New Exhibition for 2026
As plans evolve, details will be updated. Please visit regularly.
Latest update, 07 March 2026
Launch Event:
22-25 May - Boldre Memorial Hall
On tour to:
30 May-1 June - Thorney Hill Community Centre
Our 2024 Exhibition featured 500 images. This has now been upgraded to over 800 images to remember the compound system which started a century ago in 1926.
The main opening exhibition will be at
Boldre War Memorial Hall.
Opening Times:
Getting There
Boldre War Memorial Hall
Pilley Street Pilley Lymington SO41 5QG
Thorney Hill Community Centre
Burley Road, Thorney Hill, Bransgore,
BH23 8DQ
Photo shows the Wells family at Shave Green compound during the 1960s. Left to right are Pauline, Susie, Kennie, mum Eileen with baby Shirley and Linda. Photo by Jack Loveland.
New Forest Romany Heritage Events 2026
An exhibition reflecting New Forest Romany Gypsy life including the opening of the Gypsy Compounds a century ago, through photographs, crafts and performance.