Beautiful gardens especially for young children.

August 2017

Lovely gardens - great views. Grandson thoroughly enjoyed trying to find all the fairy doors. Very enjoyable visit.

August 2017

Lovely place to visit. Lots to see and ideal for children to play in the woodland garden with its bothies, towers and hides.

September 2018

fantastic gardens well worth a visit

May 2019

Peaceful and welcoming

May 2019

wonderful place

June 2019

Lovely place to spend a few hours in the sunshine. Really nice play area for kids in the woodland too - lots to climb and explore and a nice cafe too.

September 2019

Furzey is a wonderful tranquil spot full of hidden corners & fairy doors to explore. Beautiful in the autumn & I would love to visit in other seasons too. The cafe is full of wonderful locally home made cakes & would highly recommend the carrot, chocolate, ginger, victoria sponge & scones! There are also plants & lots of cards & gifts for sale all at very reasonable prices.

September 2019

I would recommend a visit to these beautiful gardens. A little gem.

September 2020

Staff very helpful and Covid precautions good.spent a lovely couple of hours there and a coffee and cake after in the thatched tearoom.would visit again.

September 2020

Definitely worth a visit. It is necessary to book a visiting slot via their website during the pandemic due to controlling numbers.

June 2021

Fabulous little gardens, doing brilliant work.

July 2021

Lovely colorful gardens on a gentle slope with winding paths and pond. Cafe sells variety of cakes, including vegan ones and excellent cup of tea.

April 2022

Well worth a visit, something to see in every season. Nice cafe that you can visit anytime for coffee & cake. Plenty of interest for children with climbing towers, swings, tadpoles in the lake and fairy doors to find!

April 2022

We went there for an afternoon with the children and it was delightful. The children enjoyed the fairies and the adults enjoyed the beautiful gardens. One warning we thought we could take the dog but she wasn't allowed.

April 2022

A truly amazing garden, supporting a brilliant charity

July 2022

We visit furzey garden whenever we can and it never disappoints. A wonderful and pleasant place to explore and to unwind and follow up with tea and coffee and a snack at the cafe.

May 2023

Lovely Gardens and very nice (and tasty) cafe. Lots of tree houses and play areas for small children. Would love to go earlier in the year when everything is in bloom.

August 2023

Wonderful for all ages. The autumn colours were marvellous in the late October sunshine and the entertainment for young children was superb.

November 2023

We enjoyed Furzey gardens whilst staying at house for Christmas. The tinsel fairy tree trail was great , did it 3 times just to see if any fairies were at home. We liked the sculptures and quirky art amongst the garden. We will come again in may to see rhododendron in full bloom.

January 2024

Visited ast week -was able to take the dog in too - lovely area, lovely staff - well worth a visit. Great example of social enterprise/Minstead Trust. Would visit again.

February 2024

We managed to bring everything with us for our holiday except for my husband's cycling helmet & gloves so wandered in to Lyndhurst to this recommended shop. Friendly knowledgeable staff who solved our issues efficiently & gave us lots of advice on suitable cycle routes.

September 2019

Great cycling shop with knowledgeable staff. Helped me with a new helmet, that had broken on a cycling holiday!

June 2021

Very interesting and informative.

August 2017

Informative and Interesting. Nice selection of items in shop.

March 2018

Excellent, informative displays with plenty to appeal to all ages. We went on a rainy day and spent a couple of hours there with a 9yo, 4yo and 1yo. Learnt a lot about the history of the New Forest and how it is currently managed and would happily go back again,

August 2018

The tearoom here is great and very dog friendly

April 2019

very helpful

June 2019

A good selection of gifts and useful information

September 2019

This Centre is worth a visit.

June 2021

A great place to learn more about the New Forest - Staff incredibly helpful

September 2021

good information about the forest

November 2021

Spent a pleasant time looking around the interesting museum and getting advice on the closest children's play area from a helpful lady at the information desk.

June 2023

Lots of interesting things to read and find out about the New Forest area and some interactive bits for kids. Great cafe attached for cake and coffee.

August 2023

we were there on sunday lunch. food was terreble en way to much gravy on the plate

June 2017

excellent service and value for money

May 2019

Very good food and service enjoyed by all the family!

May 2019

Very friendly pub with generous portions of very good food.

June 2019

We had a really nice meal here during our holiday, the menu offers a good choice & the portion sizes are generous. The pub is cozy & friendly and all the staff were really pleasant & helpful. Do check your bill though - a genuine mistake I’m sure but their calculations left a lot to be desired - quickly sorted though once we pointed it out.

November 2019

We had an excellent meal here, really superb food. I was also impressed with how the staff were managing Covid procedures to keep everyone safe.

September 2020

This pub was quite satisfactory as a pub but would advise that they are not at the present time giving New Forrest Cottage clients a discount. This is probably understandable due to the hard times that the hospitality industry has and is suffering

June 2021

This pub was absolutely amazing. The food for such a varied menu was delicious. We ate here a lot and also had takeaways as their whole menu can be prepared for take away.

September 2021

visited for lunch twice and on both occasions had a good pub meal. The menu is varied and different and includes a good range of vegetarian/vegan dishes. They have a large garden although we chose to eat inside as it was cool and the staff and visitors were adhering to wearing masks so we felt safe and our space was respected during our visit.

September 2021

Great food and service

July 2022

Lovely pub in lovely surroundings and the food was great too. Great service. We look forward to going back when we are next on holiday in the New Forest.

May 2023

Had a excellent meal here (good size portions), great service and dog friendly. Big outside area, great for when you have children and dogs with you!

August 2023

Lovely food, friendly and serviceminded staff.

October 2017

After quite a bit of research online for a holiday cottage in the New Forest that has a pub nearby with vegetarian options, we stumbled across Brook and the Green Dragon. On arrival we still had some time to kill before we could get into the cottage, so we tried the Dragon for a late lunch. One look at the menu convinced me already: with not just one or two but three! vegetarian main meal choices, this was the pub for me (or rather us, but my husband eats anything, haha) and might merit more than one visit! And the food did not disappoint - far from! The Halloumi and Roasted Pepper Burger was delicious.I was resolved to go back there for dinner - and we did more than once. The staff gets extra points from us for being consistently very friendly throughout our visits. So, thank you, Dragon - we will be back!

November 2017

Very welcoming for us and our 2 dogs. Food was lovely and staff were welcoming , typical country pub!

August 2018

A really nice place to eat and friendly

May 2019

Excellent Sunday roast ....highly recommended

June 2019

Warm welcome, excellent food and service

July 2022

Super walk, nice and easy and great place for a meal or tea and cake by the car park.

April 2019

A pleasant walk along the cliff top and along the beach. There was less cliff than last time we went to the New Forest.

June 2023

Lovely clean sandy beach and a really i would highly recommend this spot for your car to break down takes the ouch out of waiting for the recovery truck

April 2017

Lovely

April 2019

Very picturesque beach with great access, looks good for a beach day

October 2021

Lovely village, plenty of shops and places to eat - no post office though.

June 2017

Fantastic sea location with goods pubs, shops etc

November 2017

Great for a dog walk along the spit to Hurst Castle. Needles Eye cafe is a welcome break, quite good food but very busy and a bit basic.

December 2017

great walking area, small cafe-the needles, children climbing play park- crashing waves over stoned beach

March 2019

Love Milford on Sea so old fashioned hasn't changed much since I use go as a child in the 1960/70s

April 2019

Due to my husband breaking his leg we hired a mobility scooter for our holiday. It was a joy to ride along the front at Milford. Wonderful views of The Needles and lots of benches along the way too. Great access from the car parks. Would be great if the short path from Milford to Keyhaven could be the same good surface. We felt the rough stones would be too hard to ride on.

June 2019

Lovely village with adequate shops on a very pretty green.

September 2019

Good place to go if you have a buggy or wheelchair as there is a tarmac path along the top of the cliffs with great views of the Needles, plenty of parking and a kiosk serving refreshments.

September 2020

One of my favourite places

July 2021

A proper gem. Great location for the new forest. The village is great and was only a short walk from our house. Not too busy or full of holiday makers. We will be back.

October 2021

Beautiful beach with views to The Isle of Wight. Good for swimming, picnics and walking. Very good car parking and public toilets. Lots of good places to eat and drink either next to the beach or in the village, a short walk away

July 2022

Brilliant beach.

September 2022

Lovely quiet location for a beach walk. Great for watching the sea and waves without the crowds.

June 2023

Milford on Sea is a very quintessential English village which has retained all its charm. The seafront is a delight to stroll along and The Needles Eye Cafe produces lovely coffee and lunches which is well worth a visit. A walk around Sturt Pond is also enjoyable and through to the village.

June 2023

A lovely place to stay. So much to see and do locally and within easy reach.

August 2023

Lovely sea walk within 15 minutes of the cottage.

March 2024

Beautiful beach, lots of sand for youngsters- definitely been high on our favourites list, for more than 30 years and still is now the 'children' are nearly 30! - well worth the drive from New Forest. The Noisy Lobster is great and now has an 'outdoor upstairs' too. The Beach Cafe, half-way along, is excellent too- used to do very good carrot cake! The connecting beach towards Steamer Point is dog-friendly all year which is a bonus. Walking to the quay end, you can catch the ferry to Hengistbury Head which is beautiful beach too and often quieter (top favourite!) Even this last week (JULY 2021) the 'kids' wanted to crab-fish from Mudeford Quay!!

August 2021

Nice beach with good facilities

April 2023