The AA ranks The Cottage as the only five star Bed and Breakfast in the New Forest National Park. This means Cottage Lodge is the best B&B in the forest and our rooms are equivalent to a three star hotel. The Cottage is a charming 17th century Bed and Breakfast in the heart of the pretty Victorian New Forest village of Brockenhurst. There is a delightful beamed honesty bar and a charming breakfast room. 12 eateries within ten minutes walk of the property. On arrival you are welcomed into the beamed Snug Bar where you are offered coffee or tea in front of the open fireplace. Its the personal touches that make the Cottage so special. Local breakfasts with produce travelling no further than twenty miles to your table. Ducks in the bath, along with bubble bath for you to relax. Personalised walks and the offer to copy walks from any one of the dozens of walking books on display. Tea and coffee trays in all the rooms. TVs with videos and a selection of classic films to enjoy. Borrow a book. Pick up a magazine. Read the paper. Watch the ponies, highland cattle and donkeys walk past. Walk in any direction for more than ten minutes and you are in 94,000 acres of glorious, inspiring forest. Children over the age of 10 welcome. Close to the local attractions of Exbury Gardens, Beaulieu, Winchester, Bournemouth, Isle of Wight, Poultons Park, Go Ape, Bucklers Hard. Also close to Wedding destinations: Balmer Lawn, Carey's Manor, Rhinefield House and Beaulieu