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Lime Wood

Hampshire, England

Lime Wood

Hampshire, England

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Features

  • Couples
  • Family friendly
  • Going solo
  • Outdoors
  • Pets welcome
  • Retreat
  • Wellness

Spa

  • Hydrotherapy
  • Pool
  • Spa café
  • Thermal facilities

To Do

  • Bootcamp
  • Cycling
  • Gymnasium
  • Hiking/walks
  • Personal training
  • Pilates
  • Pool – indoor
  • Pool -outdoor
  • Yoga

Situated on the edge of the New Forest, just outside the pretty village of Lyndhurst, Lime Wood is a charming Regency house with a collection of scattered lodges, beautifully curated accommodation and top-notch dining set in enchanting landscaped grounds.

The former hunting lodge prides itself on being a little different from other boutique hotels and it does indeed differentiate from its contemporaries, with décor that includes and eclectic fusion of modern art and bespoke antique furnishings that compliment the original period features of the house.

For a truly luxurious wellness break in the heart of idyllic English countryside, Herb House Spa at Lime Wood provides state-of-the-art facilities and partners with only the finest British brands to deliver the ultimate in pampering and rejuvenating treatments.

The Spa

Herb House

Dedicated to natural wellbeing and inspired by its forest surroundings, Herb House Spa is set in a walled garden opposite the main house. Set over three levels, its state-of-the-art facilities include an indoor forest-view hydro pool, a huge sauna, a mud ritual house, an outdoor hot pool and a 16m ozone-treated indoor lap pool.

A rooftop gym equipped by Technogym is complemented by a workout studio offering a range of fitness classes. In addition, guests can access the Bath House, with its indoor treatment bath and private steam room, and the Bath Garden, which has its own outdoor garden bath and private steam room.

Botanicals grown in the sensory rooftop herb garden are used to create rejuvenating treats in the Raw & Cured food bar, while a Hand and Feet room provides mani-pedi experiences using OPI’s fashion-forward and super rich formulas.

Eight spacious single treatment rooms and two double rooms offer an extensive range of Herb House signature massages, treatments and rituals as well as a host of relaxing and restorative treatments by renowned product partners.

Bamford body and skincare treatments include a de-stress massage and the Rose Relaxing Upper Body and Facial Massage, while its facials ‘Awaken’, ‘Restore’ and provide ‘Purity’. The Bamford Grooming Department offers also offers premium body and skincare rituals for the modern man.

Skinesis facials from Sarah Chapman deliver healthy, radiant skin through a combination of the renowned facialist’s signature massage techniques, state-of-the-art technology and potent cosmeceutical formulas.

Mineral-packed products from Irish organic seaweed-based brand VOYA are used to deliver the brand’s Self-discovery Radiance and Anti-ageing Restorative facials

Spa Facilities

  • 22,000 sq ft on 3 floors
  • 8 single treatment rooms
  • 2 private double treatment rooms
  • 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 herbary with sun deck and meditation areas
  • The Workout Studio
  • State-of-the-art Technogym
  • Raw & Cured – offering natural healthy and garden grown food and juices
  • Curated shop

Spa Products

  • Bamford
  • Skinesis
  • VOYA
  • GROUND

To Stay

Tucked up in the top of the main house, Eaves Rooms offer super-king-size beds and look out over the grounds; Cosy Rooms are light and airy with luxuriously large baths, while uniquely designed Spacious Rooms offer walk-in showers and the even larger Generous Rooms are equipped with freestanding baths.

Beautifully decorated Forest Suites, some of which are set out over two floors, offer super-king-size or twin beds as well as separate shower rooms and lounge areas, while the Forest Hideaway Suites have additional small dining areas and private terraces or balconies.

The largest suites available, the Pavilion One and Crescent 3 Forest Lodges are perfect for a romantic escape and are equipped with everything you need to make your stay secluded and super-special.

Families are catered for in the rustic Forest Cabin and Forest Cottages, where a host of luxuries – from open fires to monsoon showers and rolltop baths – combine with practical essentials to add a sense of adventure to your break.

Check in: 4:00 pm
Check out: 12:00 pm

To Eat

The food scene at Lime Wood is in a league of its own and few dishes are put together without a decent helping of fruit, veg or seafood from the New Forest or Hampshire coast – not to mention homegrown produce from Lime Wood’s own modern-Victorian Greenhouse

Italian-influenced and full of character, Lime Wood’s Hartnett Holder & Co is a stylish and comfortable restaurant led by celebrity chef Angela Hartnett and Lime Wood’s Luke Holder. The relaxed atmosphere extends to a Kitchen Table dining experience as well as afternoon teas and even a cookery school.

Raw & Cured, the food bar in Herb House Spa, offers delicious, natural and healthy food, including freshly made salads, cured fish and meat from Lime Wood’s own Smoke House, as well as fresh juices and smoothies.


Facilities and Activities

  • Running trail maps
  • Swimming pool and gym in the Herb House
  • Cycling & mountain biking
  • Horse riding at the neighbouring stables
  • Forest Walks in the forest with Head Forager to gather ingredients for the kitchen

For the Kids

If kiddies are present there are mountain bikes aplenty so families are able to explore the New Forest together.


Location

Lime Wood Hotel, Beaulieu Road, Lyndhurst, UK
Southampton Airport

Brockenhurst Station – SO42 7TW – 12 mins – 5 miles
Ashurst Station – SO40 7AA – 9 mins – 4 miles
Southampton Train Station – SO15 1AL – 22 mins – 10 miles
Bournemouth Train Station – BH8 8HX – 34 mins – 25 miles