Sandy Balls holiday park have lodges & caravans as well as camping available. Stayed there a few times and always had a great time. McDonald Elmers Court in Lymington is good too.
The Beaulieu Motor Museum is a must and Bucklers Hard is good too.
A lot of pubs do great food, The George at Fordingbridge is nice.
Beaulieu is worth a visit. I also recommend cycling through Brockenhurst, Lyndhurst or Burley. If you don't have bikes then there's plenty of places you can hire one from.
I used to go on holiday there as a kid and try a flying visit once a year now. My favourite places are...
Puttles Bridge car park near Brockenhurst. A mix of forest, river and plains, lots of wild ponies up on the top part. Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary. The deer there are in a large, free roaming enclosure and there are some lovely walks around it. Blackwater car park. Some of the biggest and oldest trees in the area, you're never far from the road but it feels very 'grand'. Wilverley Inclosure is old woodland surrounded by heathland. You can't go wrong with any car park and signposted walks, though.
All the main towns and villages are worth visiting and have cool little independent shops. I don't think there's a bad pub either.
Ditto what everyone else has said. I have pasted a link below for some lodges we have stayed in twice. Not sure if you have kids but the 2 person lodges have a sunken bath in the bedroom, hot tub and sauna on the decking and a log burner to cozy up too.
Sandy Balls holiday park have lodges & caravans as well as camping available. Stayed there a few times and always had a great time. McDonald Elmers Court in Lymington is good too.
The Beaulieu Motor Museum is a must and Bucklers Hard is good too.
A lot of pubs do great food, The George at Fordingbridge is nice.
I would second Bucklers Hard - fantastic history.
Personal history too - my great great great great grandfather, Hugh Munro, was 1st Lieutenant on HMS Surprize in the mid 18th century, a ship built at Bucklers Hard
Another vote for Bucklers Hard. A decent bit of history followed by a pint at the Master Builders. The "roadside" tables are the surely the best pub tables anywhere.
Apart from the odd glimpse of Fawley Refinery, The New Forest is glorious.
Another vote for Bucklers Hard. A decent bit of history followed by a pint at the Master Builders. The "roadside" tables are the surely the best pub tables anywhere.
Apart from the odd glimpse of Fawley Refinery, The New Forest is glorious.
Butlers Hard is a nightmare to get in by yacht. You have to steer by withies, which are sticks of willow buried in the sand. Great timeless place but service in the pub leaves something to be desired. Beaulieu MM great as is the Manor and restaurant.
If you've not been, ferry or cat to Cowes is like a Brexiteers orgasm, a step back in time.
Another vote for Bucklers Hard. A decent bit of history followed by a pint at the Master Builders. The "roadside" tables are the surely the best pub tables anywhere.
Apart from the odd glimpse of Fawley Refinery, The New Forest is glorious.
Butlers Hard is a nightmare to get in by yacht. You have to steer by withies, which are sticks of willow buried in the sand. Great timeless place but service in the pub leaves something to be desired. Beaulieu MM great as is the Manor and restaurant.
If you've not been, ferry or cat to Cowes is like a Brexiteers orgasm, a step back in time.
Great advice for any potential visitors - go by car and follow the road signs.
Make sure you go to The Fighting Cocks just up the road mate, a great pub. Spent more than one long boozy afternoon in there.
That's the one on the left when you come out the resort isn't it? Was going to take a walk around the test ground for the ten tonne bomb. Ten tonne tesse Think that is local to the resort. Good walk around there, then in the fighting cocks for a few. Nice taking the dog down to the river Avon.
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Sandy Balls holiday park have lodges & caravans as well as camping available. Stayed there a few times and always had a great time. McDonald Elmers Court in Lymington is good too.
The Beaulieu Motor Museum is a must and Bucklers Hard is good too.
A lot of pubs do great food, The George at Fordingbridge is nice.
I recommend it.
Puttles Bridge car park near Brockenhurst. A mix of forest, river and plains, lots of wild ponies up on the top part.
Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary. The deer there are in a large, free roaming enclosure and there are some lovely walks around it.
Blackwater car park. Some of the biggest and oldest trees in the area, you're never far from the road but it feels very 'grand'.
Wilverley Inclosure is old woodland surrounded by heathland. You can't go wrong with any car park and signposted walks, though.
All the main towns and villages are worth visiting and have cool little independent shops. I don't think there's a bad pub either.
By the way how long will it be called the New Forest for, its bloody ancient.
They do have larger lodges as well though.
https://www.hoseasons.co.uk/lodges/new-forest-lodges-newf
And very very expensive into the bargain.
Avoid mate!
Not far from Lyme Regis for fossils too
Personal history too - my great great great great grandfather, Hugh Munro, was 1st Lieutenant on HMS Surprize in the mid 18th century, a ship built at Bucklers Hard
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Apart from the odd glimpse of Fawley Refinery, The New Forest is glorious.
If you've not been, ferry or cat to Cowes is like a Brexiteers orgasm, a step back in time.
Was going to take a walk around the test ground for the ten tonne bomb.
Ten tonne tesse
Think that is local to the resort.
Good walk around there, then in the fighting cocks for a few.
Nice taking the dog down to the river Avon.