The road from Beaulieu to Lymington is a popular holiday route and is usually full of cyclists during the summer months. Along this road can be found East Boldre which became a Civil Parish in 1929 from the Parish of Boldre. Around thirty or more Bronze Age barrows can be found dotted around within its boundaries.

A favourite stopping place is Hatchet Pond (see photo on left)  which is a stretch of water that reflects the pine trees that surround it and can be turned into dazzling pinks and golds during the sunset, not recommended for bathing though as the waters are misleadingly deep and there are warning signs all around.

There are still signs of activity that occurred here during both wars, A flying school was started here just before WWI opposite the post office and this was utilised by the Royal Flying Corps for training during the war. A new airfield was built on the north of the heath during WWII and continued in service right up to the early sixties. There are graves in the church yard that reminds of of the high price the airmen paid during this period.

There was originally a squatters camp at East Boldre that reached along Beaulieu Estate and became known as the Beaulieu Rails. A long straggling village with a main road, that has houses on one side only, that takes you to East End and South Baddesley and then on to Lymington to emerge by the Isle of Wight Ferry terminal. There are two  public houses here, The Turfcutters Arms  and the East End Arms. and the sub post office is still in business as well as a garage.

The parish church is dedicated to St Paul and can be found tucked away on a small junction, and a few yards on can be found the old school house, which is the smallest and oldest school in the New Forest. Covering about 4½ acres of land that was given by Queen Victoria and aided by donations from the Church  of England, it was constructed in 1842.