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About Keyhaven
This tiny inlet turns to salt-marsh and mud at low tide. A few centuries ago it was an important port for the salt trade, it is this that brought prosperity to the region.
The village is lovely and peaceful with moorings for boats along the quayside and unrivalled views across to the Isle of Wight and Hurst Castle. It is a noted area for bird watching and for fishing. The village also has the advantage of being located on the Solent Way, a walk stretching mile after mile across beautiful marshes, heathland, riverside villages, coast and through to the great maritime towns of Southampton and Portsmouth.
The area offers an abundance of wildlife, with some of it being a nature reserve. Close-by visitors can enjoy the pleasures of Braxton gardens.
Keyhaven lies between Milford-on-Sea and Lymington, it makes an ideal base for exploring the Solent, Southampton Water or the wilderness beauty of the New Forest National Park.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Keyhaven
| Hurst Castle | (1.2 miles, 1.9 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Hurst Lighthouse | (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Fort Victoria Country Park | (2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Yarmouth Castle | (3.3 miles, 5.4 km, direction E) | Pictures |
| The Needles Park | (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Spinners Garden | (4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Highcliffe Castle | (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Hengistbury Head | (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Christchurch Castle | (8.4 miles, 13.5 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Beaulieu Palace House | (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Beaulieu National Motor Museum | (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Exbury Gardens | (9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Christchurch Priory | (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Beaulieu Abbey | (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| The New Forest | (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction N) | Pictures |
All attractions in KeyhavenAll attractions in HampshireComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Keyhaven
Milford on Sea, in the county of Hampshire (0.8 miles, 1.4 km)
The advent of the railways brought the Victorians flocking the enjoy the delights of Milford beach, which is mostly sand and shingle and from which, safe bathing can be enjoyed.
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Lymington, in the county of Hampshire (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction NE)
A lovely Georgian port town on the Solent and at the edge of The New Forest, Hampshire. Lymington is a popular sailing resort...
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Totland, in the county of Isle of Wight (3.3 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE)
Picturesque resort with a sea wall extending over one mile. Attractive sand and shingle beach that is particularly safe for children.
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Freshwater, in the county of Isle of Wight (3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)
The Isle of Wight has somehow managed to retain much of the charm of the 1930's and the pretty resort of Freshwater found at the Island's western end is no exception.
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Yarmouth, in the county of Isle of Wight (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction E)
A lovely old town with a pleasant deepwater harbour. Yarmouth, with its 'olde worlde' charm is definitely one of the jewels of this enchanting island resort.
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Boldre, in the county of Hampshire (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction N)
This is a beautiful village situated a short distance from the edge of the New Forest National Park and the shoreline of Lymington, in the Solent.
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Freshwater Bay, in the county of Isle of Wight (4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction SE)
Undulating countryside surrounds this beautiful place - it is a designated area of outstanding natural beauty and as such attracts walkers and bird watchers as well as being a Mecca for surfers and yachtsmen.
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South Baddesley, in the county of Hampshire (4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction NE)
This is a small picturesque hamlet at the edge of the New Forest National Park overlooking the Solent towards the Isle-of-Wight.
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Pilley, in the county of Hampshire (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction NE)
The attractive village of Pilley lies in a landscape famous for its scenic beauty, it encompasses a vast variety of valley's, hills, downs and the glorious New Forest National Park.
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New Milton, in the county of Hampshire (4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction NW)
New Milton is a small sea-side town, with a variety of shops ranging from the charismatic old-fashioned department store Bradbeers, to modern shops such as New Look and Woolworths.
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Highcliffe, in the county of Dorset (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction W)
Highcliffe village is surrounded by sweeping beaches backed by gorse-clad low cliffs from which the visitor can enjoy superb vista's of rolling frothy waves tumbling into Christchurch Bay.
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Brockenhurst, in the county of Hampshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction N)
Gloriously set, like a jewel in a crown, between woodland and heathland, is the picturesque place called Brockenhurst.
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Newtown, in the county of Isle of Wight (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction E)
The village lies at the head of the picturesque Newtown estuary and is surrounded almost entirely by a Nature Reserve owned by the National Trust.
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Mudeford, in the county of Dorset (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)
Picturesque holiday resort nestling at the point where the River Avon rushes into the sea at Christchurch Bay.
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Calbourne, in the county of Isle of Wight (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction E)
Calbourne is a lovely old place that has long been a natural haunt of artists from all over England who are drawn by the unspoiled and picturesque beauty spot.
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All towns in HampshireComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Lymington Town Station | (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NE) |
| Lymington Pier Station | (3.1 miles, 5.0 km, direction NE) |
| Bournemouth Airport | (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction W) |
| M27 Junction 1 | (13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction N) |
| M271 Junction 1 | (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction N) |
| Southampton Airport | (18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NE) |
| Keyhaven to London | (83.1 miles, 133.7 km, direction NE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Keyhaven
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Keyhaven center |
| George Hotel | (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction E) |
| Chewton Glen Hotel | (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction W) |
| The White House | (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction W) |
| Watersplash Hotel | (6.6 miles, 10.7 km, direction N) |
| Careys Manor Hotel | (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction N) |
| Waterford Lodge | (7.2 miles, 11.5 km, direction W) |
| Balmer Lawn | (7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction N) |
| Avonmouth Hotel & Restaurant | (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction W) |
| Rhinefield House Hotel | (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N) |
| The White Buck Inn | (8.4 miles, 13.4 km, direction NW) |
| All hotels in Keyhaven |
