Follies · South East England
Sway Tower - Small
Sway Tower - Small — Folly or eyecatcher.
Mike Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Sway · 1.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Sway Tower - Small is a folly in Hampshire, South-East England — built more for the eye than for any practical purpose, and a reminder of the British landscape's appetite for the eccentric. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the New Forest East parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Sway, about 1.6 km away. Postcode area SO41.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lymington River SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: The New Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
Place summary
Sway Tower is a folly located in Sway, Hampshire, in South-East England. It is situated within areas designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for both the Lymington River and The New Forest.
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- Coordinates
- 50.7703, -1.6046
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- New Forest
- Parish
- Sway
- Postcode
- SO41 6DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Nearest railway station
- Sway — 1.6 km
Sources
- osm: w554932426 (ODbL)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sway Tower - Small?
- Sway Tower - Small is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO41 6DD), in the parish of Sway.
- Is Sway Tower - Small a protected site?
- Yes — Sway Tower - Small is part of the Lymington River SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the The New Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Sway Tower - Small free to visit?
- Yes, Sway Tower - Small is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sway Tower - Small?
- The nearest railway station is Sway, about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO41 6DD.