New Forest, United Kingdom

New Park Manor

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Style

Relaxed but well-manor-ed

Setting

Woodland wonderland

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Historic charm and natural beauty abound at New Park Manor. There’s no country house stuffiness or stiffness in sight though: this is a relaxed, no-rules residence where children, dogs and grown-ups alike can stay and play in the heart of the New Forest. Entertainment unfolds across the pony-grazed grounds, kids’ den, and cinema, with woodland-inspired rooms, pools and hot tubs to retreat to for some rural R&R.

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

25, including four suites.

Check–Out

11am, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More details

Rates include a Continental buffet breakfast with à la carte options such as made-to-order eggs and pancakes.

Also

This historic, Grade-II listed building is sadly not suitable for wheelchair users (there’s no step-free access, even to the ground-floor rooms).

At the hotel

Expansive grounds, outdoor play area, cinema, games room, library, snug and lounge, charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, minibar, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, bathrobes, slippers and Bramley bath products.

Our favourite rooms

Named after local trees and animals, the rooms and suites at New Park Manor are brimming with whimsical, nature-nodding details. Muntjac, one of the Two Bedroom Deer Park Suites in the newest wing of the hotel, offers ample space to stay and play, with soaring ceilings, exposed beams, and an elevated terrace overlooking the New Forest treeline. Couples should bed down in the main house, opting for a Cosy Room or Classic Room; we also love the King Charles Deluxe Room for its regal four-poster and panoramic forest views.

Poolside

Fairweather swimmers can make use of the heated outdoor pool from May to September, with its shimmering, riverbed-inspired tiling and green-striped parasols popping out above the encircling hedgerows. Indoors, the all-season 16-metre spa pool is framed by full-height windows, offering verdant vistas over the forest and deer-dotted gardens.

Spa

Whether you’re planning some downtime away from the little ones, or a family wellness day, the spa at New Park Manor is a light-filled space with a sauna, steam room, and adventure showers off the main indoor pool. You and your Smith can unwind on the adults-only outdoor terrace with steamy dips in two sunken hot tubs, and try a 20-minute meditation session in the Somadome, a technology-enabled pod which combines LED colour, light and magnetic therapy with binaural beats. Equal parts sci-fi and serene. Organic seaweed-based treatments by Ishga from Scotland’s Hebridean Islands include massages, facials, wraps and scrubs, as well as junior experiences for adult-accompanied guests as young as three. Mani-pedis, mum-to-be massages, and treatments adapted for cancer patients are also available.

Packing tips

Swimwear is a must if you’re planning to max out the spa facilities, along with all your country pursuit clobber.

Also

Keep your eyes peeled for the pair of white deer which join the grazing herd. Local legend has it that sightings will bring you good luck.

Pet‐friendly

Dogs are welcome to stay in any room here for £25 a night, which includes a bed, bowl, ball and treats. There’s a dog-friendly room service menu and afternoon tea in the lounge. See more pet-friendly hotels in New Forest.

Children

The more, the merrier at this family-focused manor, where little Smiths can frolic across the wildlife-filled grounds and child-curated indoor spaces.

Best for

All ages, especially during the school holidays when extra kid-focused activities are on offer.

Recommended rooms

Under-12s stay for free when sharing your room, and all but the Cosy and Classic Rooms can sleep at least two children. The One Bedroom Suites' bunk beds are a tween sleepover dream, and you can Bambi-spot from the Two Bedroom Deer Park Suite's terrace..

Crèche

Daily two-hour sessions (between 9.30am and 2.30pm) at the Ofsted-registered Four Bears Den are included in the room rate, you’ll just need to pre-book. Designed to feel like an enchanted forest with toadstool murals, mini chairs with bunny ears, and a woodland-green palette, the crèche welcomes little Smiths from three-months-old to eight years. It’s jam-packed with toys and games, as well as sandpits and an outdoor play area with swings and a zip line.

Activities

Arts and crafts, scavenger hunts, marshmallow-toasting, mocktail-making, and nature walks, the list really does go on. Gather for nightly storytime with milk and cookies, or in the screening room for family-friendly films and popcorn. Older kids can hang out in the games room playing table tennis and retro arcade-style games, or indulge in a junior spa treatment, like a little Ishga facial or massage.

Swimming pool

Both the indoor and outdoor pools are child-friendly, with floats and waterproof toys on request.

Meals

Dine as a family in the Vinery restaurant, with plenty of colouring books, crayons, and games to keep little ones busy until their organic, vegan purée, Pom-Bears-accompanied sandwich, and build-your-own ice-cream sundae arrives. The kids’ menu will please even the fussiest of eaters, with Bugaboo highchairs available on request. There’s also an afternoon tea for children, covering finger sandwiches, cupcakes, and veggie crudités.

Babysitting

Babysitters can be booked via the Four Bears Den for £25 an hour (for a minimum of two hours).

No need to pack

Smart baby monitors and listening devices are supplied for free.

Also

You can borrow Bugaboo pushchairs, potties, and Yoto audio players for bedtime stories. There’s also a milk butler service if your baby bottles need to be sterilised and milk warmed up.

Sustainability efforts

Since the 18th century, the New Park estate has implemented sustainable farming practices, alongside reforesting large swathes of countryside. A dedicated plantation of trees was used for Royal Navy shipbuilding, and a hay farm established to sustain local deer through severe winters. There are several onsite charging points for electric vehicles, and bathrooms are stocked with eco-friendly, biodegradable Bramley products.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Ask for a table in the window for a front-row seat to the bucolic estate.

Dress Code

It’s all very dressed-down during the day (wellies often still on, Barbour jackets slung across the shoulders), but some smarter cashmere wouldn’t go amiss at supper.

Hotel restaurant

The Vinery is a relaxed, all-day dining spot set within a garden-wrapped glasshouse, with deliberately mis-matched tables and conservatory-style chairs spilling onto an outdoor terrace. It’s a family- and dog-friendly affair, where afternoon tea and Sunday lunch is served between seasonally-changing British classics for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fishfinger sandwiches, wild woodland pizzas, and butterscotch-drenched sticky toffee puddings are just a few of the crowd-pleasers on offer. The Stag feels slightly more formal (welcoming adults and over-10s) with its dark wood panelling and glitzy chandeliers, but there are sumptuous armchairs to kick back in and nature books to peruse between courses which soften the atmosphere.

Hotel bar

Cosy up by the fire in the Stag for an evening tipple over a game of chess, or take some jugs of Pimms onto the terrace when the sun’s out. The wine list is extensive yet thoughtfully curated, featuring a few bottles from Hambledon, a Hampshire-based vineyard nearby.

Last orders

Breakfast is from 7.30am to 10.30am, lunch from noon to 2pm, afternoon tea from 2pm to 4.30pm, and dinner from 5pm to 8.45pm (in the Vinery) and 6pm to 9pm (in the Stag).

Room service

In-room dining is available during kitchen opening hours (ideal for flexible family mealtimes).

Location

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Address
New Park Manor
Lyndhurst Road
Brockenhurst
SO42 7QH
United Kingdom

In the leafy heart of Hampshire’s New Forest, New Park Manor lies between the picturesque towns of Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst, around two hours’ drive from London.

Planes

Bournemouth and Southampton are the closest airports, both around 30 minutes’ drive from the hotel. International arrivals will need to come into London Heathrow or Gatwick, which are 90 minutes and two hours by car respectively.

Trains

It’s 90 minutes by rail from London Waterloo to Brockenhurst, which is a five-minute drive from the hotel.

Automobiles

You’ll no doubt want to explore the New Forest on foot, by bicycle, or even horseback, but a set of wheels will put the entire national park within easy reach (and there’s ample free parking at the hotel).

Other

Ask for the hotel’s helipad co-ordinations in advance if you’re planning to arrive by air.

Worth getting out of bed for

Ever since William the Conqueror established his hunting grounds near Lyndhurst, this historic village has been considered the heart of the New Forest (and it’s just a five-minute drive, or hour’s amble from New Park Manor). Before hitting the woodland trails for hiking, cycling, horse-riding, or a picnic, pop into the New Forest Heritage Centre which hosts nature-inspired exhibitions and workshops. You’ll likely see fallow deer roaming the hotel’s grounds, but for a closer look, there’s a viewing platform at Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary overlooking a wildflower meadow (time your visit for the daily feeding times with the forest rangers). Tiring out little Smiths is easy when you’ve got Peppa Pig World, Exbury Gardens (with a steam railway), Longdown Activity Farm, Marwell Zoo, and New Forest Water Park on your doorstep; Beaulieu Estate is just 20 minutes’ drive away, home to the National Motor Museum, the Montagu family home, and mediaeval abbey. Further afield, there’s Barton-on-Sea and Highcliffe Beach for sandcastle-building and blustery coastal walks.

Local restaurants

For traditional pub grub and a cask-ale-stocked bar, head to the Huntsman in Brockenhurst. There’s a pop-up burger shack in the garden on weekends, and a sell-out Sunday roast to book ahead for. Also in Brockenhurst is Smith stablemate the Pig, with its greenhouse restaurant, outdoor wood-fired oven, and seasonally-changing menu featuring foraged and homegrown produce. In Lyndhurst, stop for a few pints and pie of the day in the Oak Inn, a quaint tavern that can be reached on foot from the hotel (it’s around an hour’s walk through the forest).

Local cafés

There are tearooms aplenty along Lyndhurst’s pretty highstreet, but we’ll plump for the homemade scones and toasted teacakes at Peggy May’s café, which are all freshly baked each morning.

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this cosseting country pad in the New Forest and unpacked their mucky wellies and wildlife handbooks, a full account of their back-to-nature break will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside New Park Manor in Hampshire…

You’ll be following in fine and — at times — infamous footsteps at New Park Manor, a historic hotel in the New Forest heartland which has played host to Sir George Carey (descendant of King Henry VIII’s beloved wife Jane Seymour), Charles II’s herd of red deer (imported from France, no less), and “pretty, witty Nell” Gwynne (the king’s mistress). Evidence of the manor’s hotch-potch heritage can be admired at every turn, including the acorn-adorned coat of arms which hangs above the fireplace in the Stag restaurant (referencing Charles II’s brief hiding stint in an oak tree to evade capture during the Civil War), and also above the portico entrance added a few centuries later.

Most recently, New Forest folklore provided whimsical inspiration for the interiors, which depict woodland scenes across bespoke wallpaper, mushroom-filled murals, and an autumnal paint job of pine-green, chestnut-brown, and russet-red. You need only look out of your sash window, take one of the national park trails from the end of the garden, or soak in the outdoor hot tubs to continue the nature-immersion for yourself.

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