New Park Manor is a charming country house hotel that's tucked away in the heart of the New Forest. It boasts a great spa and restaurant, plus interior decor that stays true to its 16th-century roots. Nothing here is too flashy; it makes for a comfortable, cosy bucolic retreat with all the trimmings.

The facilities

Plentiful and of good quality. The restaurant has been awarded 2 AA rosettes, and is Modern British in persuasion. Polo Bar, complete with log-burning fireplaces and wooden panelling, offers a more laid-back setting for light meals and snacks. The award-winning Bath House Spa boasts a 16 metre pool, Kneipps foot spa, sauna and hot tub (the perfect place to watch wild deer grazing).

There's a selection of meeting and function rooms to choose from and the grounds are regularly used for team-building exercises: there are safe cycle tracks leading directly from the hotel and taking the riders well away from busy roads. The Solent is nearby for sailing and beach activities and the River Beaulieu is the perfect place to try the water - canoe, motor launch or sailing.

The rooms

Each of New Park Manor's 24 guestrooms is well-appointed; some are classic in style, the newly renovated much more contemporary. All have flat screen televisions, complimentary wifi and lovely Culpeper toiletries in the bathrooms. The four-poster rooms are particularly lovely, with sweeping views of the hotel grounds.