The trust had already opened 300 rural attractions at Easter. Meanwhile, motoring organisations warned the roads would be very busy with heavy traffic starting from yesterday afternoon and continuing through this morning. The RAC said the main hotspots were likely to be the M25, the M4 westbound, the M5 southbound near Bristol and the Avonmouth Bridge, the M6 near Birmingham and the M1 north bound between junctions six and 10 and junctions 23 and 27. Nearly all paths and beauty spots in Dorset, West Sussex and Hampshire, including the New Forest, are now open to visitors with many hotels fully booked up. The popular resort of Bournemouth is likely to be the busiest despite lingering fog hampering the sun at the Dorset resort.
Sunshine is forecast all day inland.
Everyone is phoning up for accommodation with bed and breakfasts and four star hotels very busy. Hampshire police said the M3 and M27 down towards Dorset and the New Forest were very busy this morning. Portland coastguard in Dorset has today warned sailors to be extra vigilant due to localised heavy sea mist along the coast.