New Forest
The New Forest is a popular UK destination known for its natural beauty, attracting leisure travellers year-round. It supports a thriving hospitality market that blends luxury country house hotels, boutique retreats, and family-friendly accommodation. Our coverage focuses on hotel openings, refurbishments, seasonal performance, ownership changes, and the strategic positioning of properties catering to spa, wedding, and wellness tourism. We also report on planning developments and the impact of tourism trends on the local hotel economy.
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Jul- 2025 -9 JulyHotels
Heartwood Inns acquires The Potters Heron in Hampshire
Heartwood Inns has announced that it has acquired The Potters Heron hotel in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire from Pebble Hotels for an undisclosed fee. As part of the acquisition, the 56 bedroom site undergo an extended closure to facilitate a multi-million pound refurbishment that will create a further four bedrooms, 258…
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Jun- 2025 -11 JunePeople
Montagu Arms appoints new general manager
Greenclose Hotels has appointed Davide Santocono as general manager of the Montagu Arms, a luxury country house hotel in the New Forest. Santocono brings more than 16 years’ experience in hospitality, having held management and front-of-house roles at country house hotels and luxury spa resorts. He joins from Handpicked Hotels,…
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2 JuneProperty
Galgorm unveils £3m investment in new Forest Spa Garden and guestrooms refurb
Northern Ireland-based hotel and spa resort Galgorm has announced a £3m investment – unveiling a major guestroom refurbishment programme and plans for a new Forest Spa Garden. These developments further enhance the resort’s Thermal Spa Village and reinforces its commitment to investing in Northern Ireland’s growing tourism sector. £2m has…
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May- 2025 -21 MayFeatures
Why digital detox breaks are the next big thing in hospitality
In a world where rest is increasingly elusive and waking hours are relentlessly pinged by alerts, emails and newsfeeds, a “quiet” revolution is taking place across the hospitality sector. As guests grow more digitally fatigued, the desire to disconnect in order to reconnect with themselves has sparked a shift in…
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20 MayHotels
Rockingham Partners appointed to oversee two Ibis properties
Hospitality management firm Rockingham Partners has been appointed to oversee operations at Ibis Budget Leicester and Ibis Budget Derby, marking a significant new partnership with hotel ownership group BZP Hotels. The move sees Rockingham Partners continuing its strategic growth across the UK by supporting hotel owners with tailored, on-the-ground expertise…
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7 MayHotel Brands
BWH Hotels adds seven sites to portfolio in Q1
BWH Hotels has added seven new independent hotels to its portfolio of more than 230 hotels across Great Britain in the first quarter. The acquisitions mark another step towards BWH Hotels’ five-year plan of adding 100 new properties to the brand across the UK, as it aims to reach 20,000…
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Mar- 2025 -31 MarchHotels
Myst Hotels acquires Brockenhurts’ Careys Manor
Hospitality group, Myst Hotels and Resorts, has acquired the 77-bedroom Careys Manor Hotel and SenSpa in Brockenhurst, New Forest, for an undisclosed sum, marking its first international hospitality investment. For 50 years, Careys Manor Hotel and SenSpa has been owned by family-run business, Greenclose Hotels. During this time, the hotel…
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Dec- 2024 -13 DecemberLatest News
Greenclose Hotels properties win The Beautiful South accolades
Careys Manor Hotel and SenSpa and The Montagu Arms, both part of the Greenclose Hotels portfolio, claimed two golds and a silver at The Beautiful South Awards 2024, held on 10 December at The Grand Brighton. The Beautiful South Awards celebrate achievement in the tourism industry across a wide range…
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Nov- 2024 -27 NovemberHotels
New Forest’s Woodlands Lodge Country House Hotel sold for £1.77m
Woodlands Lodge Country House Hotel in Hampshire’s New Forest National Park has been sold off a guide price of £1,775,000.Located a mile from the village of Ashurst, the hotel is situated on a former hunting lodge believed to date back to 1770. Its three-storey detached building is set within three…
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Aug- 2024 -30 AugustLatest News
Today’s news in brief – 30/8/24
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort, and Spa in St Andrews, Scotland, has completed significant renovations to its Kohler Waters Spa. This five-star resort, the only Kohler Waters Spa outside the U.S., now features the UK’s first Espuro Foam Experience steam room. Located in the newly refurbished ladies’ changing room,…
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