Sway Tower is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SO41 6DE), in the parish of Sway.

How do I get to Sway Tower?

The nearest railway station is Sway, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SO41 6DE.

Is Sway Tower a protected site?

Yes — Sway Tower 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 free to visit?

Yes, Sway Tower is free to enter.

How do I get to Sway Tower?

The nearest railway station is Sway, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SO41 6DE.

Follies · South East England

Sway Tower

In or near Boldre.

Free admission🐾 Dog-friendly

Sway Tower — Folly or eyecatcher, 1885-01-01.

Sway Tower - geograph.org.uk - 3075470 — Mike Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 20 min–45 min
Nearest railway station: Sway · 1.7 km

Free entry
Dog-friendly

Sway Tower 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 1.7 km away. Postcode area SO41.

Photo gallery

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Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0

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, South-East England. It is situated within the designated areas of the Lymington River SSSI and The New Forest SSSI.

AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.

Coordinates: 50.7696, -1.6045
County: Hampshire
District: New Forest
Parish: Sway
Postcode: SO41 6DE
Parliamentary constituency: New Forest East
Nearest railway station: Sway — 1.7 km

Sources

osm: w554932427 (ODbL)

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