Emery Down, New Forest Inn c.1960
Photo ref: E196019
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The New Forest Inn is another popular hostelry at Emery Down. In previous centuries the old taverns hereabouts were much used by smugglers, who had brought into the Forest the contraband they had landed on the south coast.

A Selection of Memories from Emery Down

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Emery Down

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I have just read about a memory relating to Emery Down Church and it has made me think about my childhood again. My grandparents lived in Northerwood Avenue, Swan Green in Lyndhurst and we regulary stayed there as children. When we stayed with my grandparents we used to have to walk up the hill and visit my great grandmother who lived in Silver Street in Emery Down. We used to stop half way up and sit on ...see more
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 I was evacuated to Emery Down from Portsmouth. I was billeted with a very nice couple who lived in a cottage quite close to the church. The church was the centre of the village community with a thriving congregation and I was soon invited to join the choir, together with the other evacuees. It is a beautiful little church situated at the edge of the forest adjacent ...see more
The New Forest Inn is rather curiously decorated with wood on the front. This is said to be part of a caravan from which an old woman sold alcoholic drinks before the pub was built.