Slate cottage was perfect for a birthday weekend. Ages ranged from 2 to 78 and everyone was comfortable. Spotlessly clean and everything you could need, as well as being really stylish. Great location too, near lots to do if you can tear yourself away from the house! Also excellent communication when booking etc. and helpful with all queries. Would definitely book again. - Slate cottage

We had a lovely stay at Slate Cottage this weekend. A lovely welcoming home. We would have loved to have stayed longer. The children's playroom was amazing. And the decor around the house was great. My brother-in-law, who is autistic and has slight mobility issues found it easy to move around in, and really enjoyed his stay (it was his 40th). Big thumbs up!"

We checked in to Slate Cottage for a big family together spanning 3 generations and it was just perfect. It is amazing for kids, with their own play room, garden games and all the amenities you could hope for... Travel cots, high chairs, stair gates etc. The location was great for getting to the beach at Milford or to town in Lymington both within 10min drive. And the house itself is very cool and stylish. Great decor, very well thought through for adults as well as kids with lovely room terrace and huge living room. We loved it and I'm sure you will too... We'll be sure to be back again.

Fantastic company who could not do enough to help. We had a family crisis before our stay and they made things as easy as they could for us. So kind and thoughtful. Property was amazing!

This amazing home is set in a terrific location. Close enough to town but with the feeling of seclusion backing onto a farm. The house has everything you would need and Rachel at New Forest Escapes left some great tips for local trips and activities.

Slate cottage was a wonderful place to stay; huge amount of living space with great kids room, well spec'd kitchen and dining space with raised lounge and roof terrace. It had recently been refurbished to a very high standard with lots of nice design touches and features. Great welcome pack, amazing books to read and guides to local area. Highly recommended.

What a fab place! Lots to see and do around and the house is beautifully kitted out and a very family friendly sociable space, we had a great time!

We had a lovely time at the cottage, it is very large, well equipped and spacious. We had three generations together and this cottage was ideal. The grandkids really enjoyed the forest and heathland.

We had an amazing 5 day break in Slate Cottage in May. The cottage was very well equipped for kids of all ages and spent loads of time outside playing croquet and swingball. The kids playroom was perfect for the smaller kids and we all loved having the resident ponies (Barney Buttons and Scooby Doo) in the paddock behind the garden. Great location as well and easy to get to all the main villages and into the Forest. A perfect UK holiday.

“This property was perfect for our short family break. It made a perfect base to go out and explore the New Forest during the day and then to relax in the evening. We were 6 adults, 4 children and 1 infant and the property catered for everyones needs. The kids loved the playroom and seeing the horses in the backgarden. Having the main living room upstairs meant the adults got some peace away from the kids. The host had a card and cake for us at check in which was a nice touch. The property had everything imaginable and of very high quality. The kitchen was well equipped but the only comment is that there was no microwave, which was not a big deal but would have been handy. I would definately book here again!”

We had such a fab time at Slate Cottage. Family-friendly, fifties-chic all rolled into one with a huge lounge space and log-burner, a dining table where all 11 of us could sit down easily and a play-room equipped with adorable vintage children's toys. Plus ponies (or were they unicorns?) at the end of the garden. When can we come back?

For a wonderful review by Mary Maryon, editor of Hampshire's Muddy Stilettos blog, link here to this article she wrote in March 2018. "Looking for a special, take-a-deep breath space—all Mad Men elegance, oodles of space for kids & a mahoosive dining table? Welcome to Slate Cottage...One foot in the forest, the other by the sea: a quick hop from the M27 and Brockenhurst’s mainline station. Even the drive there is a joy, children will squeal at the ponies grazing fence-free and we’re only minutes from yachtie Lymington, one of the UK’s Top Ten places to live. We are, in short, slappety-band, New Forest central in all its wooded, wild-pony glory. Oh and sorry did someone say food? You’ll find the original (and *ahem* some would argue best) Pig just down the road, plus Angela Hartnett’s Hartnett Holder & Co at Lime Wood and a slew of fab local pubs..." Visit our blog to read more.

We loved the quiet of this location, whilst only being moments away from Lymington and Milford on Sea - it's ideal. All the family enjoyed the really spacious house - there were so many living areas that we never felt on top of each other and has a superb week. Grandparents were very pleased with the lovely downstairs bedroom and bathrooms :-)