Undercastle Cottage is the only 5-star rated holiday cottage in the New Forest National Park. You’ll love how it blends boutique luxury, total seclusion and wildlife watching. Anglers can enjoy gold-standard fishing, with 2,500m of private fishing rights along the famous Hampshire Avon River, which runs along the bottom of the garden – you may remember seeing the cottage in ‘Gone Fishing’ with Bob and Paul, who stayed here. Take a pew on the sun terrace to admire the views all year round, to enjoy spying wild otters, kingfishers, deer, and the forest’s free-roaming ponies, donkeys, pigs and more frequenting the surrounding wood. The cottage is packed with comfort and personality, featuring exposed beams and vaulted ceilings that frame the many oak-framed windows. Both inside and out are unique and one-of-a-kind pieces of beautiful furniture. For the best night’s sleep, enjoy restored antique beds topped with handmade luxury mattresses. And when the seasons turn chilly, there’s underfloor heating and a toasty wood burner. The cottage sleeps six and is dog-friendly, with two bedrooms in the main cottage, and a separate Fishing Lodge with twin beds and its own en suite. There’s a great gastro pub a twenty-minute walk up the lane, and the fridge can be left full of home-cooked meals to pop in the oven, so every guest can relax. It’s a perfect canvas for lifestyle, travel, and outdoor features: think wildlife photography (there’s also a nature hide for nocturnal shots), fishing tuition and tips and walks and bike rides from the front door. It’s a true getaway from it all luxury retreat in total privacy, surrounded by a stunningly pretty living landscape that changes with the seasons.
