Overview
There’s parent pleasing hotels and then there’s New Park Manor, part of the Luxury Family Hotel (LFH) group. A former royal hunting lodge proving mums and dads can relax on holiday with children (instead of just parenting in a different location). Baby monitors (which work anywhere in the hotel) are handed out upon check in, allowing for a rare adults only dinner or ‘five minutes peace’ in the spa. Best of all is the Ofsted-registered Den, which welcomes babies as young as 12 weeks for 2 hours per night you stay, on a complimentary basis. Packing needn’t be a stress either; with everything from cots and nappy bins to bibs and changing mats provided. Hotel staff will happily heat bottles and bring fresh milk to your door every morning and evening, plus they’ll even wash, sterilise and return them to you afterwards. If you can tear yourself away from the hotel, you’ll bump into wild horses, ponies and donkeys on your strolls and maybe even Peppa Pig (whose world is a short drive away)
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Nearest station
Approximately a 5 minute train drive from Brockenhurst Train Station
Best time to visit
The fairy tale forest is a real delight in the spring, when forest floors are carpeted with bluebells. Though with an outdoor pool and indoor pool, plus glorious grounds and pubs blessed with roaring fires, there’s no bad month to visit
Favourite room
The two bedroom suites are ideal for families, with separate sleeping spaces for kids
Nearby
In the heart of the forest, ponies, picnics and postcard perfect highstreets are all on your doorstep
Price
from £210 p/night in low season or £305 p/night in high season for an entry level room sleeping 2 adults and an infant
Travelling with furry friends? There is an additional charge of £25 per dog per night, but four legged companions are treated with just as much love as their humans! All of the Luxury Family Hotel locations have fantastic outdoor dog washing stations, and each doggy visitor also receives a very warm welcome with their very own bowl, cosy bed, tennis ball, and tasty treats upon arrival
Meet the family...
Sophie
Parent to Tiny Traveller aged 2
If you’re travelling with preschoolers, this hotel caters for your every need. First up, the creche where you can drop off little ones for a couple of hours while you go and enjoy the spa. There’s also a 16-metre pool where you can take the kids to splash off some energy, a large garden with play equipment and two rabbits, plus a playroom where they screen films in the evening. Everything a tired parent needs has been thought of here: you can even drop bottles off at reception to be sterilised and returned to you
Worth waking the baby for
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Peppa Pig World
Home to the nation’s favourite cartoon, Peppa Pig World certainly is a toddler’s dreamscape, but thanks to the thoughtfully interspersed gardens and animal enclosures it doesn’t double as an adult’s nightmare. Children will love the themed rides and characters, whilst parents will appreciate the beautiful parkland setting
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National Motor Museum
Beautifully boasting a lot more than just famous cars, expect lots of hands-on exhibits, a fun monorail, adventure playground plus manor house and gardens to explore. Located on the bank of the river, combine with canoeing adventures and finish up with a traditional afternoon tea
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Brockenhurst
You’ll find ponies, deer and even the odd pig roaming the charming streets of Brockenhurst. There’s a picturesque circular walk through the woods, passing a shallow stream (ideal for splashing and pooh sticks), with a pub pitstop at The Oak Inn
