse of the New Forest National Park, where the horizon is defined by the soft, grey blur of the Isle of Wight. The mudflats and salt marshes surrounding the site form part of the North Solent SSSI, providing a refuge for overwintering birds that stir the quiet air with sudden, rhythmic flights. A short walk inland leads to the verdant, carefully curated displays of Exbury Gardens, where the ornamental blooms stand in striking contrast to the rugged, untamed character of the neighbouring coastline. The light here has a peculiar, silver quality, reflecting off the Beaulieu River estuary to illuminate the gnarled timber of the banks. Gilbury Hard remains an evocative fragment of the Hampshire coast, where the boundary between the ancient forest and the restless sea is rendered in shades of bracken, silt, and grey water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New Forest National Park (National Park) — locality lies within · 567 ha
North Solent Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — locality lies within · 12k acres
Exbury House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 0.3 mi, 127° SE · 137 ha
Exbury Gardens (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 082° E
Keeping Marsh (Wetland) — 0.6 mi, 282° WNW
HMS Agamemnon – Navigating the Legend (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 248° WSW
The Buckler's Hard Story Maritime Museum (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 245° WSW
New forest activities Kayaking Tours (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 251° WSW
Gatewood Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 076° ENE
Blackwell Common (Park) — 1.3 mi, 055° NE
Row Down Round Barrow Cemetery (Scheduled Monument) — 1.3 mi, 039° NE
Keeping Copse (Forest / Woodland) — 1.4 mi, 284° WNW
Three Bowl Barrows 560M North Of Otterwood Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 341° NNW
Bowl Barrow 540M North Of Otterwood Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 342° NNW
St Margarets Creek (Wetland) — 1.5 mi, 157° SSE
Dark Water (River) — 1.5 mi, 088° E
Black Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 179° S
Exbury River (River) — 1.7 mi, 144° SE
Holbury Manor Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 020° NNE
Stonyford Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 353° N
Boarman Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 314° NW
Palace House (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 303° WNW
Secret Army Exhibition (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 304° WNW
National Motor Museum (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 306° NW
Beaulieu (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 307° NW
Hill Top (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 342° NNW
Park Shore (Beach) — 2.7 mi, 197° SSW
Lepe Beach (Beach) — 2.8 mi, 117° ESE
Fawley Inclosure (Forest / Woodland) — 2.9 mi, 359° N
Cadland House (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 3.2 mi, 098° E · 8 ha

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