<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Undercastle Cottage]]></title><description><![CDATA[5-star holiday cottage in the New Forest, Undercastle Cottage sits on the banks of the River Avon.]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 01:17:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dog Friendly Cottage &#38; Places to Visit in the New Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are the only 5 Star dog friendly cottage in the New Forest! The New Forest is probably one of the  most dog-friendly areas in the country that you can bring your dog for a holiday in 2026.  There 220 square miles of natural playground for walks and space for pooches to run and sniff through the woods and vast heathlands. Undercastle Cottage is only a half-hour drive to the coast where you’ll find year-round dog-friendly beaches and cliff top walks. Ditch the guilt There’s no reason to be...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/dog-friendly-cottage-new-forest-and-attractions-places-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa8c</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:45:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_e96fd366c1ce4b18ab1c4fc651dc44af~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_563,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['This is Self-Catering at the Most Deluxe Level' by Sainsbury's Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA["Little did I know that one day I would get to spend the weekend somewhere that ticked every box of my childhood fantasy." See what Sainsbury’s Magazine Helena Lang thought about the cottage https://www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/staycation-undercastle-cottage-new-forest]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/this-is-self-catering-at-the-most-deluxe-level-by-sainsbury-s</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bad379c22e90b51af394c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Press]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:35:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_ff3a7de0ba4f4fe9a9df93a57f1b8d6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Secluded Luxury and a Fairytale Feeling' review by Ocado Life Magazine]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Storybook Escape From morning coffees watching otters play in the river to evenings spent under the stars. Read what Editor Jessie Lear thought of her stay at the cottage. Published in Ocado Life Magazine, January 2026. Click to view article]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/secluded-luxury-and-a-fairytale-feeling-review-by-ocado-life-magasine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bd39306983408a15f77d47</guid><category><![CDATA[Press]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:13:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_7895bbd6c6b940c6ab1dac2ef91ae62c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_595,h_765,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['A Dreamy Cottage with Wind in the Willows Vibes' review by The Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published by The Times, August 2024 If Undercastle Cottage feels like your kind of escape, you can check availability and book your stay here .]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/a-dreamy-cottage-with-wind-in-the-willows-vibes-review-by-the-times</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69735db493f6d3facb62ab51</guid><category><![CDATA[Press]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:38:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_4e0247acf1f54d16ac6c9681c103ccc3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_687,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Chocolate-Box Cottage' review by British Travel Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo credit: Mark Watts Published by British Travel Journal, June 2024 "As if this thatched, chocolate-box cottage on the banks of the Hampshire Avon weren’t idyllic enough, its owners have joined forces with a local nature enthusiast so guests can see badgers from a hide (there have only been three no-show evenings in a year). By day, look out for ponies and deer from the sun terrace, or watch wild otters on the river. Fishing folk can cast a line in the water; there’s the option of private...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/wffeewvevevve</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6973581493f6d3facb629d1c</guid><category><![CDATA[Press]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:14:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_0b1a9c50a77245ac97e21a7e473c9a42~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA['Best for Families' by Good Housekeeping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published by Good Housekeeping March 2025 "You’d be hard-pressed to find a more quintessentially English, picture-perfect country cottage than Undercastle in the New Forest. Thatched roof? Tick. Roses around the front door? Tick. Serene riverside setting, cosy fireplace and range cooker in the kitchen? Tick, tick, tick! Stay in winter and it’s even better than the cottage in The Holiday (the only thing missing is Jude Law). Stay in summer, and you’ll feel like you’re in The Wind In The...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/best-for-families</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa87</guid><category><![CDATA[Press]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 12:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_37e157a4665f48b7b85abf23eacaf729~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_855,h_718,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Undercastle Cottage in Mortimer and Whitehouse's TV Series – Gone Fishing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have ever wondered where is the New Forest Cottage that was in Gone Fishing? The answer is Undercastle Cottage! When Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer teamed up to make their hit TV show Gone Fishing , they made a series that wasn’t just educational in terms of fishing but a show which felt like a huge, warm, friendly hug, with the audience listening to a couple of old friends who have both undergone major heart surgery, chuckling away with witty banter pondering life and the wonderful...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/undercastle-cottage-in-mortimer-and-whitehouse-s-tv-series-gone-fishing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa8d</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:59:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_b0241937fb5e4f0c9b5ce0043e246862~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_798,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter Breaks in the New Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Find out what there is to see and do on a winter break in the New Forest]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/winter-breaks-in-the-new-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa8a</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2020 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_2c3f24c8499d4d40802419f7a1a5a465~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife Watching Holidays at Undercastle Cottage in the New Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the sun terraces overlooking the Hampshire Avon River at Undercastle Cottage Come to Undercastle Cottage in the New Forest  in the summer months for a wildlife watching holiday. The National Park is well-known for its rich and vibrant wildlife, and there’s plenty of it to see from the cottage.   The New Forest is a haven for wildlife The New Forest National Park  is one of the largest remaining wildwoods in Western Europe. There are 220 square miles of heathlands, woods, villages and...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/wildlife-watching-holidays-at-undercastle-cottage-in-the-new-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa8b</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_7509c3d5a5d34840a7b4095b2be6a2dd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_999,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Spring Breaks – what to see &#38; where to go]]></title><description><![CDATA[The days are starting to get longer, slightly warmer and hopefully drier! With the prospect of some extra days off work over Easter  and the May Bank Holidays, come to the New Forest  and see for yourself the beauty of our changing seasons. Here are suggestions for New Forest spring breaks what to see and where to go. Whether it’s a week-long stay or just a long weekend, a stay at our luxury cottage hidden deep in the forest will inspire you to slow down and appreciate a dulcet and gentle...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/new-forest-spring-breaks-what-to-see-where-to-go</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa90</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 12:49:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_12d9b8184ce04954ace4c564ddfd8a95~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_748,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay for a luxury Valentines break at Undercastle Cottage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snuggle up in front of our log burner If you’re looking to whisk your sweetheart away to a romance-laden, lovers’ retreat for a valentines break in the New Forest, take a look at Undercastle Cottage. It’s tucked deep inside the woods of the New Forest National Park  with no other houses in sight and surrounded by incredible wildlife and the famous New Forest ponies grazing outside. It is an idyllic and hopelessly romantic thatched cottage, perfect for a Valentine’s break exploring, relaxing,...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/stay-for-a-luxury-valentines-break-at-undercastle-cottage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa91</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 20:39:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_142b7b804dbb4c85bf45e50be54edab7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enjoy a Pre-Christmas Break]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing beats that Christmassy feeling than a stay at Undercastle Cottage in December. It’s a chance to get festive and charge your batteries in readiness for the big day ahead. With lofty trees shimmering in the morning frost, deer tiptoeing through the garden and the famous New Forest ponies wrapped in thick fluffy coats grazing in the distance - this is where you can escape the holiday madness and enjoy Mother Nature’s peace on earth. That’s not to say there isn’t a full calendar of events...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/enjoy-a-pre-christmas-break</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa8e</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2019 20:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_df3e6883ee1d41ca91cf65ff5b2ffb62~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_795,h_639,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Forest Pannage Pigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Forest  was originally a royal hunting area founded by William the Conqueror back in the 11th century. William loved his hunting, and bestowed rules and rights to the forest's inhabitants known as 'Commoners' regulating how they should live on the land. Nowadays, New Forest Commoners are those with property in the forest which still retain the ancient Commoning Rights . In September, Commoners can exercise one of their rights, in this case, the 'Right of Mast' or Pannage. This means...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/new-forest-pannage-pigs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa89</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 18:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_0b53be8a9b074bc5a5b3fc7f513c2524~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn Breaks in the New Forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New Forest’ s chocolate box villages, rich history and outdoor adventures have guests coming back to Undercastle Cottage year after year. Autumn is Mother Nature’s grand finale and one of our favourite seasons in the forest. It’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy nature at its most colourful best. Autumn sees the forest put on a magical show of vivid pinks and purples across the carpeted heather plains flanked by a kaleidoscope of red, bronze, gold and dark glossy greens. Autumn...]]></description><link>https://www.undercastlecottage.co.uk/post/autumn-breaks-in-the-new-forest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696e1c9ecc51c49543abfa8f</guid><category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:01:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87dab_358f233094694338b2a34a71d60e4294~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_750,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Sara Watkins</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>