Best luxury and boutique hotels, B&Bs in Hampshire

Uber-friendly host Tobias Feilke welcomes guests to his idiosyncratic B&B in a yachting town and ancient seaport on the edge of the New Forest.

Lime Wood, Lyndhurst

A New Forest bolt-hole, this country house hotel has an easy glamour, romantic and family-friendly rooms, heart-warming Italian food and top-notch spa.

The Pig in the Forest, Brockenhurst

Pigs have foraged in the New Forest since the Norman Conquest, but a different breed arrived in 2011, when Robin Hutson took on a Georgian hunting lodge and reinvented the English country house hotel.

The Pig in the Wall, Southampton

This little piggy, the babe in the litter of Robin Hutson’s Pig hotels, is set in a crenellated Georgian house and former pub built into the city’s medieval wall.

The Old Vine, Winchester

Fine bedrooms, mixing antique and modern furniture, are named after designers and styled accordingly, at this Georgian-house-turned-pub by the cathedral, with a menu of old favourites and inventive dishes.

The Wellington Arms, Baughurst

A former hunting lodge on the Duke of Wellington’s estate, the ‘Welly’ is a delightful, dog-friendly gastropub with bedrooms that mix rustic chic and modern comforts, impressive cooking of local ingredients, and an in-house deli.

Daisybank Cottage, New Forest

Free-roaming ponies and donkeys wander past the garden gates of this Arts and Crafts-style single-storey house in the magical surroundings of the New Forest.

Burley Manor, Burley

This baronial-style Victorian manor house overlooking a deer park in the New Forest has been stylishly updated as an adults-only retreat with a well-regarded restaurant.

Foresters Hall, Cowes

With their background in TV and film, Sara Curran and Peter Sussman, new owners of the former North House, are experts in presentation.

New Park Manor, BROCKENHURST

Charles II might not recognise his old royal hunting lodge today but, as the father of at least 11 children and a great lover of his spaniels, the Merry Monarch would enjoy the dog-friendly, inclusive ethos.

The Grosvenor, Stockbridge

In a small town in the Test valley, a Georgian coaching inn, home to the little-known Houghton fishing club, has received an exciting makeover.

Stanwell House, Lymington

New owners have lavished millions on this Georgian hotel in a New Forest yachting town on the edge of the Solent.

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Hotels near tourist attractions

Hampshire is the largest county in South East England, featuring two national parks: the New Forest and South Downs. It also has three popular cities: Portsmouth, Southampton and Winchester, all of which provide plenty of entertainment and interesting things to see and do. Regarded as the birthplace of modern fly-fishing, windsurfing and bird-watching, it really does have something for everyone.

History fanatics might be interested to know that once upon a time, Winchester was King Alfred’s capital city, Leckford Estate in the Test Valley is home to The Waitrose Farm, Jane Austen wrote the area into many of her books, and that aforementioned watercress has been grown commercially in Hampshire since the 19th century. Visitors have been enchanted across the centuries by this area - the beaches, mountain biking, sailing, gardens, stately homes and amusement parks all add to its appeal.

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