Idyllic cottage in the New Forest

A warm welcome to our riverside cottage, a two bedroom quiet retreat located in the New Forest national park with lovely walks and cycle paths to see the ponies and other wildlife. It’s only a 20 min drive to the medieval city of Salisbury and 40 min drive to the sandy beaches of the South Coast. We have a friendly local village shop and pub within walking distance, and a fabulous ‘water-hole’ for swimming a few mins walk down the lane. The area is lovely and quiet, set back amongst a quadrangle of barns across the little lane from our house. There’s a meadow beside the cottage with an open pond further down and there are frequent visits by deer, owls, foxes and hares. It’s a great place to come and recharge! Parking is available within the gate in the quadrangle of barns. I’m available via text and there’s nearly always either myself and/or my husband in our house across the lane. If we were not there I would organise for a friend nearby to be ‘on call’ if needed. We are on a quiet lane between the villages of Downton and Woodgreen. Both have good shops with local produce and nice pubs with good food. Downton has a butcher, chemist and a small co-op that is well stocked. There are places nearby in the NewForest available for bike hire, horse riding and there is a popular spot for swimming in the river just down the lane.