New Forest National Park: Rivendell

This house has direct walking access into the New Forest National Park. A charming detached period house set back from the forest road with a lovely garden, stables and 1/2 acre paddock, the garden gate leads you out into New Forest, just a short walk from Linford Bottom. Dogs welcome. Requests to bring horses will be considered and are by prior arrangement with owner (we cannot always accommodate). 4 bedrooms, comfortably sleeps 7. Plenty of free parking. The space The perfect place to relax, you can walk for miles in the beautiful forest and the beach is only a 30-min drive away. This secluded family home has extensive gardens, outdoor furniture and is a short walk from the stream at Linford Bottom (not directly adjoining the enclosed gardens). Guest access Full access to the house and gardens. Paddock and stables upon request. Other things to note Check in is strictly after 4pm on the day of your booking. Check out is strictly by 10am on the last day of your booking. Dogs are welcome. Please consider taking them a few yards into the forest to do their business, otherwise we expect guests to clean up after their dogs in the garden if necessary. Dogs are not allowed upstairs or in the carpeted areas. Dog friendly tiled floors are present in the kitchen and utility room. We recommend bringing them a comfortable bed to sleep on. The house does not have a phone landline, but most mobile phones do have a signal. There is WiFi, a blu-ray player and TV. There is a downstairs W/C, but all showers and bedrooms are located on the first floor, accessed via a staircase with a secure handrail. The house has two fire exits, front and side/back door. The front door has no key but can easily be opened from the inside using the thumb lock. There is also an addition set of glass doors leading directly out the back of the kitchen. There is a fire-extinguisher located in the kitchen cupboard to the left of the oven. There is an additional fire blanket located next to the lounge fire place. If lighting a fire, it is essential that the fireguard is in place, that the lounge door remains open (to ensure smoke is drawn up into the chimney) and that the fire is supervised AT ALL TIMES. Do not go to bed with the fire still burning, use the fire tools to safely scatter the embers. There is no music system or BBQ, although you are welcome to bring your own. If you wish to use a streaming service, please consider bringing a laptop and connecting cable to connect it to our TV, which has a HDMI connection point. As we are on a septic tank - please do not flush any hygiene products down the toilet. As of May 2019 we have honey bees in the roof. These are protected by law and cannot be killed or moved. They are not aggressive and are outside the house. Anyone with severe reactions to stings needs to be vigilant. We are constantly aiming to improve and update this much loved family holiday home. We've done a lot behind the scenes in recent years (plumbing, electrics, sewage system, re-roofing, new windows, wifi installation etc) as well as more recently updating the exterior and interior paint work. We want everyone to enjoy their time in the forest. If you have any thoughts on how your stay could be improved, please consider dropping Helen a message on Airbnb at the end of your stay.