Bransgore

Bransgore is a village in the New Forest that developed in the 19th century when a church and a school were built. It has the picturesque character of a rural English village.

Understand

In 2011, the village had about 4,100 residents.

• Bransgore Parish Council website

Get in

By car

From Christchurch, it is about 10 min: go east on the Christchurch Bypass. At the roundabout, turn north on Stony Lane (B3347) to Winkton, then east on Burley Road.

From Brockenhurst, it is about 17 min: go west on Burley Road.

By bus

Morebus bus C11 travels once a day in each direction between Christchurch (Fountain Way stop) and Brockenhurst (Gates Garage stop) to Bransgore (Ringwood Road stop). It takes about 25 min from either town.

See

• 1 Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Ringwood Rd. It was erected in 1822 as a chapel of ease. The church is of brick with stone dressings, with a tower and a spire, but the spire was removed in 1967. The early 16th-century font is said to have come from Christchurch. 

All Saints Church

• 2 All Saints Church (near Thorney Hill). A grade I listed, Edwardian Baroque church, built in 1906 from Caen stone and rendered brick. Inside are wall paintings by Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852–1936) of Te Deum featuring local people.  

Do

The Parish Council hosts movie nights at the Village Hall at 116 Burley Road.

Buy

Bransgore has a wide variety of shops including a post office, pharmacy, bakery, greengrocer, hairdresser, and take-away food shops.

Eat

There are also several pubs and restaurants.

• 1 Bransgore Chippy, Oak Tree Parade. Tu–Th Sa 5–8PM, F 5–8:30PM. Fish and chips. (updated Apr 2024)

Drink

• 1 The Crown Inn, corner of Ringwood Rd a Burley Rd. A pub that dates from the 18th century (updated Apr 2024)
• 2 The Three Tuns pub, Ringwood Rd. Also an 18th-century pub.  

Sleep

Camping

• 1 Holmsley, Thorney Hill, Bransgore, Christchurch, BH23 7EQ, ☏ +44 8451 308224. (updated Dec 2020)

Self-catering

• 2 Heathfield Estate, Lyndhurst Road, Bransgore, BH23 8LA, ☏ +44 7740 983047, concierge@heathfieldestate.co.uk. Two self-catering properties available with digital TV and streaming services, free Wi-Fi, and hot tub. The Coach House has four bedrooms and four bathrooms to sleep eight people (£499-749 per night) while the Cottage has two bedrooms and two bathrooms to sleep four people (£249-349 per night). (updated Apr 2024)