The Drawing Room at Lime Wood

Hotel Fact Sheet

  • Opened:

    November 2009

  • Owners:

    Lime Wood Group

  • Hotel Director:

    Justin Pinchbeck

  • Director of Cuisine:

    Luke Holder

  • Location:

    Under 2 hrs by car and by train from London, 22 miles from Winchester and 12 Miles from Southampton, set in the heart of the New Forest National Park, Hampshire

  • The grounds:

    Natural setting in the heart of the New Forest. Extensive restored gardens and grounds adjoining both forest and parkland

  • Architecture:

    The original building is a Regency country manor house on the site of an earlier property originally established as a hunting lodge in the 13th Century

  • Interiors:

    Laid-back luxury – relaxed but not without attention to detail and the odd eccentric touch. Local materials and an eclectic mix of antique and bespoke furniture combined with carefully selected artwork and ceramics

  • Design:

    David Collins Studio (Interiors)
    Ben Pentreath of Working Group Design (restored main house and extensions)
    Charles Morris (architect for ancillary buildings)

  • Accommodation:

    14 suites and 15 bedrooms

  • Guest rooms:

    • Many with private gardens or private balconies looking into the forest
    • Many with freestanding tubs
    • Many with real fires
    • Some with galleried sleeping areas
    • Some with partition walls which slide open merging bedroom with bathroom
    • Individually controlled air conditioning
    • Plasma TV screens
    • Internet / wifi / email access
    • Safe
    • DVD / CD / ipod docking station
    • Iron
    • 24 hr room service
    • Dry cleaning

  • Guest Services:

    • 24-hour porter
    • Full concierge service
    • Helipad
    • Car Valet Services
    • Station transfers
    • Baby sitting / Crèche
    • Complimentary use of bicycles

  • Restaurants:

    • ‘The Dining Room’- serious forest food served with friendly precision
    • The Scullery– brasserie style food, relaxed all day dining
    • The Courtyard– for breakfast and afternoon tea

  • Bar:

    Max’s Bar- best Martinis in Hampshire

  • Meetings & private events :

    Available for exclusive use - weddings, meetings, private dining:

  • Herb House spa

    Opened November 2010

    • Three storey spa
    • 8 single treatment rooms
    • 1 private double treatment room with steam room, garden and outdoor bath
    • 1 Bath House private double treatment room with indoor bath and steam room
    • Caldarium
    • Steam Room
    • Hydropool
    • The Mud House
    • The Massive Forest Sauna
    • The Steam Room
    • The Outdoor Steaming Hot Pool
    • Indoor swimming pool opening onto the garden sun terrace
    • Rooftop herbery with sun deck and meditation areas
    • The Workout Studio
    • State-of-the-art Technogym
    • Raw & Cured offering natural healthy and garden grown food
    • Shop selling Bamford, VOYA, NUDE and Tri-Dosha

  • Children:

    Lime Wood is child friendly with family rooms available

  • Pets:

    You can even bring your pet...!

  • Costs:

    Rates start from £245

For further press information contact Emma Cripwell - emma@angelpublicity.com - 07775 440143 or Charlie Dyer – Charlie@angelpublicity.com - 07585 505544

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