Burley
Welcome to Burley
Famous for witches, smugglers and dragons, and some breathtaking vistas. Burley Manor, shown above, is reputedly linked by an old smugglers tunnel to the Queen’s Head pub in Burley.
- Burley
- Burley is a picturesque village in The New Forest. With a colourful history and surrounded by stunning countryside making it popular with walkers and cyclists. Burley is twinned with Beurlay in France.
- Cycling in Burley
- Burley is a cyclists heaven. Gravel tracks make it excellent for mountain biking, it is also the start and finish point for The New Forest Bike Ride for Marie Curie.
- Ponies in Burley
- Ponies, cattle and donkeys roam freely through Burley. They often stop traffic, but remember - they have right of way!
- Much to see in Burley
- There is some breathtaking scenery around Burley, look at the magical scene I witnessed at Smugglers Road.
- The Burley Dragon
- Legend has it that there was a dragon in Burley that used to terrorise the villagers, before a brave knight boldly defeated the flame breathing creature.
- New Forest Cider
- Tucked away in Pound Lane, Burley is the New Forest Cider Farm. A working cider farm and orchard, that make the excellent Snake-Catcher Scrumpy.
- The 2008 Burley Village Show
- The 2008 Burley Village Show was held on the 2nd of August and was a great day out for ponies, dogs, birds of prey, reptiles and people of all ages alike.
