Lime wood, review of the new forest hotel

The luxury and relaxation is at the heart of this glossy spa hotel, where the emphasis on health and good food is a welcome an antidote to the chaos of everyday life.

Location

Low Wood, located in the new forest in the beautiful village of Lindorst, is 20 minutes of pleasant driving from the southern coast of England and an hour and a half from London. Get out of the M27 and the highways will soon look a remote memory, as watching the ponies and cows that roam the lush grass wearing the country’s roads. BroCkenhurst and Southapton Central Railway Stations are a short taxi taxi.

Lime wood is located in 17 hectares of private land (Helen Cattle)

Distressed

The hotel is located on 17 hectares of its area and repeatedly separates it from the tourist tourist area. The 33 -bedroom home is a former nineteenth -century home that, in the mid -2000s, was five intensive renovations to become a limestone we see today. Its perfect grass is used with animal sculptures – the most important of which is a bronze of two boxing rabbits by Hamish Mackie sculptor, which is approximately 12 feet tall – and has a peaceful lake with a waterfall cabinet to a house The guest has become. Walk and you will soon see “hideout”-an outdoor yoga studio with the wall overlooking the lake and fields. But the highlight of this place is the Herb House spa, three floors at the top of a quiet plant garden and bordering a roof gym. At the same time, the main house is bright and pleasant. Its axis is a glass yard that falls on a terrace overlooking the ground. This place is suitable for a afternoon drink and some of the tips of compliments.

Serving

The service is sample. All employees go out of their way to help and accommodate the whole family-when my two-year-old daughter in our room has an irrational toe and I was summoned to ask them if they have a help First, the kit has to pay our door like an Olympic athlete because we were offered in a matter of seconds with wipes and plaster.

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Bed and bath

33 Lime Wood rooms are a showcase of tasting and silent colors and the natural beauty of the hotel’s environment has aroused. All rooms offer a view of grasslands, farms, gardens or forests and equipped with a superb bed, a stunt and in an interesting impact, a DVD player, with a loan titles available. Getting out of acceptance. (There are all the usual TV channels).

Expected from silent tone, large beds and spectacular scenery (Jake Stress)

In standard rooms, the bathrooms have overhead bathtubs, while other batches have a separate bathroom and a walking bath. There are two forest huts, a pair of fairy -style accommodation covered in dark oak. Surrounded by grasslands and forests, they have their own kitchen, dining and living areas, with fireplaces and outdoor terraces. The living room shelves are regularly accumulated with books and board games, meaning that guests can easily cozy in the fire and spend a complete stay in the hut.

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Food and drink

There are two dining points in lime wood. Main Restaurant, Hart Holder and Company, and RAW & Created, Healthy Nutrition Home of Medicinal Plants. The latter is open for breakfast and lunch every day, serving nutrients focused on the plant, including cabbage salad and beet at home with Feta and Cornish Bream Ceviche with rhubarb Yorkshire and ginger. Meat lovers, don’t be afraid: You can add the chicken to your meal, or just throw yourself with eggs made from a new forest farm.

Menus in Harnett Holder & Co inspired by Italian (Jake Stress)

In the main home, Hartnett Holder & CO (or HH & CO) is similar to the air – there is no clothing code in each restaurant. The chefs of Angla Hartant and Luke Holder, inspired by Italian inspired, such as lemon -risoto amalifies with old Parmesan and peppermint, and English rose with Coco Di Paimpol. The restaurant is also known for its clear and pillows, which is served at the beginning of lunch and dinner. There are also vegan menus and proprietary children, as well as excerpts of lighter and simpler bites such as hamburgers and fried potatoes and a Greek -style tomato salad.

The breakfast menu in HH & CO is not disappointed, with presentations such as classic-but delicately presented, along with the likes of Buckwheat Crepes with Cyiber and Caramel Apples. At the same time, anyone who decides to the 21 “Sculyl Breakfast ‘buffet will break down and have three tables with sweets, homemade cakes and cookies, cereals, yogurt and fresh and dried fruits. HH & CO is also a local center for the afternoon tea that is served between 2 and 4 pm daily at a cost of £ 45 per head. This menu has all the usual suspects: finger sandwiches, skins, bread and cakes, with vegan and vegetarian options.

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Facilities

This is a very destination hotel – you can enjoy a full day at the home of herbs. Designed by more than three levels, SPA has a sauna pool and an internal hydrosis pool with a view of the surrounding forest, plus a warm outdoor pool and a 16 -meter -in -house pool with glass doors overlooking the garden. There is also a rooftop stadium, and a practice studio that offers a range of physical fitness classes that can be reserved up to eight days before logging in. Pregnancy massage was so relaxing in one of the eight rooms that I couldn’t remember anything about it.

Hug the spa life in lime wood (Helen Cattle)

For those looking for exploration of the field and beyond, bicycles can be borrowed. During the year, the hotel also hosts a range of retreats and workshops led by foreign experts, including themes, “self -restoring” and painting – all as a package, including accommodation for one or two nights. Is.

Access to Disability

Wheelchair access to land and garden areas and lime gardens and there are routes around the property to access restaurants. There are also three available bedrooms that can have chairs and knobs on request. The spa with elevator is accessible to the replacement rooms.

Domestic animal policy

Dogs are not allowed in the main home, spa or restaurants, but are allowed to choose garden rooms and resorts, with beds and bowls, at a cost of 30 pounds per stay.

Login/Check?

Check at 4 pm. Check until 11.30 in the morning.

Family friendly?

The hotel endures children with warmth, but they are not encouraged to stay seriously. There are no game zones or special games room for kids, and the spa implement very difficult policies for the child: except for raw and treated restaurants and main pools-which can not only be permitted in the spa-which only Can swim, along with an adult, during the morning and afternoon gaps. It is said that long seats and children’s menus are offered at the main restaurant, and families with infants and toddlers can order their rooms to their rooms. During my stay, the staff were very friendly and the understanding of my tall, dirty toddler-even if other guests looked with him.