Forest Park Hotel

Forest Park Hotel was originally a vicarage, built on a forest site granted by the Crown, and paid for by John Morant, whose family once owned 425 acres around Brockenhurst in the latter half of the eighteenth century.

Part of the Forestdale Hotel Group. Forest Park became a hotel in 1902 and, apart from being used as a military hospital in World War One, has remained as a hotel to this day. Robin Collins has owned Forest Park Hotel since 1968 and has made many alterations and additions during this time.

Rooms: 38

Hotel Chain: Forestdale Hotels

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Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Bar – Garden – Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests – All Public and Private spaces non-smoking

Activities

Tennis Court – Sauna – Outdoor Swimming Pool

Services

Room Service – Meeting/Banquet Facilities – Dry Cleaning – Fax/Photocopying

Internet

Wireless internet is available in the entire hotel and charges are applicable.

Guest Parking

Free public parking is possible on site.

Hotel information

The Forest Park Hotel was built originally as a vicarage; Forest Park became a hotel in 1902. Situated in the heart of the New Forest, it offers opportunities for marvellous walks and horse riding. This fine country house hotel is set in peaceful surroundings and has a cosy, relaxed atmosphere. During the winter months, a blazing log fire greets guests. The hotel also boasts ample free parking. It prides itself on being a friendly hotel. The stables are attached to the hotel.

Food & beverage

The restaurant, with its views across the garden, offers an extensive à la carte menu together with an excellent and imaginative wine list.

Alternatively the Forest Bar serves a mouth-watering selection of light meals and snacks.

Relax and unwind in the comfortable lounge with afternoon tea, or perhaps a drink in the Cocktail Bar.

Area information

The forest is a living and working place where ponies and cattle freely graze the land and help to keep the patchwork of different habitats intact. Deeper in the forest, wild deer browse beneath canopies of mighty oak and beech – natural scenes unchanged by the modern world.

The open heaths of The New Forest are ideal basking grounds for adders and grass snakes, and the many pools dotted around the area make ideal conditions for frogs, toads and lizards. All of these can be seen at The New Forest Reptile Centre, which also offers woodland trails.

There are dozens of events throughout the year to help you get close to nature – from Dawn Chorus Walks to Deer Watches.

Try exploring the forest at different times of year and at different times of day. The forest is most atmospheric at dusk – you also stand the best chance of seeing deer, bats and nightjars.

Also why not call in to the Visitor Information Centres at Lyndhurst, Lymington or Ringwood for an up to date calendar of wildlife walks and events.

Please keep your distance from ponies and donkeys. The forest provides plenty of food for them and they are dangerous to approach. Remember, not feeding them is better for them and better for you!

Travel information

By Car:
- Leave the M27 at exit 1 and take the A337 for 9 miles to Brockenhurst via Lyndhurst.
- On the approach to Brockenhurst, go over a stream, then turn right into Merrut Road.
- Follow the winding road for half a mile to a T-junction and turn right into Rhinefild Road.
- Forest Park Hotel is a little way along on the left-hand side.

Important information

Dinner is à la carte, meaning each item is individually priced. Guests staying on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis are given a GBP 25 allocation, anything over this amount will be charged as a supplement on the final bill.

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