Rhinefield
Bothy, large holiday cottage in the New Forest,
Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, Brockenhurst,
Hampshire, SO42 7QB
Sleeps 22 or can be combined
with Vine Cottage
to sleep 36 guests.
This
large holiday cottage in the New Forest sleeps up to 22
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 conservatory, it is located
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.
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This
rambling holiday cottage has been extended and comfortably
refurbished with large groups requiring self catering
accommodation in mind. The open plan dining and
kitchen area is in the refurbished conservatory.
The dining table comprises two tables
joined together to make a long dining table large
enough to accommodate 20 dinner guests. Measuring
approximately 16 feet in length and four feet in width,
there is another table stored at Rhinefield which
can be added on request, enabling 30 guests to dine
together when Rhinefield and Vine
holiday cottages are both booked.
The large,
bright open space (approx 10m x 5m / 32ft x 16ft)
also comfortably houses the open plan kitchen
area which has stainless steel preparation
surfaces, free standing base units and sink from Ikea.
The appliances include twin stainless steel gas cookers,
twin dishwashers, one full height fridge, a split
fridge/freezer, microwave and plenty of other equipment
to prepare and serve. A full kitchen inventory is
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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.
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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 22 (or up to 36 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, as in the
picture left, 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
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