The New Forest & Purbeck Weekender 🌳

A long weekend cycling and wild camping across The New Forest and Purbeck in the UK. We started out in Salisbury and dropped down into the New Forest. The first day was riddled with mechanical failures. My freehub completely died not far out of Lyndhurst so I was able to limp to The Woods Cyclery and get sorted out with a new wheel to keep going for the weekend. Shortly after we left the bike shop (which had now closed), a rear derailleur sheered off into the wheel, so we had to remove it and single speed the bike until the morning before getting sorted at Velo Domestique in Southbourne. Even through the mechanicals and moody autumn weather the vibes were strong though, and we made it over to Purbeck and up to The Square & Compass pub for some country music before pitching up in Winspit Quarry. I've done this ride and camp a number of times now and it's nice to share the spots with people who haven't visited before, the legendary pub with it's pasty hatch and fossil museum, and the secluded coastal quarry camp spot. A beautiful ride back across the forest in the autumn sun took us to a train home from Southampton. A fairly quick trip but nice to start embracing the colder nights and keep these weekenders up across the winter.

Would love recommendations for other quick weekender routes to do across the winter in the UK.

Full video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwf88Gix9rs