Rhinefield Bothy, large holiday cottage in the New Forest, sleeps 24 or can be combined with Vine Cottage to sleep 38 guests

This large holiday cottage in the New Forest sleeps up to 24 guests in its 8 bedrooms and is completely surrounded by the New Forest, sharing its acre and a quarter of gardens with Vine Cottage which sleeps up to 14 more. A comfortable single storey building with a large kitchen & dining atrium, it is located by the Rhinefield House Hotel on Rhinefeld Ornamental Drive, Brockenhurst. Click to see an Aerial view

The nearest neighbours are at Rhinefield House, and there have been dwellings on this site since William the Conqueror proclaimed the area the "New Forest" in about 1097. contact us

The lounge is accessed through the french doors from the dining area, (measuring approx 5.5m x 4.5m (18ft x 15ft) and has three large sofas, some comfortable chairs and two further sets of french doors to the front of the property, making this room quite bright. Additional seating is dotted around the house and guests are able to bring chairs, stools and seats in from other rooms to seat larger numbers of guests.The lounge also features a large log burner - we do try to keep a ready supply of kindling and logs available to guests.

Stepping outside from either of the sets of double doors we face towards the large decking area with central fountain for guests to sit and enjoy the fresh New Forest air. The front garden area here is easily accessed from the lounge, and the usable space lends itself well to relaxing outside as the sun goes down in this secluded location.

For many years this area has been well-fed for birds, with bird-feeders and an aviary and seems to be home to many common species such as Nuthatches, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Coal Tits, Chaffinches and Greenfinches. The odd pheasant has also been spotted stumbling on through. Birdfeed is left for guests to feed the birds.

As well as an abundance of birdlife, there is all the expected ground-based wildlife of the forest in the garden - rabbits have taken up residence in the bank at the rear of the garden (approx 30 yards from the house), moles are, quite literally, having a field day and the foxes are obviously regularly turning up to try and out-wit the rabbits! A herd of around thirty deer (including one white deer, possibly a roe) have wandered past on occasions and the Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary is only a mile or so away. contact us

The large holiday cottage accommodation has three separate bathrooms, one at each end of the property and one in the middle. Each has a similar format, with sink and w.c., and having a bath with shower-over. Bathroom one is located at the West end of the cottage and also houses the hot water tank. Bathroom two is at the East end of the cottage (near the entrance). Bathroom three is in the middle of the property .

The 8 bedrooms are made up of four double rooms plus two family rooms each with double bed and two singles plus two family rooms each with double bed and a single - a total of 8 double beds and 6 single beds.

This sleeps up to 24 (or up to 38 combined with Vine Cottage), making this one of our ideal cottages for large groups in the New Forest.Parking is on the large gravel driveway as you arrive through the double-gate of The Bothy (to the left of the listed 'walled garden' of Rhinefield House Hotel).

If you start heading toward Rhinefield House, you've gone too far! You need to take a right just a little earlier. We are also just down the road from Dorset's famous World Heritage Jurassic Coast.

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive and the surrounding area in the New Forest is a perfect starting point for everyone in the forest, particularly those who have never visited before, due to the information available at Blackwater, which also has public conveniences.  contact us