Lime Wood

For the children

• Pool
• Nature activities
• Family dining
• Children's menu
• Family rooms
• Cots
• Dog friendly
• Spa

Best for

Babies to tweens; families who love the outdoors

Ages

All ages

Pool

Herb House spa pool with family swim slots

Family rooms

Forest Cottages, Forest Cabin, Crescent Lodge and Forest Hideaway Suites

Outdoors

New Forest walks and cycling, pony spotting, scavenger hunts, stargazing

We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.

Days out nearby

• New Forest Wildlife Park ↗

  ~4 miles · ~15 mins

  Wildlife park · nearby attraction

  Specialises in British and European wildlife, with otters as the stars plus wolves, bears and owls among the trees. Feeding talks run through the day, and it sits right in the New Forest beside plenty of luxury stays.

• Beaulieu – National Motor Museum ↗

  ~6 miles · ~15 mins

  Castle / historic · nearby attraction

  Famous film and TV vehicles, a monorail over the grounds, a palace house and abbey and lovely river walks. One ticket fills a day in the New Forest, near several luxury hotels.

• Paultons Park – Home of Peppa Pig World ↗

  ~8 miles · ~15 mins

  Theme park · nearby attraction

  Peppa Pig World is the draw for little ones, but the wider park has dinosaur land, gardens full of birds and rides that step up gradually as children grow. It sits on the edge of the New Forest, so it pairs well with a countryside weekend.

• The Needles Landmark Attraction ↗

  ~17 miles · ~30 mins

  Adventure park · nearby attraction

  A chairlift down to Alum Bay's coloured sand cliffs, sweet-making demonstrations and boat trips out to the Needles rocks. Children love filling sand bottles; a classic Isle of Wight day.

• Adventure Wonderland ↗

  ~19 miles · ~30 mins

  Theme park · nearby attraction

  An Alice-in-Wonderland themed park with gentle rides, a hedge maze and big indoor play zones, perfect for toddlers and young children. Good backup for rainy days near Bournemouth and the New Forest.

• Marwell Zoo ↗

  ~19 miles · ~30 mins

  Zoo · nearby attraction

  A conservation zoo in parkland near Winchester, with snow leopards, rhinos and giraffes, a road train to save little legs and several good adventure playgrounds. It is calmer than the big city zoos and works nicely alongside a Hampshire countryside stay.

• Monkey Haven ↗

  ~21 miles · ~30 mins

  Wildlife park · excellent toddler activity

  A small primate and wildlife rescue centre where talks introduce each rescued monkey, owl or meerkat. Short and gentle enough for toddlers, it is a good rainy-morning add-on to an Isle of Wight break.

• Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ↗

  ~26 miles · ~45 mins

  Castle / historic · ideal day trip

  HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior in one ticket, plus action stations-style activities and harbour boat tours. Plenty of hands-on bits for children and easy to combine with Gunwharf Quays.