Glamping in the New Forest National Park area gives you the best of both worlds. It’s more luxurious than camping, yet gives you more of a back-to-nature feeling than staying in a hotel. You can also stay in quirky accommodation, and in areas you may not have discovered otherwise.
If you think that New Forest glamping is the way to go, then this guide is for you. All kinds of luxury glamping options are available in my local area. You can choose between New Forest camping pods, glamping in the New Forest with a hot tub, or pick a bell tent or yurt in the New Forest for your next Hampshire adventure.
Then there are shepherd’s huts, summerhouses, cabins or even boats. Whatever you want from your holiday, you can go for glamping in the New Forest that’s dog friendly or ideal for families, or find New Forest yurts perfect for just the two of you and no one else.
With so many New Forest towns and villages to choose from, you can stay by the coast, in the country or close to town. Just as you like. Read on to discover 15 of the best New Forest glamping options for your break in this beautiful area!
New Forest Glamping Contents
- Luxury camping New Forest comparison chart
- New Forest Glamping for 2
- New Forest Glamping for 3
- New Forest Glamping for 4
- New Forest Glamping for 6
Glamping in the New Forest Comparison Chart
| Name | Location | Size | Type | Highlights | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Farm Bell Tents | Lyndhurst | Sleeps 2 | Bell Tents | Wood burner, garden with BBQ, good local pub | Check here |
| The Garden Room | Ringwood | Sleeps 2 | Cabin | Farm stay, great views, character & colour | Check here |
| The Coop | Milford-on-Sea | Sleeps 2 | Shepherd’s Hut | Cosy & comfortable, near beach & village | Check here |
| Spot in the Woods | Ashurst | Sleeps 3 | Shepherd’s Huts | Pet-friendly, boutique style, restaurant on site | Check here |
| Modern Summerhouse | Lymington | Sleeps 3 | Summerhouse | Lovely garden, kitchenette, shower room | Check here |
| Secret Garden | Lymington | Sleeps 4 | Bell Tents | Close to town, peaceful, shared kitchen & BBQ | Check here |
| Sea Reach | Milford-on-Sea | Sleeps 4 | Cabin | Near the sea, garden, Smart TV, blu ray & Netflix | Check here |
| Sopley Retreat | Christchurch | Sleeps 4 | Cabin | Riverside, fishing rights, hot tub, separate summerhouse | Check here |
| Naish Lodge | Barton-on-Sea | Sleeps 4 | Lodge | Swimming pools, clubhouse, above beach | Check here |
| Twinkle Bell Tents | Ashurst | Sleeps 4 | Bell Tents | Gin bar, open fields, horses & chickens | Check here |
| Scandi Shepherd’s Hut | Lymington | Sleeps 4 | Shepherd’s Hut | Hydro hot tub, Nespresso machine, nautical | Check here |
| Y-Knot | Lymington | Sleeps 4 | Boat | Unique accommodation, Lymington Yacht Haven | Check here |
| Mudeford Sandbank Beach Hut | Christchurch | Sleeps 4 | Beach hut | Car-free area, local restaurant, on the beach | Check here |
| The Cabin | New Milton | Sleeps 6 | Cabin | Woodland setting, outdoor deck, bike shed | Check here |
| Shorefield Lodge | Milford-on-Sea | Sleeps 6 | Lodge | Holiday park facilities, cabin-like feel | Check here |
New Forest Glamping for 2
Park Farm Bell Tents
Best for a local pub
- Area: Lyndhurst
- Sleeps: 2
- Bathrooms: Shared
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: No
- Parking: Yes
Park Farm Bell Tent is a travel sustainable property with great reviews. At the same site you can also find the Park Farm Emperor Tent. Guests love the fact that these safari tents in the New Forest are located close to a local pub, the Trusty Servant, which serves exceptional food.
The tents can be found between Minstead and Lyndhurst. It’s a peaceful position, yet only three miles from Ashurst train station. Both bell tents are very generously sized, and are fitted with wood burners. There’s everything you need for outdoor living too, including garden furniture, a barbecue and plenty of space.
The Garden Room
Best for a farm stay
- Area: Ringwood
- Sleeps: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
The Garden Room is located on a working farm near Ringwood, so it’s ideal when you want to experience life centred on the land. For glamping weekend breaks in the UK, this one is something a little different. The decor is colourful and the interior packed with unique character.
Guests staying here get use of a garden and barbecue, and there’s an en suite bathroom. Kitchen equipment plus lounge and dining areas are also provided. The walks and views here are spectacular and it’s great fun staying on a real life farm.
The Coop
Best for cosy comfort
- Area: Milford-on-Sea
- Sleeps: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
If you’re the sort that likes to be beside the seaside (me too, it’s why I live in Highcliffe-on-Sea), then The Coop will suit one or two of you perfectly. It’s a Shepherd’s Hut in Milford-on-Sea, and just a short stroll from both this traditional village and the beach.
The Coop offers visitors compact but pleasing accommodation with a King bed, lounge and dining areas and a separate bathroom. This is ideal for couples who want to cosy up together. There’s dining and lounging furniture outside too.
New Forest Glamping for 3
Spot in the Woods
Best for pet-friendly glamping
- Area: Ashurst
- Sleeps: 2 or 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
Spot in the Woods is a particularly pet-friendly pick for couples’ or family glamping in the New Forest. Though it’s a boutique B&B, there are five shepherd’s huts in the grounds too. Each can accommodate two or three guests.
The shepherd’s huts are also set up to supply boutique-style living in a charming tiny home. There’s everything you need, including a fireplace, flatscreen TV and luxury toiletries. A restaurant on site also mean you can dine out whenever you feel like it.
Modern Summerhouse
Best for a beach hut feel
- Area: Lymington
- Sleeps: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
If you want to find dog friendly glamping in the New Forest for a solo traveller, couple or small family, then this summerhouse style option is spacious, with a forest cabin or beach hut feel. There’s more to it than you might expect, including a lounge area with sofa bed, a kitchenette, a compact desk and even a furnished garden area.
The summerhouse is located between Sway and Lymington, so it’s ideal if you crave a countryside break in a convenient spot. It comes with a microwave, kettle, toaster and fridge, plus heating and a flatscreen TV. We love the summerhouse like this we have in our garden (only smaller) and use it as an office, spare room and hangout.
New Forest Glamping for 4
Secret Garden Glamping
Best for glamping in town
- Area: Lymington
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: Shared
- Pet friendly: No
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes – On street
When I first found out about Secret Garden glamping I just couldn’t believe the location! It’s just a couple of streets back from Lymington’s smart high street, and pretty close to Waitrose and the train station too.
You can book a New Forest bell tent here for four people, with a double bed plus either two singles or a sofa bed. Each offers access to a shared bathroom. There’s also a communal kitchen, plus a garden with barbecue for the use of guests. Secret Garden glamping is a spacious and very pleasant and peaceful site, yet in such a convenient position.
Sea Reach
Best for a seaside location
- Area: Milford-on-Sea
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: No
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
Another option in Milford is Sea Reach, and this one can accommodate up to four of you. It’s an insulated, heated cabin with its own private courtyard garden. A short walk through woodland and heath will take you to the New Forest coast or the village centre, which has plenty of good pubs, eateries, takeaways and shops.
Sea Reach offers bright, contemporary and comfortable accommodation for your New Forest break. There’s a sofa bed in the open plan living area as well as the loft bedroom. This cabin also comes with a Smart TV, Netflix and a blu-ray player.
Sopley Retreat
Best for a riverside location
- Area: Christchurch
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: No
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
If you want to go glamping in the New Forest with a hot tub, this could be the one for you. Sopley Retreat offers family friendly luxury glamping in the Christchurch area. And trust me, that’s a great place to be (I live in Highcliffe, close by).
This deluxe cabin by the river comes complete with fishing rights, a secluded waterside spot, a wood burner, a fire pit, a BBQ, a wood-fired hot tub and even a separate summerhouse in the grounds. With one bedroom plus a sofa bed, it sleeps up to four, and the decor is modern in style.
Naish Lodge
Best for swimming pools
- Area: Barton-on-Sea
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Pet friendly: No
- Kids permitted: Yes – ages 3 to 12
- Parking: Yes
If you’re a family seeking out glamping sites in the New Forest, then why not consider a holiday park instead? Hoburne Naish is near where I live, and we have a friend with a luxurious lodge there. The park has a large indoor pool, plus an outdoor one, and there’s also a restaurant, bars, a gym and regular kids and family entertainment. Highcliffe beach is also immediately below the park.
This is one of the lodges with sea views and it’s modern and comfortable inside. A proper sofa, central heating, two bathrooms and a spacious outdoor deck make this one stand out. Ideal for a family with one or two children to keep happy.
Twinkle Bell Tents
- Area: Ashurst
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: Shared
- Pet friendly: No
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
Even closer to Ashurst train station than Park Farm is Langford Farm Bell Glamping. There’s a number of Twinkle Bell tents here, set amidst ten acres. A real perk of staying here is the rustic gin bar, with a fire pit and comfortable furniture.
Book here and you can expect endless views over open fields, a warm welcome, use of a barbecue and space inside for up to four guests. Chickens, ducks and horses live on site. Though it’s so tranquil, you’re close to lots of New Forest attractions here.
Scandi Shepherd’s Hut
Best for a hydro hot tub
- Area: Lymington
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: Yes – 1 medium to large dog or 2 small dogs
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
Shepherd’s Huts make great alternative to New Forest glamping pods. This one in Sway is extra special, as it comes with a Scandinavian hot tub with hydro massage. Ideal after a busy day of walking or cycling in the woodland.
The hut is set on the owner’s farm among apple and oak trees. It’s very well appointed inside, with a rainfall shower, Nespresso coffee machine and underfloor heating. The decor is subtly nautical, reflecting the location close to the coastal town of Lymington.
Y-Knot
Best for nautical sorts
- Area: Lymington
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Pet friendly: No
- Kids permitted: Age 4 plus
- Parking: Yes
This one puts a completely different slant on glamping in Hampshire. It’s a boat moored at well-heeled Lymington Yacht Haven, and it only takes quarter-of-an-hour to walk into the delightful town centre from here.
The 42 foot cruiser has two bedrooms, one master and a twin. So it’s ideal for families or couples. Everything you’d expect to find in a holiday home is here, including hot and cold running water, central heating and a well kitted out kitchen. A truly unique place to stay in one of my favourite New Forest locations.
Mudeford Sandbank Beach Hut
Best for living on the beach
- Area: Christchurch
- Sleeps: 4
- Bathrooms: Shared
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: No – Park at Hengistbury Head car park & walk, cycle or take the land train around 1 mile to Mudeford Sandbank
This one’s something of a wild card when it comes to glamping sites in the New Forest. While Christchurch town centre is just outside the forest, you can reach it in a matter of minutes from here. Christchurch adjoins Bournemouth, and Mudeford Spit, or sandbank, or Hengistbury Head lies somewhere between the two.
Book one of the beach huts here (which are much sought-after and thus eye-wateringly expensive to buy) and you can stay right on the beach. It’s pretty much off-grid, and you’ll need to use the communal bathroom block. There is one restaurant, the Beach House, and you can also take a short hop on the ferry to reach Mudeford Quay, where you’ll find a cafe, a restaurant, a pub and a few shops.
These overnight beach huts are a bucket list place to stay that everyone should experience at least once in a lifetime. As for the New Forest, it’s only a short drive from here. No cars are permitted on the sandbank itself, but you can park about a mile away (see above).
This beach hut is cleverly fitted out and offers a kitchen, beds for up to four, a deck and stunning sea views. Every time I cycle here I end up taking yet more photos of these pretty beach huts – see if you can resist!
New Forest Glamping for 6
The Cabin
Best for a woodland setting
- Area: New Milton
- Sleeps: 6
- Bathrooms: 2
- Pet friendly: Yes – up to 2 dogs any size
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
Why book New Forest pods offering limited privacy when you could spread out on a 12 acre woodland site? This cabin in the New Milton area (it’s also near Christchurch) sleeps six in three bedrooms. So there’s plenty of space inside too.
Here you can expect Egyptian cotton linen, a spacious outdoor deck, super fast WiFi, a fire pit, woodland views and a shed for bike storage. The wooden interior lends warmth, while floor to ceiling windows flood the cabin with natural light.
Shorefield Lodge
Best for a peaceful position
- Area: Milford-on-Sea
- Sleeps: 6
- Bathrooms: 1.5
- Pet friendly: Yes
- Kids permitted: Yes
- Parking: Yes
If you want to take advantage of holiday park amenities while enjoying a peaceful location, you can have it all with this lodge at Shorefield. It’s near Milford-on-Sea, and the wooden interior makes it feel nothing like the average caravan.
The lodge also has leather sofas, a dining table and chairs, and three bedrooms. Private high speed WiFi is provided, and there’s also 42 inch TV, a large deck and a secluded garden area. The kitchen is also fully equipped, and even has a dishwasher and washer/dryer.
Which New Forest Glamping Sites are your Favourites?
Whether you fancy glamping in Hampshire in a shepherd’s hut, bell tent, cabin, yurt or even a beach hut or boat, there’s lots to choose from in this gorgeous area.
One of the best things about it is that you get glamping on the south coast of the UK thrown in, as the forest is fringed by lovely beaches. There’s no better place to be, trust me – it’s why I’ve lived in Christchurch for over two decades!
There are other places to stay in the New Forest too, including the top 10 New Forest lodges with hot tubs, 20 best New Forest hotels, gastropubs with rooms in the New Forest, New Forest campsites, the top 20 New Forest cottages and family hotels in the New Forest.
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