Azalea Cottage

About

The New Forest starts right outside your window at Azalea Cottage in Brockenhurst, where you’ll see the famous ponies and donkeys grazing and deer peeping shyly from behind the trees. There are forest tracks, trails and cycle routes starting from the garden gate, all waiting to be explored.

Sleeping up to eight guests and a dog, Azalea has been carefully designed for families and friends to enjoy spending time together without feeling on top of one another. Large windows frame views across the forest, while French doors open from both the sitting room with its gas stove fire and dining area onto the terrace, making the garden feel like a seamless extension of the house whenever the weather plays along. A separate snug gives youngsters and those wanting some quiet time their own space, while the big boot room is a thoughtful bonus for muddy boots, coats and paws after a day outdoors.

Outside, the enclosed garden is a lovely space with lots of room for children to play, dogs to do zoomies and everyone else to relax. There’s a paved terrace for eating together and a lawn bordered by trees and colourful shrubs for lots of privacy. It’s here you can sit, at any time of year, with a mug of coffee surrounded by woodland birdsong and Mother Nature and remember you’re on holiday.