Emery Down is a small village clustered around a hilltop overlooking Swan Green and Lyndhurst.

[6] A major benefactor of Emery Down was Admiral Frederick Moore Boultbee, who lived here between 1856 and his death in 1876.

[7] The captain of the Titanic, Edward Smith, spent his final night on British shores at the pub before he set sail on the ship the next day.

[9] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stayed in Emery Down for a year from Easter 1889, while researching his novel The White Company and was frequently seen walking around the village.

[9] Northerwood House is a Grade II listed Regency mansion, attributed to John Nash.