Our ultimate Christmas destination was Rockbourne. There we would share the holidays with Edward’s two daughters and four grand daughters, two of which he had never met not to mention his former wife, Annabelle and her new husband Graham. Leaving Alton we couldn't pass up New Forest. Lucky for us, Edward knows his way around this area very well, as he used to live nearby in New Milton. We have been to New Forest before, but I wanted Elliott to see the wild ponies and donkeys wandering across the main road and around the little village of Burley where they have the right-of-way. The people who live in this area actually have to gate off their property and install cattle grids over the driveway entrance. New Forest, now a National Park, was created in 1072
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