How To Find Your Adventure In The New Forest

Are you ready for a Great British Adventure?

The thing with adventure is, they can be anything you want them to be. From simply escaping to the wonderful New Forest national park for some well-needed R&R to taking on the thrilling activities the New Forest has to offer.

Hidden adventures can sometimes be the ones missed from our usual consideration. If it’s new and exciting to you, then it’s an adventure all the same. And there are many adventure days to be had in the here in our National Park, ones hidden away from the hustle and bustle and ones you never knew existed, so why not set out to discover the hidden gems within our New Forest and let our country house hotel be your base of exploration.

There's nothing like taking to the water

Paddles at the ready, for a couple of hours on the tranquil Beaulieu River. Here you can look out for wildlife as you find some beautiful hidden spots only accessible by boat on the blissfully peaceful privately-owned estuary.

We highly recommend booking with New Forest Activities; offering our guests 10% off bookings (simply quote ‘Montagu Arms’ when booking), they welcome you to try a host of different activities. Jump onto the water and travel by canoe or kayak, at sunset or to paddle to the pub, or perhaps you’d prefer to stay on dry land to try your hand at archery or even wilderness skills on their woodland adventure.

If it’s a cycling break you’re looking for and the chance to seek out your own hidden beauty spots away from the crowds, but you don’t want the hassle of packing your bikes, head to New Forest Activities’ cycle hire centre. Exclusively for adults, they’ll kit you up and send you on your way with free maps so you can plan your exploration and make it an unforgettable New Forest cycling break, with pub stops, picnic places, and plenty of ponies. There’s even free parking all day so there’s one less thing to worry about.

Days out with New Forest Activities

You can create your very own hidden adventures by discovering our many walks

Perhaps you could begin your trail at the Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary. Here you can admire the beautiful fallow and roe deer before heading out on a tranquil forest foray. Whilst spotting these elegant creatures isn’t guaranteed, you have a good chance of seeing them because the herd is fed by a New Forest Keeper here between midday and 3pm daily.

Whilst you may intend to visit our New Forest hotel for adventure days based in an ancient woodland, perhaps consider too our proximity to the south coast and all the adventures that beholds. From relaxing walks along Lepe Beach at Lepe Country Park, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to strolls along the spit to Hurst Castle, an artillery fortress built by Henry VIII. Maybe thrilling chilly water swims are more your bag! Step in to the sea at Milford on Sea, Hordle Cliff or Barton on Sea, and if that’s not thrilling enough, book a speed-boat ride on the Solent! There really is an adventure for every type of explorer, you just have to know what you’re looking for.

If being let loose with a kayak and cycling our miles of trail sound like a good match for you, consider our new adventure break, The Great British Adventure. Offering the ultimate two-night dinner, bed & breakfast getaway, it invites you to enjoy 2-hours of kayaking on one day, all-day cycle hire on another and all the time you need in between to eat fine food at The Terrace Restaurant or Monty’s, sleep, rest and recover, or pop over to the hotel’s sister property, Careys Manor & SenSpa, to delight in the leisure facilities – all included in your break.