Food & drink
The New Forest has numerous good quality pubs and restaurants. The traditional New Forest pub is surely one of the most welcoming sites to a walker following a bracing ramble through miles of open heathland. Roaring fires, rustic décor and a hearty menu are all features which come as standard when experiencing the charm of the typical New Forest pub. From 17th Century Inns with beamed ceilings to watering holes steeped with history and intrigue, the New Forest is home to some of the finest pubs in the country. Many of them cater very well for families and children and some have out door play areas and board games to keep everyone entertained. Several of the pubs and restaurants listed here are very popular and likely to require advance booking.
Restaurants
Albero – (Pizza / Pasta), Brockenhurst, www.alberobrockenhurst.com, 01590 624266
Britannia Tha – (Thai), Brockenhurst, www.thairestaurantnewforest.co.uk, 01590 622459
Cambium @ Careys Manor – (Fine dining / local produce), Brockenhurst, www.careysmanor.com, 01590 623551
Chewton Glen Hotel – (Fine dining / English), New Milton, www.chewtonglen.com, 01425 275341
Hartnett Holder & Co. – (Fine dining / Italian), Lyndhurst, www.limewoodhotel.co.uk, 02380 287177
La Perle – (Seafood / Grill), Milford on Sea, www.laperle.co.uk, 01590 643556
Lanes of Lymington (Fine dining /English), Lymington, www.lanesoflymington.com, 01590 672777
Le Blaireau @ Careys Manor – (French bistro), Brockenhurst www.careysmanor.com, 01590 623551
Rays Italian Kitchen – (Italian), Milford on Sea www.raysitaliankitchen.co.uk, 01590 645300
Rhinefield House Hotel – (Fine dining / English), Brockenhurst, www.handpickedhotels.co.uk, 01590 622922
The Mill at Gordleton – (English), Hordle, Nr. Lymington, www.themillatgordleton.co.uk, 01590 682219
The Pig – (Fine dining / local produce), Brockenhurst, www.thepighotel.com, 01590 622354
The Sett – (Wine bar serving fine meats and cheeses), Brockenhurst, 01590 645300
The Three Lions – (English), Stuckton, nr. Fordingbridge, www.thethreelionsrestaurant.co.uk, 01425 652489
The Zen Garden @ Careys Manor – (Thai), Brockenhurst, www.careysmanor.com, 01590 623551
Verveine Fishmarket Restaurant – (Seafood), Milford on Sea, www.verveine.co.uk, 01590 64217
White Tails – (Fine dining / English/ local produce), Brockenhurst, www.whitetails.co.uk, 01590 622296
Pubs & bars
Escape Gin Bar, www.thatchedcottage.co.uk, 01590 622005
Monty’s Inn, Beaulieu, www.montaguarmshotel.co.uk, 01590 612324
Sir John Barleycorn, Cadnam, www.sir-john-barleycorn.co.uk, 02380 812236
The Angel & Blue Pig, Lymington, www.angel-lymington.com, 01590 672050
The Burley Inn, Burley, www.theburleyinn.co.uk, 01425 403448
The Cave Bar, Milford on Sea, www.thecavemos.co.uk, 01590 642195
The Drift Inn, Beaulieu, www.driftinn.co.uk, 02380 292342
The Filly Inn, Brockenhurst, www.fillyinn.co.uk, 01590 623449
The Huntsman, Brockenhurst, www.thehuntsmanofbrockenhurst.com, 01590 622225
The Mayflower Inn, Lymington, www.themayflowerlymington.co.uk, 01590 672160
The New Forest, Ashurst, www.newforestashurst.co.uk, 02380 292721
The New Forest Inn, Emery Down, www.thenewforestinn.co.uk, 02380 284690
The Oak Inn, Bank nr. Lyndhurst, www.oakinnlyndhurst.co.uk, 02380 282350
The Pilgrim Inn, Marchwood, www.pilgriminnmarchwood.co.uk, 02380 867752
The Queens Head, Burley, www.chefandbrewer.com, 01425 403423
The Rose & Thistle, Rockbourne, www.roseandthistle.co.uk, 01725 518236
The Royal Oak, Fritham, 02380 812606
The Ship Inn, Lymington www.theshiplymington.co.uk, 01590 676903
The Snakecatcher, Brockenhurst, www.thesnakecatcher.co.uk, 01590 622348
The Swan, Emery Down, 02380 282203
The Trusty Servant Inn, Minstead, www.thetrustyservant.co.uk, 02380 812137
The Turfcutters Arms, East Boldre, www.the-turfcutters-new-forest.co.uk, 01590 612331
The Walhampton Arms, Walhampton, www.walhamptonarmslymington.co.uk, 01590 673113
The White Buck, Burley, www.whitebuckburley.co.uk, 01425 402264
The White Hart, Cadnam, www.brunningandprice.co.uk/whitehartcadnam, 02380 812277