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Caution urged as the deadliest month for New Forest animal accidents approaches
As the nights draw in, drivers using New Forest roads are reminded that animal accidents increase in the lead up to Christmas, with November being the deadliest month for livestock. Commuters are urged to be vigilant as accidents involving animals in the Forest peak between 5pm and 8pm on weekdays in the winter months. They…
New Forest Marque Members the New Forest Hamper Company and the Naked Pantry are recognised in annual awards
The New Forest National Park Authority and the CLA have announced the winners of their 2020 New Forest Awards. Now in their eighth year, the awards celebrate the wonderful people who help sustain the New Forest’s environment and rural economy, ensuring it thrives and is fit for the future. Throughout the challenges of Covid-19, they…
A trio of awards for Brook Hill Vineyard in the 2020 Independent English Wine Awards
Brook Hill Vineyard in Bramshaw have been awarded three medals at the 2020 Independent English Wine Awards. The IEWA is ‘an independent, consumer focused wine competition, awarding, promoting and celebrating the very best of English wine-making’. They achieved silver medals for their 2017 Sparkling White and 2019 Still White, and a bronze medal for their…
Walk this way with the New Forest National Park Authority
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…
Supper and stay is back at the Forest Lodge and Beaulieu Hotel
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…
SO41 Catering joins forces with The Burnt Chef Project to hold a supper club on 14 October 2020
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 has been gaining lot of awards recently
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 Horse Bar announce the launch of The Trough Tea Parties
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 –…
Celebrate British Afternoon Tea Week with New Forest Marque Members – 10 – 16 August 2020
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…