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Sway sits on the southern edge of the New Forest, positioned just a few miles inland from the coastal town of Lymington. It is a genuine forest village where cattle and ponies frequently wander off the open heaths and into the residential lanes, as the settlement remains within the traditional "perambulation" of the forest. Historically, the village is best known for Peterson’s Folly - a 220-foot concrete tower built in the 1880s that still dominates the local skyline as a landmark for miles around. Unlike some of its more tourist-heavy neighbours, Sway retains a functional, day-to-day character, supported by a mainline railway station that provides a direct link to London Waterloo and Weymouth. The landscape here transitionally shifts from the dense ancient woodlands to the north down toward the salt marshes of the Solent, offering a mix of sheltered forest trails and wide-open grazing land right on the doorstep.