The Pig in the Forest
Pigs have foraged in the New Forest since the Norman Conquest, but a different breed arrived in 2011, when Robin Hutson took on a Georgian hunting lodge and reinvented the English country house hotel. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
Pigs have foraged in the New Forest since the Norman Conquest, but a different breed arrived in 2011, when Robin Hutson took on a Georgian hunting lodge and reinvented the English country house hotel. The ethos at all the Pigs (see index) is hip but not hooray. Judy Hutson set the shabby-chic style, mixing old and new, rich fabrics and boot-sale finds. Even snug rooms come with designer wallpaper, a large monsoon shower, while comfy-luxe rooms have a shower and freestanding bath. There are hideaway suites in the stable yard, lodges, a forest hut clad in reclaimed timber at the bottom of the garden. Readers tried a wide range of dishes from the seasonal menus, with produce from the kitchen garden or grown and reared close to home, and proclaimed them all ‘absolutely delicious’. The menu might include wild garlic tagliatelle, goat’s cheese and walnuts, or venison loin with artichokes and smoked yogurt. ‘There’s so much about the place that we absolutely love,’ said our reviewers. ‘Every person we dealt with was exceptionally friendly and professional.’ There is one rub: the Pigs aren’t for pups, who will have to stay at home. (Anna Brewer)
Hotel details
Address
Beaulieu Road
Brockenhurst
Hampshire
SO42 7QL
England
Telephone
01590 622354
Bedrooms
32. 10 in stable block (100 yds), some on ground floor, 2 lodges and a cabin in the garden, 1 courtyard room suitable for disabled.
Open
all year.
Facilities
lounge, library, bar, restaurant, in-room TV (Freeview), civil wedding licence, treatment rooms, kitchen garden, 6-acre grounds, EV charging, public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed, no charge for extra beds.
Dogs
guide dogs only.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
room-only doubles from £195. Breakfast £13.50–£18.50, à la carte £42. 1-night bookings refused at weekends, Christmas, New Year.
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