Chewton Glen

Style

Spa-spangled manor

Setting

New Forest pony-country

Chewton Glen may have won itself a handful of coveted awards, but to be enjoyed properly this Hampshire haunt needs to be experienced personally. Combining the old-school elegance of the Jeeves & Wooster era with a style-sharp modern sensibility (treehouse suite, anyone?), this hotel, spa, restaurant and country club is as seductive as it is suave. And with a staff-to-guest ratio of two-to-one, it’s hard not to feel like pampered royalty.

Facilities

Rooms

72, including 35 suites.

Checkout

11am. Later check-out can be arranged, subject to availability and a charge.

More Details

Rates include breakfast.

Also

Pick up some skills in the Kitchen’s Cookery School; your day will start with coffee, freshly-baked pastries and a stroll around the gardens, before you settle into your cooking workstation. Learn the how-to’s of bread-baking, crafting seasonal treats, cooking up impressive dinner-party fare and more. There’s even chocolate-crafting, celebrity chef courses, and classes especially for aspiring young chefs. Prices start from £125, for a half-day (including refreshments, lunch, all equipment and ingredients).

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Golf

Pet Friendly

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Nine-hole golf course, indoor and outdoor tennis courts, pickleball court, croquet lawn, mountain bike loan, jogging tracks, spa, gym, DVD/CD library and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/video player, iPod dock and minibar.

Our Favourite Rooms

Request a contemporary room: we love the gorgeous Masterman Ready Suite with its artful combinations of antique and contemporary furniture and the panoramic garden views from the sun terrace. Room 21 – the Poachers Suite – is a refined classic-contemporary master suite with a private study, dressing room, pretty bronze mosaic tiles in the bathroom and slick double walk-in shower, as well as a wall-mounted bathroom TV. Or, take your holiday to new heights in one of the treehouse suites: accessed by a gangplank, the circular Loft Suites seemingly float, high the forest canopy. Admire foliage-framed views of the grounds from your hot tub on the hardwood private deck. These 85–87 sq m circular suites sleep two adults and up to four children in a double bedroom and galleried bunk area. Floor-to-ceiling windows let the light and views flood in, and the carpeted bedroom, wood-burning stove and underfloor heating ensure suites stay cosy. A large, freestanding bath with forest views steals the show in the marble-floored ensuite, and daily breakfast hampers are delivered to your door. Regular shuttles can transport you the 200–400m to and from the main hotel.

Poolside

With heated pools indoors and out, as well as Europe’s largest hydrotherapy pool in the spa, Chewton Glen is ideal for aquatic lounging. The large ozone-treated indoor pool, with its soft-blue sky-painted ceiling, offers great views of the gardens.

Spa

The spa is just minutes from the seaside and channels the coastal calm. Inside, there’s a 17-metre swimming pool (closed during the winter), a hydrotherapy spa pool, cold drench showers, aromatherapy saunas and steam rooms; there’s also an outdoor whirlpool (closed during the winter). Face and body treatments include a range of soothing massages, including classic Swedish and hot stone; there are also body treatments, including full-body scrubs and holistic Kundalini and aromatherapy treatments. You can book pampering for two in one of the spa’s double treatment rooms.

Packing Tips

Beach towels and swimwear – the sea is only a short, countryside stroll away so pack a picnic and make an afternoon of it.

Also

Call in advance if you intend to arrive via helicopter – there's only room for three on the helipad.

Children

Children of all ages are welcome, and under-fives stay for free. Babysitting can be arranged and there’s a Playstation and a cupboard of games.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

A private dining table in the Wine Room; a lime-green horseshoe banquette in Oak End; or a window seat in the Summer House conservatory, so you can marvel at the extensive manicured gardens and revel in a New Forest sunset.

Dress Code

Gents in jackets; ladies in lace.

Hotel Restaurant

Chewton's gorgeously grown-up five-roomed gastrodome (aka the Dining Room) has a cosmopolitan menu serving guests whatever, whenever; whether you fancy a casual brunch or six-course, wine-matched tasting menu, it's all seasonally themed and skilfully produced by chef Luke Matthews and his brigade. For informal, à la carte dining, make your way over to the open-plan Kitchen, where you can watch the chefs at work creating wood-fired pizzas, gourmet burgers, superfood salads and more.

Hotel Bar

A burgundy-walled, leather-armchaired, gentleman’s club of a hidey-hole, the hotel’s bar is the definitive brandy-and-cigars den (except it’s non-smoking these days; just the brandy, then).

Last Orders

Last orders in Tinkers are 10pm. The bar offers food, drink and good cheer until there’s no one left to enjoy them.

Room Service

Meals, snacks and drinks are available to enjoy in-room 24 hours a day.

Planes

The closest international airport is Bournemouth, eight miles (a 20-minute drive) away. Southampton Airport is 22 miles away. Chewton Glen is 85 miles from London Heathrow and 90 miles from Gatwick (approximately two hours' drive each).

Trains

From London Waterloo, South West Trains runs a direct service that will get you to New Milton station in an hour and 50 minutes. Jump in a cab and it's just under 10 minutes from the hotel.

Automobiles

The nearest motorways are the M3 and M27, and Chewton Glen is around two hours from London. If you’re not bringing your own wheels, the hotel offers both a chauffeur-driven service and vintage-car hire.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

For traditional English country pursuits, you've come to the right place. Guests at Chewton Glen can partake in clay-pigeon shooting and archery in the hotel's sprawling grounds, as well as hands-on falconry, duck herding and gun-dog handling. If you'd rather a wander with your own dog, the Chewton Bunny loop takes you down to Highcliffe Beach, or hike along Barton-on-Sea's coastal trails. To see more of the grounds and the surrounding New Forest, try a treasure hunt, cycle tour or Apache buggy racing. As well as the hefty catalogue of activities that Chewton Glen can arrange onsite, the hotel can also organise shooting, fishing and sailing jaunts. You can take to the water at Lymington, 15 minutes from Chewtown Glen: the hotel's staff can arrange powerboat or sailing trips, adrenaline-pumping catamaran rides and luxury-yacht charters.

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This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .