Restaurants, pubs and takeaways are plentiful in Lymington. Over the years we’ve been visiting some have come and gone. There was a great restaurant off the High Street that was in a converted methodist hall and had a piano installed half way up a double-height wall… sadly that’s gone. Last season we went to the following… Stanwell House Hotel This fine hotel has a great fish restaurant in the front of their building. It’s pricey […]
Trouper’s home port used to be Lymington and it’s one of our favourite spots in Southern England. When we’d initially dreamed about buying a boat we said we’d keep it in one of the marinas in Lymington. Tom’s father kept his day boat, a Hawk 20, at Lymington so we used to sail regularly from Lymington across to the Isle of Wight to: Yarmouth, New Town or Cowes as day sails on the little boat. However […]
I‘ve already mentioned that Beaulieu is small and relatively quiet but there’s a surprising amount to see and do. Boating up river The water does get shallow quickly but if you have a tender with outboard, kayak or even a stand up paddle board then you can pootle up river all the way to Beaulieu village at the top of the tide. There is a public mooring available on the right hand riverbank (as you […]
The dining options are limited in the Beaulieu area. There’s the Master Builder’s pub and then in Beaulieu village there’s Monty’s and The Terrace at the Montagu Arms. The latter is their michelin starred restaurant. We’ve eaten at both the Master Builder and Monty’s this year. Monty’s was an excellent experience. Monty’s Some friends of ours met us at Beaulieu on mid-Summer’s day to help celebrate the longest day. This meant we were chauffeured to Monty’s […]
Sailing to Beaulieu through the Solent – approaching from either the East or the West – is a magical experience, especially if you arrive in the late afternoon as the sun is beginning to fall. There is a bar that restricts arrival time as you don’t want to get stuck in the entrance or wait around for enough water to get over the bar. Once you’ve made it over the bar there’s a clearly marked […]
It’s not a surprise that there’s a lot to do near Yarmouth. The Needles is a well known UK landmark and tourism in some shape or form has been around since Queen Victoria built Osborne House. An open top bus operates frequently and follows a circular route from Yarmouth to Freshwater Bay to the Needles and the amusement park before looping back to Yarmouth. If you’d prefer to stretch your legs then there are plenty […]
Yarmouth punches above its weight where food is concerned. I counted six pubs, two bakers, four cafes, two general stores and at least three ice-cream shops. This is in a town of three streets! The Isle of Wight is developing a reputation for gastronomy and so it wasn’t a surprise to me that there’d be excellent food – cooked and ready to prepare – available. We visited The George Hotel The hotel is under new […]
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