New Park Manor, Lyndhurst Road, New Forest, SO42 7QH
Tel: +44 (0) 1590 623467
History
The history of New Park is as old as the forest.
Roman coins found on the site were already in use at the time of William the Conqueror, who in 1070 made the forest a royal hunting preserve; his son King Rufus is thought to have hunted from New Park.
It was in 1666 that King Charles made New Park his favourite hunting lodge on his return from exile in France; when he used it in the company of Nell Gwyn.
The Manor was carefully adapted for use as a country house hotel with 24 bedrooms and opened in 1970. Interesting details such as acorns and Oak leaved patterned doors and original furniture and fireplaces can still be seen throughout the building. These commemorate the debt owed by King Charles to the Oak tree which hid him from Cromwell’s men on his escape to France in 1651.
Today New Park Manor is a beautiful, stylish country hotel, where the traditions of days gone by still live on. The Stag restaurant is where King Charles II’s carved Royal Coat of Arms can still be seen prominently displayed above the fire place. Bedrooms range from the splendour of our Barbara Villiers Suite to the contemporary style of our Forest rooms.
Over recent years, our facilities have expanded to include a heated outdoor pool, croquet lawn, equestrian centre and our Bath House Spa.
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