Rise & Shine: Your Spring Break Itinerary in the New Forest
It’s time to shake off winter and step into spring with renewed energy in your step.
Think birdsong mornings, blossoms wherever you cast your eyes, longer warmer days and time to recharge the mind and body.
If a gentle reset sounds just right, consider the Rise & Shine Break this spring. Just what you need to reconnect with nature and feel renewed with New Forest walks, nature trails and a break that focuses on your wellbeing.
The Rise & Shine Break is the effortless choice if you’re longing for relaxing days, great sleep, spa access and plenty of time for mindful moments in our beautiful National Park. Not to mention a delicious full New Forest breakfast to kickstart the day, dinner in your choice of hotel restaurant and a complimentary bottle of Prosecco on your evening of arrival so you can celebrate making time for you.
As part of this special spring break, you also gain exclusive access to discounts for local activities and attractions, including 10% off at New Forest Activities, and 20% off tickets to the National Motor Museum and Exbury Gardens.
So, what could your Rise & Shine break itinerary look like?
Day 1: Arrive, unwind and relax
AM
- Check-in is from 3pm but there’s nothing stopping you arriving early to enjoy a walk before you settle in. There are endless spring walks that will invite nature in. Walk beneath the canopy of giants, amongst ancient trees and feel your shoulders drop and the stress fade as you wander.
Discover some of the best walks in the New Forest here
As you walk, appreciate the contrast to your winter walks. Now, as spring moves in, you can feel the sun on your face, but the air is still new and fresh, giving you that excited hopeful buzz that can only be experienced on a sunny spring walk in nature.
Engage the senses, listen to the wildlife around you, feel the breeze through your hair, the crunch of the gravel beneath your feet.
PM
- Check in, it’s time to discover what relaxation really means. Don your robe, pick up your book and make your way to the pool. Here you can enjoy our leisure facilities but also, put that spa credit to use. Access SenSpa, our award-winning spa hydrotherapy suite or put it towards a rejuvenating spa treatment.
Now that you’ve released all tension, float back up to your room and freshen up, it’s almost time for dinner.
- Tonight you will dine in one of our three hotel restaurants. Choose between Thai in the Zen Garden, authentic French cuisine in Le Blaireau and seasonal, modern British dining in Cambium.
Day 2: Rise & Shine
AM
- This is when you feel the true benefits of yesterday’s time reconnecting with nature and your afternoon in the spa, SenSpa. After a great night’s sleep, you rise feeling brighter, and excited for the day ahead.
- You take an early morning, pre-breakfast walk around the village. Stopping to appreciate the morning’s golden light and the birds singing in the new day.
- The aroma of freshly brewed coffee invites you to sit and enjoy a slow, mindful breakfast. You feel renewed and hungry. Waffles, fresh fruit, ginger wellness shots, and pastries are laid out before you – energy for today’s ventures.
- Today is all about New Forest nature trails; walk or cycle your way in and around our National Park. Bike hire is available within walking distance of our hotel, in the village from CycleXperience.
Just some of the walks you could discover:
- Blackwater Arboretum for spring colour and easy woodland trails.
- Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary for the best of New Forest wildlife
- Hatchet Pond for sunset wanders and unforgettable reflections
- Brockenhurst to Lyndhurst for longer hikes and a blend of riverside, heathland, and forest trail.
PM
- Visit one of the most beautiful New Forest attractions, Exbury Gardens with a discount on us as part of the Rise & Shine break. Spring at Exbury is a real highlight; winding woodland pathways, spectacular rhododendrons and azaleas in bloom, and places to stop and take it all in. It’s perfect for a relaxed spring walk in the New Forest.
- It may be time to head home but you’ll take with you the calm you’ve discovered in our beautiful New Forest. Don’t wait so long to return. Book your summer break now so you know you have time for you in the calendar to stay connected to the nature that renews you.
The Rise & Shine break is the perfect getaway for couples looking for a scenic, romantic escape, friends looking for time to recalibrate or nature-lovers seeking time in nature and post-winter rest for the mind and body.
Here, in the heart of the New Forest National Park, you can have it all this spring.
