Lepe Country Park
Lepe
A pebble-beach park facing the Solent and the Isle of Wight, preserving the embarkation remains of the 1944 Normandy landings.
Lepe Country Park lies on the southeast coast of the New Forest. Its pebble beach faces the Solent and the Isle of Wight, where giant cruise ships can be seen leaving Southampton port. This was a key embarkation point for the 1944 Normandy landings, and the shore still has concrete platforms and landing ramps left from the construction of the Mulberry artificial harbours, as well as a D-Day history trail. The park has a café, picnic lawns and a children's play area. Entry is free, but parking is charged. A coastal path leads to a nearby lighthouse.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Exbury Gardens
- Buckler's Hard
- Calshot Castle
- Beaulieu (National Motor Museum, Palace House & Abbey)
- Hatchet Pond
- New Forest Wildlife Park
- Lymington
- Hurst Castle