more reviews from our guests...
Thanks for our fantastic holiday! We loved your fabulous home which is comfortable, full of everything we'd ever need and welcoming. If was our first time in the New Forest. We loved all the wildlife, forest walks and the great garden views! We wish you all the very best and hoping to come to the New Forest again. Many thanks
Graham & FamilyJuly 2020
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Fantastic location at the heart of the new forest. Would recommend that you take or hire bikes as there are so may cycle routes to enjoy directly from the cottage. We cycled the Balmer lawn circular, to Beaulieu and Bucklers Hard and to Burley and Rhinefield arboretum. It’s such a nice way to see the forest as well as the ponies and donkeys. The cottage is ideal for families. We had 2 families of 4 in the cottage, there was plenty of space to spread out over the 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The annex bedroom was really popular with the older children allowing them to have there own space and shower room. The kitchen is very well equipped with very beautiful hand painted china. There is an additional fridge in the garage which is perfect for wine and beer storage. We had good weather so used the outside space every day. The decking runs the length of the cottage with lots of seating so you can dine outside if the weather is nice. The trampoline in the garden is a great addition for the kids. We loved sitting outside watching the deer run across the field behind the house at dusk, while the kids enjoyed making friends with the 2 little ponies that seemed to come to the garden fence every evening. Later on we spotted bats swooping over the garden. Heather cottage is charming and lovely, I would definitely recommend it for a perfect new forest break.
Sadie & Family August 2020
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“A fabulous house right in the middle of The New Forest. Beautifully furnished and equipped, right down to a stunning Christmas tree (which we really hadn’t expected - we took a small selection of Christmas decorations as we expected to be buying a small tree ourselves). Very thoughtful hosts. Terrific house in a fantastic location.
LisaDecember 2019
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Heather Cottage was very nice accommodation (great kitchen in particular) and the location was amazing (especially for runners!). Just on the edge of some incredible paths between Brockenhurst and Lyndhurst.
Jacob & familyApril 2019
We very much enjoyed it and found both the accommodation itself and the condition of the place to be lovely, and with a great location - thank you so much New Forest Escapes.
Mr J and familyJanuary 2019
An extremely comfortable cottage with plenty of room for an extended family to stay and in a beautiful location.
Jon and familyDecember 2018
Great stay - house was so clean and welcoming.
KirstinJuly 2018
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Heather Cottagefrom £275 per night
Brockenhurst
at a Glance...
- Sleeps 9 + 2 babies
- 4 Bedrooms
- 3 Bathrooms
- Forest Retreat
- Family Friendly
- Dog Friendly

Perfect for wild play and family escapes in the forest – with lots of extras. From May Half Term 2021 there is a small heated pool in the garden. ‘The Pig’ hotel 10 mins for foodies. Ideal for families with kids who are independent spirits and yearn for muddy knees and jumping streams.
all the Essential details...
Sleeping...
Bedroom 1 : | Upstairs, double, en-suite shower. Space for a cot here too. |
Bedroom 2 : | Upstairs, double or 1 single in a kids room |
Bedroom 3 : | Downstairs, double or 1 single |
Bedroom 4 : | Downstairs, one high single bunk type bed or we can move the mattress to the floor, space for a cot. |
Bedroom 5 : | Downstairs, one single sofa bed, or upstairs in the low eves, 1 king accessed by ladder. En-suite shower. |
Bathrooms...
Bathroom 1 : | Upstairs, family bathroom |
Bathroom 2 : | En-suite shower room |
Bathroom 3 : | En-suite downstairs shower room |
All the rest...
Garden : | Enclosed garden is well fenced behind. To the front, jumpy dogs might escape into the forest over the picket fence. Huge deck runs the length of the cottage at the back for summer evening sun. There is a gas BBQ here. From May 28th 2021 the house will have a heated outdoor pool. Please see indicative pics. The pool dimensions are L5,49m x W2,75m x D1,32m. The pool will be standing 1m above ground approx with a 60cm approx of surround decking. |
Kitchen : | Electric oven with induction hob / Washing machine / Condensing drier Big kitchen table seats 8-10. |
Mod Cons : | Roberts radio in the kitchen / Sound doc for MP3 players / 2 Smart TVs in the house. |
Connectivity : | The house has good WIFI and the downstairs en-suite room has an ethernet cable. |
Parking : | Parking for 2 cars on the drive and 2 others outside (off the road), in front of the cottage. |
Kids' Stuff : | One travel cot and one high chair is provided. There is a good selection of toys and games for older children (from 5 upwards). A small slide in the garden and a medium size trampoline with cage in the garden. |
Pets : | 2 medium sized dogs here at £40 per dog, per stay. Medium sized means smaller than 20kgs. The garden is enclosed here but Houdinis may jump out over the front picket fence. |

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