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Backing onto the New
Forest, the Woodlands Lodge Hotel is a luxury country house hotel near
Southampton, with beautiful bedrooms and elegant dining room. You can
walk for miles through the glades, heathland and enclosures that make
up the New Forest.
Of all the New Forest
hotels, the Woodlands Lodge Hotel, formally a New Forest hunting lodge
dating from 1770, is in an especially beautiful and peaceful setting,
a good mile or more away from the main roads. It was converted to a
hotel in the 1950's and extensively renovated as a luxury hotel in the
90's.
Woodlands is situated
right on the edge of the New Forest which is a unique area of 144
square miles of woods and heathland. As well as enjoying all that
English forests have to offer, there is a large variety of local
attractions, recreational activities, cathedrals and coastal cities
and towns. Alternatively you may prefer just to relax in the hotel or
around the grounds. Be careful not to trip over our free range
chickens that wander around the grounds! You may also like to say
hello to Rambo and Minty our two pet sheep. New Forest ponies and
cattle also wander in and out of our paddock at the back of the hotel.
Restaurant.
Bentleys Restaurant was named
after the hotel dog, a lively Dalmatian who sometimes makes a guest
appearance, meeting & greeting diners! Situated within the hotel, the
restaurant has excellent views out onto our gardens and the New
Forest, to make your meal even more relaxing.
The restaurant has been awarded
an AA rosette for its cuisine. We serve quality food that is not as
expensive as you may think. The evening menu is modestly priced at
£31.50 for 4 courses including coffee. A 3 course Sunday lunch is at
the special price of just £14.95 and is a wonderful opportunity to
gather with family & friends. Relax afterwards with our board games in
the lounge or recline on one of the garden loungers. Open to
non-residents, the menu is varied daily to take advantage of fresh
local produce. Come and try some New Forest venison or locally caught
fish.
After dinner, take advantage of
the three acres of garden the hotel and restaurant provides or take a
stroll down some the numerous local forest paths that surround the
restaurant. If this is too energetic for you then why not just relax
at the bar or comfortable lounge areas with one of the many liqueurs,
brandies or malts.
Accommodation.
Standing within the beautiful
gardens this elegant Georgian house has been refurbished to a superb
standard. All 16 rooms:
- are en-suite with shower and
whirlpool bath*,
- have colour television with remote
control and fast-text,
- hairdryer,
- writing desk,
- facilities for making tea, coffee
and hot chocolate.
- A limited room service is also
available.
(* except our only single room only has
a shower)
Rooms are available
with balcony and 4-poster bed, real flame fire and views into the
forest: ground floor room with French doors. We have also just
finished refurbishing our garden bridal suite.
The hotel is also ideal
for small conferences and weddings with up to 50 guests. The Hotel is
licensed for civil marriages.
Do you want to get away
to somewhere special but feel tied because of your pet? We have a
limited number of rooms in which you are welcome to bring your dog.
Location. The
Woodlands Lodge Hotel is in an excellent location. Situated on the
eastern edge of the New Forest, more than a mile away from any main
roads, we are never-the-less only 15 minutes from the centre of
Southampton and 7 minutes from the M27. |
