Let’s face it, who doesn’t dream of returning home to the glow of a real fire in the winter? The New Forest National Park is liberally sprinkled with a treasure trove of cute cottages and magnificent country homes with open fires and cosy log burners. Gather your friends and family for a short break and explore the chocolate box villages, free roaming ponies and magical wildlife, before relaxing in front of a roaring log fire with a glass or two of your favourite tipple.
Here’s a roundup of some of the best New Forest cottages with log fires
Great for families
Orchardside at Penn Farm, sleeps 4, Bramshaw
Watch ponies grazing outside your window at this lovely little pad which is only 3 miles from the UK’s number one family theme park, Paultons Park – home of Peppa Pig World. Arrive home and relax in front of a beautiful log burner.
For multigeneration friends and large families
Broad Oak House, sleeps up to 15, Burley
This cavernous detached home has direct forest access for walks and plenty of versatile space to spill out and relax. The enormous feature inglenook fireplace is home to a grand log burner.
A romantic bolt hole for two
The Old Barn, sleeps 2, Exbury
This gorgeous little one bedroomed cottage is surrounded by open forest. The inviting downstairs living room has two plump, comfy sofas and handsome cast iron log burner.
Sensational seaside retreat
Seagull Cottage, sleeps 5, Lymington
You’ll always find a seat to watch the flicking flames of Seagull Cottage’s 360 degree rotating Scandinavian glass log burner. Imagine windswept faces from walks along the coastal paths of Keyhaven nature reserve and coming home to get this impressive fire going!
Grand manor house proportions
West Wing, sleeps 6, Ringwood
The scale and elegance of this beautifully resorted Georgian Grade II listed Manor house will have you in raptures. Light the fire and slouch on one of the enormous sofas for an afternoon snooze, or gather your guests around the grand piano and sing until your heart’s content!
Beaming with happiness
Owl Cottage, sleeps 4, Brockenhurst
Think endearingly pretty country cottage in a friendly village with free roaming ponies in the street and that’s Owl Cottage. Inside is cute as can be with pretty colour schemes, lots of windows and two dreamy inglenook fireplaces with wood burning stoves.
Open log fires and lashings of style
Apple Court House, sleeps 9, Hordle
This wonderful retreat looks like it’s from the pages of a luxury style magazine. It’s vast yet still cosy, it’s pretty but not kitsch, and thoughtfully modern but with all the character and charm of its previous Victorian life as an apple barn. You’ll never be far away from an open log fire – you’ll find two in this home!