Guidebook for Hampshire
Food Scene
Excellent pub with great beers and food well worth a good walk to and from it - try from Brockenhurst or Ober Corner car Park - allow 1 hr 20 mins each way
30 locals recommend
The Oak Inn
Pinkney LaneExcellent pub with great beers and food well worth a good walk to and from it - try from Brockenhurst or Ober Corner car Park - allow 1 hr 20 mins each way
East End Arms
Very good food and beers
Excellent food and beer and a good stop if walking along the coast from Lymington or visiting Hurst Castle. Good outside space and new management in 2021 who have taken the pub up market. Good fresh fish, meat and veggie dishes and wines
24 locals recommend
The Gun Inn
Keyhaven RoadExcellent food and beer and a good stop if walking along the coast from Lymington or visiting Hurst Castle. Good outside space and new management in 2021 who have taken the pub up market. Good fresh fish, meat and veggie dishes and wines
Great food, excellent beers, old English pub with beams, log fires in winter and a good garden in the summer
65 locals recommend
The Red Lion
Church PlaceGreat food, excellent beers, old English pub with beams, log fires in winter and a good garden in the summer
Excellent pub, probably the oldest in the New Forest dating back to around 1098, excellent food and beers with a small garden for sitting out in the summer
21 locals recommend
Fleur De Lys
Pilley StreetExcellent pub, probably the oldest in the New Forest dating back to around 1098, excellent food and beers with a small garden for sitting out in the summer
Smart fine dining with a kitchen garden to die for! Featured on BBC 2 Remarkable Places to Eat.
147 locals recommend
The Pig
B3055Smart fine dining with a kitchen garden to die for! Featured on BBC 2 Remarkable Places to Eat.
Great views down the river and across to the Isle of Wight
61 locals recommend
The Haven Bar & Restaurant
King's Saltern RoadGreat views down the river and across to the Isle of Wight
Five star luxury spa and restaurant for fine dining par excellence
35 locals recommend
Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa
Christchurch RoadFive star luxury spa and restaurant for fine dining par excellence
Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant
98 High StExcellent fish restaurant
Excellent restaurant featured in BBC 2's Remarkable Places to Eat 2021
26 locals recommend
The Elderflower Restaurant
4A Quay StExcellent restaurant featured in BBC 2's Remarkable Places to Eat 2021
The Fisherman's Rest
All Saints RoadGood food and micro brewery coming on line summer 2021
Arts & Culture
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Great day out
Bucklers Hard
Special historic spot, good day out
St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery
New StreetAll the local history in the centre of Lymington
Sightseeing
Lots to see and do
Great views, good museum and historical buildings from Tudor times right through to the second world war. Walk along Hurst shingle spit or take the ferry from Keyhaven
113 locals recommend
Hurst Castle
Great views, good museum and historical buildings from Tudor times right through to the second world war. Walk along Hurst shingle spit or take the ferry from Keyhaven
Magnificent position overlooking the Beaulieu River with a museum and pub for refreshments
79 locals recommend
Bucklers Hard
Magnificent position overlooking the Beaulieu River with a museum and pub for refreshments
National Motor Museum, Beaulieu
Fun day out with lots to see
Beaulieu Abbey Church
1 Palace LnLinked to the National Motor Museum, this fine mansion and historic buildings
Beaulieu River
Great walks along the prettiest river east of the Dart
Shopping
Lymington
Saturday morning market
Beaulieu
From Cinemas to John Lewis, from Wagamama to M&S, its all here under one roof - a definite solution for a wet day!
60 locals recommend
West Quay Shopping Centre
From Cinemas to John Lewis, from Wagamama to M&S, its all here under one roof - a definite solution for a wet day!
Lyndhurst
Shops and New Forest Visitor Centre
Burley
Parks & Nature
New Forest Reptile Centre
A35 Bournemouth RdAdders and lots more
Getting Around
Brockenhurst
New Forest Bike Hire on the Lymington side of the station