New Forest named among world's most beautiful places

The New Forest has been named among the world's most beautiful places to visit, according to travel writers.

The Hampshire National Park's ranked tenth on a list by Time Out magazine.

30 spots were chosen by their writers, who had 'personally experienced the beauty of every place' included.

In the citation from Time Out, they've praised the New Forest's wildlife:

"There aren’t many places where you’ll be startled by a pony or donkey stepping into the road, but that’s the anachronistic beauty of the New Forest in the south of England.

"This ancient woodland was given its name by William the Conqueror more than 900 years ago. If you choose to visit in the autumn, when the heath is purple with heather, you may find pigs guzzling acorns on the forest floor (they’re sent to protect the delicate stomachs of the 5,000 free-roaming ponies)."

Here's the full top 10:

1. Kotor Bay, Montenegro

2. Iceland

3. Erg Chebbi, Morocco

4. Mont-Saint-Michel, France

5. Sheik Zayed Grand Mosuqe, Abu Dhabi

6. Ella, Sri Lanka

7. Highlands of Scotland

8. Zhangye National Geopark, China

9. Storms River, South Africa

10. New Forest

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