Oct 29, 20232 min read
History and Origins of the New Forest
Have you ever wondered why the New Forest exists and how the animals came to be free roaming? Let me take you back in time to unravel the...
Oct 27, 20233 min read
Rainy Day Activities
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Jul 5, 20232 min read
Go crabbing
Go crabbing in the New Forest, a fun and inexpensive activity for all ages.
Jun 28, 20232 min read
Moors Valley Country Park and Forest
Moors Valley is a brilliant place for a family day out, there really is something for everyone. Moors Valley is extremely dog friendly,...
May 29, 20231 min read
The High Corner Inn
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Apr 7, 20231 min read
Bolderwood & Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary
What3words:///pigs.enable.afflicted At the end of Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, across the A35 is a truly stunning part of the New Forest...
Apr 5, 20232 min read
The Queen’s Head - Burley
The Queen's Head in Burley is also regular haunt for us, there is a great little garden outside the back overlooking the car park
Mar 18, 20232 min read
20 things for kids to do outdoors
20 things for kids to do outdoors, including some free printable games.
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Free Game: Forest Scavenger Hunt
Please use this in the spirit that it has been created, it is intended to be free printable for individual and personal use. Keeping...
Mar 18, 20231 min read
Free Game: Camping Bingo
Please use these in the spirit that they have been created, they are intended to be free printables for individual and personal use....
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Swift Challenger 565 SE
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Feb 11, 20231 min read
The Rufus Stone
What3words: ///astounded.tutorial.represent The Rufus Stone is an iron clad stone located close to the village of Minstead. It is said...
Feb 4, 20233 min read
Buying a second hand caravan
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Feb 4, 20231 min read
Shop our Caravan
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Feb 3, 20231 min read
Puttles Bridge
What3words: ///hack.tugging.shears Rhinefield Road runs from the Ford in Brockenhurst until it turns into Rhinefield Ornamental Drive, in...
Jan 15, 20232 min read
Setthorns Campsite
Setthorns campsite sits within the Setthorns enclosure and is largely unchanged from how it looked decades ago, meaning, if you came here...
Jan 8, 20234 min read
Burley - The witches village
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Dec 31, 20221 min read
Tall Trees Walk and Blackwater Aboretum
What3words: ///pursue.contrived.baked Tall trees walk is a relatively flat circular walk which takes you alongside one side of the road...
Dec 28, 20224 min read
The Lemon Caravan
As you may have read here, we bought a lemon. It was devastating. I'll be the first to admit that we were too trusting and naive when...
Dec 27, 20222 min read
New Forest Fairy Festival
What3words: ///spin.skips.fists Website: https://newforestfairyfestival.com Disclaimer: The content of this post is independent and has...
Dec 23, 20221 min read
Keep those dogs clean
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Dec 20, 20222 min read
Hare and Hounds - Sway
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Nov 26, 20223 min read
Our Caravan Story
For most of my adult life I’ve worked in the aviation industry, which has meant that i’ve had fortunate access to global travel. In 2015,...