Absolutely fantastic. Magical experience in an old hunting lodge. Superb host, marvellous location, delicious breakfast, amazing accommodation, Alan fabulous company, we rode out the next day and had a wonderful all day adventure, who …

Absolute slice of heaven! Such an incredible and unique house, it feels like you’re stepping back in time. Alan is one of the loveliest people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. He very kindly offered to take me and my horse for a ride with his gorgeous forest pony Smokey. We were out for hours talking away, even stopping at a pub with pens for the ponies. It was a lifelong dream come true, only made better by the pleasure of his company. We really enjoyed exploring the house, every wall has something historic to catch your eye. Going up to the observation tower is a must! Hope to be returning as soon as possible, having to leave was the only bad part. Would stay forever if I could!

Amazing place, but not for everyone.|If you are going to be concerned about a bit of dust or being slightly run down then it's not for you.|If you appriciate the rare opportunity to stay in a 200 year old hunting lodge and feel like you've …

There is no services, no breakfast, no gym, no swimming pool. The rooms are old, dusty and smell very damo. The hygiene is appalling and the travel sites need to update their information and stop.selling dreams and pictures that are false abd do not represent what you got. It is in a lovely location and thats about all the positives.

I was unsure what to expect since the reviews here are quite mixed, but in the end I had a lovely time. This is an old hotel set in peaceful surroundings. Alan the owner was very kind and friendly to me as I was travelling alone - we had lots of great chats. I liked the character of the place, with the billiards room, art and taxidermy etc. If you like quirky hotels with history and character then this is for you.

I booked my stay - three nights to explore the New Forest and rest in July 2023 - and only then read the tripadvisor reviews, which left me nervous about what to expect since they vary so drastically.|That worry dissipated immediately on …

Old and dated , unclean and dusty ! I am going to be polite as the host is a lovely chap … we didn’t stay the night left and booked an alternative ! Would not recommend / the outside is beautiful|But that’s as good as it gets !

A real hotel - not the surgical, soulless, computer-designed rabbit hutches we're used to. Allen is a fantastic host, the hotel & grounds are magical and the area is beautiful.||In fact I'm a bit nervous writing this review as I'd prefer to keep the place all to myself.

This is my second stay. Its still quirky, we love bringing our horses here. Alan is friendly. I read some reviews and anyone who finds an 80+ year old man aggressive who goes out of his way to help us needs to check their head checked. Alan went to buy us salad as we forgot it. Lovely guy, amazing place to stay, it's not 5* be realistic about what you pay

This is my second time coming here with my friends with our horses. This time for a hen do with the horses. Just as great as the first time. The hacking (and location) is incredible. Alan is such a lovely man and works so hard to make sure his guests are happy. He even offered to take us out riding with horse and checks on the horses for us. He also offered to pop to the shop for us. The hotel isn't a 5* hotel but we knew that and as long as our horses are happy it didn't matter. It is quirky so make sure you remember that before thinking its a fancy place that you're used to and booking it on a business trip. We will definitely be coming back for a 3rd time.