Guidebook for Lymington
Food Scene
Delicious food overlooking Christchurch Bay, great location and atmosphere
102 locals recommend
The Jetty
95 MudefordDelicious food overlooking Christchurch Bay, great location and atmosphere
Scandinavian style food and coffee place. Relaxed and easy going, nice to place to visit if you are on your own or in a group.
Öskubox
10 St Thomas StScandinavian style food and coffee place. Relaxed and easy going, nice to place to visit if you are on your own or in a group.
Really busy restaurant at the weekends, best to book to ensure you get a table. Delicious Thai food - worth a visit. Also does cocktails, so you can go for just a drink too.
68 locals recommend
Koh Thai
Really busy restaurant at the weekends, best to book to ensure you get a table. Delicious Thai food - worth a visit. Also does cocktails, so you can go for just a drink too.
This gets busy during the weekend evenings, so has a nice buzz to it, and the selection of food is good and very tasty.
28 locals recommend
Rivaaz Lymington
7 St Thomas StThis gets busy during the weekend evenings, so has a nice buzz to it, and the selection of food is good and very tasty.
Really great coffee and the ice creams are delicious too - really recommend it if you are visiting Brockenhurst
Melt
17 Lyndhurst RdReally great coffee and the ice creams are delicious too - really recommend it if you are visiting Brockenhurst
You can take the ferry from Lymington to Isle of Wight and walk to the Red Lion, it makes a good lunch stop, and then you can walk off lunch getting back to the ferry. Very pretty waterside walk
65 locals recommend
The Red Lion
Church PlaceYou can take the ferry from Lymington to Isle of Wight and walk to the Red Lion, it makes a good lunch stop, and then you can walk off lunch getting back to the ferry. Very pretty waterside walk
Ultimate seaside terrace on a summer day with views of the Isle of Wight and yachts in the Solent. Great place for a chilled glass of white wine and a lazy afternoon...
30 locals recommend
Pebble Beach
Marine DriveUltimate seaside terrace on a summer day with views of the Isle of Wight and yachts in the Solent. Great place for a chilled glass of white wine and a lazy afternoon...
Drinks & Nightlife
Makes great cocktails, my favourite is their Old Fashioned, but gin and tonic is good option, as they have a fantastic selection of gins. Platter of meat and cheese is great option. If you want to buy great bottles of wine they have a wide selection.
9 locals recommend
The Cellar Tasting House & Wine Merchant
4c Quay StMakes great cocktails, my favourite is their Old Fashioned, but gin and tonic is good option, as they have a fantastic selection of gins. Platter of meat and cheese is great option. If you want to buy great bottles of wine they have a wide selection.
Sightseeing
Beaulieu
Getting to Henry VIIIs fortress is as much fun as the castle itself. You can walk the mile long stretch of Hurst Spit from Hurst Pond or take a ferry from Keyhaven.
113 locals recommend
Hurst Castle
Getting to Henry VIIIs fortress is as much fun as the castle itself. You can walk the mile long stretch of Hurst Spit from Hurst Pond or take a ferry from Keyhaven.
Entertainment & Activities
Cineworld Cinema Poole
Nice little cinemas - really great choice of films, good cafe and wine bar overlooking the harbour
18 locals recommend
Harbour Lights Picturehouse
Nice little cinemas - really great choice of films, good cafe and wine bar overlooking the harbour
Arts & Culture
Has a lot of West End productions coming for short runs - quite often popular musicals e.g. Mamma Mia, Billy Elliott. Easy to get to by train from Brockenhurst - 15 mins drive to station and then just 15 mins to get to Southampton Central station.
91 locals recommend
Mayflower Theatre
22-26 Commercial RdHas a lot of West End productions coming for short runs - quite often popular musicals e.g. Mamma Mia, Billy Elliott. Easy to get to by train from Brockenhurst - 15 mins drive to station and then just 15 mins to get to Southampton Central station.
Essentials
Just 5 mins walk from cottage, so can get up and collect fresh croissants, for breakfast.
38 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
Stanford RoadJust 5 mins walk from cottage, so can get up and collect fresh croissants, for breakfast.
Getting Around
Well connected to Bournemouth, Southampton and London Waterloo. Very good car park and regular trains make it easy to get to main shopping towns very easily.
6 locals recommend
Brockenhurst Railway Station
Station ApproachWell connected to Bournemouth, Southampton and London Waterloo. Very good car park and regular trains make it easy to get to main shopping towns very easily.