New Park Manor

Excellent family and pet friendly hotel, especially for ages ranging from baby to under 12. Spa was really nice and they have adult only areas. There is an outdoor swimming pool that can be enjoyed by all. The food is excellent and the staff very attentive. Will definitely be returning.

We've stayed here twice with our two young children, and it's been a excellent experience both times - New Park Manor is one of my favourite places to stay now. The staff are consistently very helpful and understanding and the facilities for families are just right. You get a session per day in The Den, where brilliant and qualified carers will look after your kids for a couple of hours, so you have a break from parenting. The spa is right next door to The Den, so you can drop your kids off and get a full two hours of relaxation there per day. (If you want any treatments or a massage, though, I'd advise booking that in advance.) The spa is great, with a pool, outdoor hot-tubs, sauna, etc. and lovely views across the fields where horses are running around. My kids worked out quite quickly that the best toys, games and activities for them were in The Den, so were very happy to go there when we dropped them off. The food is also great: there's an informal restaurant area which is great for eating with young kids, and a more formal restaurant area which we preferred going after they're in bed. (You can borrow Leap Frog video monitors from reception so you can keep an eye on them when you're down in the restaurant - they work on the hotel wifi so range isn't a consideration.) There is much to do in the local area as well; we particularly enjoyed renting bikes and exploring the New Forest a bit. Anyway, there's much more to say, but hopefully this gives an idea of what a relaxing place this is to go with your kids!

We had a fantastic two night stay at New Park Manor hotel with our 2 and 4 year old boys. Very family friendly hotel with all the “kids stuff” you could need including baby monitors, high chairs, etc. You also have 2 hours of kids club included, which we took advantage of so we could enjoy the spa. We had an incredible dinner in the adults only restaurant, sending compliments to the chef!) We went to The Pig for dinner the evening before and thought both the service and the food were superior at New Park Manor. Perfect location for treks in the forest, to the seaside and exploring the little villages. Very attentive and friendly staff!

Sadly disappointing afternoon tea, and very much not worth the money: - We weren’t told what type of teas we could order, and the menu didn’t contain options either - The service was slow, and we had to ask for things (water, fresh tea, etc) multiple times - Tea was bought out with no milk - When the food was delivered, the waiter didn’t explain what anything was (including the bag of icing sugar that was part of the child’s afternoon tea and which we had no idea what we were supposed to do with) - The cakes were basic at best, and some were actually inedible (even my sweet treat obsessed daughter couldn’t eat her cupcake) - The scones were small. They also had excessive icing sugar on top.