Uplay Holiday Cottage, Everton,
Lymington, New Forest- Local Information
Everton:-
Local Shop / Post Office: Go up East Lane and back down the fork
into West
Lane, follow to the end where you will find the village shop on your left.
Open until 7.00 pm. Very well stocked for a village shop. Also includes
post
office and newsagents.
Pubs: The Crown: At the start of East Lane.
Village pub with garden. Well
known for food so booking may be necessary.
Nearby Shops: Supermarkets in Lymington, large
Safeway on A337 as you approach
the town. Smaller Waitrose and Tesco in High Street. Tesco open 24hr in
summer, and until midnight out of season. Convenience stores, greengrocers,
bakers, off license, fish & chip shop in Milford on Sea. Late opening
convenience stores, Indian and Chinese takeaways, fish & chip shop
in
Pennington, on A337 before Lymington. General shopping in Lymington or
New
Milton.
Petrol: In Pennington on A337, Milford , or Hordle.
Restaurants: Several in Milford, two Italian
in Village, French on sea
front, Westover hall Hotel on clifftop. Lymington has the Roundhouse at
top
of High Street, (Italian - excellent food cooked by the very enthusiastic
owner) Fat Cats Bistro, Lal Quilla Indian at bottom of High Street, Mandarin
Chef Chinese on the quay and various fish restaurants.
Pubs: If you like a real pub, The Musketeer in Pennington is well worth
a
visit. A beautiful Arts and Crafts exterior, ale so good that it is the
only
pub in the area featured in the CAMRA good beer guide. Like a trip back
in
time! - no children in main bar but welcome in games room, large open
fires,
No food in evening - just really good beer and very comfortable
surroundings.
The Hobler in Boldre, on A337 between Lymington and Brockenhurst, is also
traditional and serves large portions of good food. Children and mobile
phones are completely banned!
Nearly all the other pubs in the area are more food orientated and most
are
child friendly. The White Horse in Milford has reasonably priced food
and a
separate family room no less comfortable than the main pub. The Gun in
Keyhaven has a good garden and a separate games room where children are
welcome. There is a Brewers Fayre¹ family pub with ball pool
and outdoor
playground in Hordle - the Three Bells. Alternatively in Wooton the Rising
Sun¹ offers an excellent children¹s playground but also serves
good food,
and stands at the edge of the open forest.
Beaches - Stony at Milford on Sea - 1 mile, going
west to Barton (good clifftop café)
Highcliffe (sandy) Highcliffe castle (quieter, sandy and well worth the
walk
down the steps!), Friars Cliff, Avon beach before reaching Mudeford Quay.
The New Forest - perfect for walks, cycling and horse riding. Cycle hire
centres and Wagon Rides at Brockenhurst and Burley.