Spacious New Forest Cottage with Pretty Garden

This beautiful comfy home, recently renovated but retaining plenty of character, is just a few minutes’ drive from the bustling market town of Lymington and right on the doorstep of the New Forest. It is a generous relaxing space with a glorious garden perfect for family get-togethers or as weekend retreat. You can enjoy plenty of walks direct from the cottage and are a few minutes from the sea, woods, moors and all the New Forest has to offer, including a great pub close by!
The space
The cottage is over 150 years old and in my family since the 1950s. It has recently been sympathetically modernised and is now comfortably furnished with mostly traditional pieces. It is surprisingly bright and spacious with ceilings all of a good height, but there are plenty of original features and some creaking boards! The Farrow & Ball colour palette lends a timeless and restful tone. A key feature is the wonderful cottage garden filled to bursting with flowers all summer long.

Downstairs in the cottage there is a porch with plenty of space for muddy boots, a large well-equipped farmhouse-style kitchen which is light and airy and has double doors leading straight onto the patio and garden, a piano room/snug with dedicated workspace, central hall, a cloakroom and a large sunny living room with 2 sofas and wingbacks and a cosy wood burner for chilly evenings or board games with the family. Upstairs the master bedroom is double aspect with a private sitting/dressing room adjacent and an ensuite with a walk-in shower and Grohe fittings. Guests are treated with fluffy white towels and quality bed linen. The other two double/twin bedrooms share the family bathroom which has a full size bath with shower over. The large dressing room/bedroom 4 adjacent to the master bedroom can accommodate a fold out bed for a child aged 3-10 who would be the 7th guest and/or a travel cot (a Mamas and Papas Travel Cot is kept on site).

The beautifully designed and pretty garden has masses of scented roses, azaleas, and herbaceous plants flowering from spring to late into the autumn. There are two patio areas to catch the warmth from daytime and evening sun and a small lawn for relaxing with a book or afternoon tea! Each area has relaxing benches and tables for you to enjoy the views whether with breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner. Children are welcome to stay and the New Forest with its wild ponies is a magical place for them to enjoy but please note that the house has several antique pieces and there are brick paths and brick edging, stone pavers set into gravel, and a few steps. All depends on what they are used to at home!

Please note that the cottage is old and not set up with accessibility aids, ie stairs are quite steep without full hand rails, no grab rails in the bathrooms, a few steps inside the house and quite high cills and door steps for every entrance. It is however spacious.
Guest access
The cottage has ample private parking for two cars (with a turning space if you park at right angles to the main road). It can at a pinch fit three small cars if one is parked on the entry slope. The local pub is within a couple of hundred yards and there are plenty of other gastro pubs and excellent restaurants within a few miles. There is also a regular bus service into Lymington for those wishing to mark their independence! The nearest railway station is Brockenhurst (mainline to Waterloo) ... under 10 mins drive away and with a taxi rank. The regular ferry to the Isle of Wight is within 20 mins drive.
Other things to note
Bedroom 3 has two smaller single beds which can either be set up as twin beds or be zipped and linked to form a Kingsize bed. Just let me know which you would prefer.
Note that the gardener usually comes for an hour first thing on a Wednesday.
If you have children note that there is full size matching crockery etc for 6 … with extra melamine plates etc for the children. There is a high chair for a toddler. Please provide your own linen for the travel cot and foldout bed.
Note the check-in and check-out times ... if you would like to arrange an alternative time please contact us first.
There is an additional cost of £75 for the cottage for occupancy up to 6pm or your day of departure if no new guests are arriving. Early checkin at noon can also usually be arranged on request for a fee of £50.
If you have little ones note the garden is not gated