Early Start for the New Forest Tour
The famous New Forest Tour will hit the road early this year, running from Saturday 29 May, right through until Sunday 12 September. So leave the car behind and choose…
New Forest Book Direct Campaign Launched
Using the Prime Minister’s roadmap out of lockdown, Go New Forest* has launched a ‘Book Direct’ campaign that gives overnight guests the best possible deal whilst ensuring…
Exciting New Forest Events for 2021
As we slowly get back to normal, some of the New Forests most popular events are set to return in 2021. Dogstival On the weekend of 5-6 June, Dogstival will…
Meet Eddie the Eagle at the Balmer Lawn
The owners of the four-star Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst, New Forest, have created an Apres-Ski-inspired ‘The Lodge Kitchen & Bar’, an enormous 25m x 10m stretch tent…
Major Hotel Expansion Boost for the New Forest
New Forest National Park Authority have given permission for a major expansion of the iconic Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst. The plan includes an extra 38 state of the art…
Forest Agencies Launch the New Forest Code
In an unprecedented move, six different groups have joined forces to launch the New Forest Code; they are Go New Forest*, National Parks England, Forestry England…
Plan Ahead and Respect the New Forest
As lockdown measures are eased from 4 July, tourism body Go New Forest and the New Forest National Park Authority are calling on holidaymakers to plan ahead and book in…
New Forest Ready to Welcome Back Visitors
Following this week’s Government announcement easing the Coronavirus lockdown, the New Forest is to implement its detailed Recovery Plan, so that people can visit…
Balmer Lawn to Welcome Back Guests
If all goes well and with reduction of Lockdown measures, the Balmer Lawn Hotel in Brockenhurst, New Forest, expects to re-open on Saturday 4 July 2020. The Prime Minister has…
Become World Watercress Eating Champion
The Alresford Watercress Festival on 17 May has been postponed to September but Glenn Walsh, reigning World Watercress Eating Champion, won’t let that stand in the way…
It’s Visit (Virtual) Hampshire Now
Over the next few weeks, Visit Hampshire will be sharing images and videos, as well as fun facts about the county, offering an opportunity for people to enjoy Hampshire without…
Enjoy the New Forest Walking Festival
The New Forest Walking Festival, taking place from 12 October – 3 November, will feature dozens of guided walks that will help participants to discover more about the wonderful history…
Spend September in the New Forest
Leading self-catering company New Forest Escapes has plenty of options for those looking to get away for a post school holiday holiday break, in the New Forest. Coastguards Cottage, in…
Witness the Annual Pig Pannage in the New Forest
Every autumn in the New Forest, up to 600 domestic pigs and piglets are released into the forest by their ‘commoner’ owners to munch up the fallen acorns – green…
Ode to Autumn in Hampshire
Hampshire will celebrate the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” in special style this year, when it marks the bicentenary of Keats’ Ode To Autumn – said to have been…
Lymington Seafood Festival 2024, UK
One of the foody highlights of the South Coast, the Lymington Seafood Festival occurs each summer. The Lymington Seafood Festival must be one of the most picturesque…
Early Summer Escape to the New Forest
Early July, before the schools break up, is a great time for a New Forest holiday when you can take advantage of lower prices. Here are a few examples of availability from New Forest…
Bowled Over by the Hilton at The Ageas Bowl
On a cricket-inspired trip to Hampshire and the docks of Portsmouth, Mark Bibby Jackson reminisces at the Hilton at The Ageas Bowl on cricketing feats past. I have to confess…
Dog Care at Cottage Lodge Hotel, New Forest
Cottage Lodge Hotel in Brockenhurst, in the heart of the New Forest, has teamed up with local company Sophie’s Pet Care, to provide a pet minding service for guests that…
Hampshire: Cricket, Dockyards and the D-Day Story
Mark Bibby Jackson travels to Hampshire where he learns of cricketing tales of yore, seafaring adventures and discovers a most poignant reminder of man’s follies in the D-Day Story. Although…
Whitsun Escape to the New Forest
The New Forest National Park in Hampshire is the perfect place for a family Whitsun break and is just two hours from London. It is also easily accessible from both…
Alresford Watercress Festival 2024, UK
If you are a fan of cress then Hampshire is the place to head for this May. Held on 19 May, the 2024 Alresford Watercress Festival will see fifteen thousand visitors flocking to New Alresford…
