Stories, Guides & Ideas for Your New Forest Stay

"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

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

Published by The Times, August 2024 If Undercastle Cottage feels like your kind of escape, you can check availability and book your stay here .

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

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 W