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The New Forest National Park Authority has changed its popular annual walking festival to a self-guided two-week walking and cycling event and is encouraging people to step outside with the help of a range of resources. The festival has been running for seven years and normally has around 80 guided walks with experts who help…

The most colourful and quietest of seasons here in the New Forest, wrap up warm and explore our breath-taking scenery that surrounds us. Think long walks through our oh-so-pretty villages, ancient woods lined with deep hues of red and yellow, and russet coloured heathlands. Crunching your way through fallen leaves, when it’s time for you…

New Forest Marque member SO41 Catering are holding a supper club at their unit in New Milton on the 14th of October in partnership with The Burnt Chef Project. The evening is a relaxed and social (inline with government guidelines and social distancing compliant) evening with a 6 course menu and licenced bar. The menu…

Marlings Vineyard is situated in Sway and is one of the oldest vineyards in Hampshire.  They are a small team with a passion for wine-making and produce high quality English sparkling wines, most notably their award-winning Sparkling Rosé made using traditional methods, and a range of still white and rosé wines.  They have recently won…

The Trough Tea Parties! Staffed, styled, and collated, our Tea Parties can be uniquely tailored to suit you. Whether at your home, or in one of our wonderful New Forest venues. The menu uses locally sourced New Forest Marque ingredients, combining into a mouth watering Afternoon Tea with a choice of fizz or cocktails –…

Afternoon Tea Week is a celebration of one of the nation’s favourite traditions. In 2020 it takes place from 10th to 16th August. Whether enjoyed in a 5-star hotel, or as a home baked treat, the British love the combination of savoury and sweet treats, accompanied by some of the 165 million cups of tea…

Please help support our members by using the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme at these restaurants: You can get 50% off your food and non-alcoholic drinks up to a total value of £10 per person if you eat or drink in every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday between 3 August and 31 August 2020 as…

Over 50 retailers have removed disposable barbecues from sale in a bid to protect the New Forest National Park from being destroyed by fire. More than half the National Park is internationally protected because of its rare wildlife yet large numbers of disposable barbecues have been used while the Forest is at high risk of…

As lockdown measures are eased from 4 July, tourism body Go New Forest and the New Forest National Park Authority are calling on holidaymakers to plan ahead and book in advance so they can enjoy their stay safely and help protect the National Park. They and other Forest organisations have launched a New Forest Code…

Are you still trying to find that perfect gift for Father’s Day?  Why not give something local from Gin to Fudge to Hampers the New Forest has some great producers for that unique gift. As well as the producers highlighted below you could also buy a gift voucher for a stay at one of the…