Access Statement For The Cottage Lodge. Introduction Our aim is to cater for all of our visitors needs, making them feel as relaxed and welcome as possible in our 12 bedroomed 16th century hunstman cottage. The following statement is a summary of our provisions. Pre-Arrival We have a web-site were guests can book on-line or by telephone. We are a 5 minute walk from the train station. we are on the main bus route with bus stop nxt to the cottage lodge. We are based in the centre of the New Forest. We ask for an arrival time so we are ready to greet guests and help anyway we can. Arrival Car Parking Facilities We greet guest as they arrive with complimentary tea or coffee. We ask if they need assistance. We have boards we place over the cattle grids for wheelchairs to exit the property. We book car park spaces for disabled guests. Car park is on level ground there are no steps. Main Entrance Reception Main entrance leads into the Gillies resturant and the guests snug There is full wheelchair access into the property through the main door. Guests are welcomed to relax in the snug with tea or coffee and general information and facilities explained, and any special requirements taken from guests. Guest are escorted to their room through the snug were wheelchairs have easy accesss. Guide dogs are welcome. We have a dog friendly room as well as guide dogs in the disabled guest room. Public Areas - General (Internal) Small snug for guests to use all day with honesty bar for evening socialising. Guest can have use of the Cottage Lodges phone if needed. Fully carpeted with short pile carpet Light corridors for partially sighted guests. Public Areas - WC Access to public toilet on ground floor for a unisex disabled facilities. The toilet is just off the snug room through a fire door. All areas flat and level. Restaurant / Dining Room, Bar Lounges, Take Away Cafe Gillies Resturant is off the main door and is easy access for partially sighted or guests in wheelchairs. We reserved tables for wheelchair guests We have waitress served Breakfast Our full English Breakfast is all locally sourced. We accommodate all diets from vegetarians to allergy sufferers. All furniture is moveable. Wheelchairs can access the whole resturant. We are happy to read out the menus for guests with visibility issues. Laundry Not Available. Shop Not Available. Leisure Facilities Not Available. Outdoor Facilities We are situated in the centre of the village all on flat land. The Train station is only 5 minute walk The local shops and amenities are just 2 minute walk. The local doctors surgery is round the corner. We have bus-stop outside for local buses. Because of the nature of the New Forest there are cattle grids on the entrance and exit to the building. Ramps are available to cross the grids on request. Conference Meeting Rooms, Banqueting, Clubs, Entertainment Not Available. Bedrooms Our disabled room is extra large and has room for wheelchairs to turn round. There is a superkingsize bed which is high to aid people moving from wheelchairs into bed. There is a gap underneath the bed if equipment or a bedside table is required to be pushed into place. There is two fire escapes from this room. There is a sign for the guest to leave outside the door, should there be an evacuation help is needed. The bedroom has its own patio through a wheelchair access door with its own patio door. The patio table is at wheelchair height. The flooring is short pile cartpet in the bedroom easy for wheelchairs to move on. The television has a dvd player built in and teletxt, The hearing loop can be placed in the bedroom if required. Carers can be placed in the bedroom next door, The Burley so they are nearby. Bathroom, Shower-room WC [Ensuite or Shared] The disabled room has its own en-suite large walk-in wet room. This bathroom is completely tiled. The floor has non slip tiles A chair can be placed under the shower as well as rails on the walls. Extra towels can be requested. Additional Information Please enter text here. Contact Information Address: Sway Road Brockenhurst, Hants. SO42 7SH Telephone: 01590 622296 Fax: 01590 623014 Email: enquiries@cottagelodge.co.uk Website: www.cottagelodge.co.uk Hours of operation: 9 am to 9 p.m out of hours phone available Emergency number: mobile phone for out of hours emergency 07510567335 Local carers: Doctors surgery 01590 622272 Local public transport numbers: Wlts Dorset 08457090899 South West Trains 08456000650 Local accessible taxi numbers: 01590 679792. Future Plans Please enter text here. We welcome your feedback to help us continuously improve if you have any comments please phone 01590 622296 or email chris@cottagelodge.co.uk

Tea and coffee trays: come with a selection of hot chocolate, Nescafe coffee, Nescafe Decafinated Coffee, Twinnings English Breakfast Tea, Twinnings Earl Grey, and Twinnings herbal teas. Fresh milk is available on request. In-room safes: keep your passports or valuables secure in the in-room safes in your room. By following a set of simple instructions you can personalise your code. TVs: You will find BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel Four and CNN News 24 on your TV. Most rooms have a video machine (except the Knightwood) and we offer a selection of video classics for you to choose from. Hair dryer: you will find a hair dryer in the top drawer of your dressing table. Pillows and duvets: All the pillows and duvets are hyperallergenic (no feather and down). They are replaced annually. All the linen on the bed (including the duvet covers) are fresh for every guest. A spare pillow and blanket are kept in the top of the wardrobe. If you need more just ask. En-suite: in your en-suite you will find a basket with complimentary cotton wool balls and ear buds. You will also find face cloths, bath sheets and hand towels, and a range of Gilchrist and Soames products; shampoo, conditioner, hand cream and soap. The water is softened for your comfort. There is also Radox bubble bath in rooms with baths and Radox shower gel where there are showers.

Cottage Lodge, BB Brockenhurst - Room Information. Superior These rooms are large and ideal for your special occasion. Four poster, bath and shower, sloping ceilings. Balcony, lounge, bath with shower over, sloping ceilings. Patio garden, superking zip and link (twin or double), wet room. Standard Plus Patio These rooms are of a standard size but come with a west facing patio garden. Ground floor, wet room en-suite. ground floor, own entrance, bath with shower over. dog friendly, own entrance, bath and shower. Standard Standard, en-suite rooms. Some have restricted headroom in bathrooms. single, oldest part of house. 6ft shower. 5ft double, oldest part of house shower in en-suite. first floor, bath in en-suite. Ground floor, twin or double, bath. Ground floor, shower, own entrance. First floor, bath with shower over, double or twin

The New Forest Breakfast. Cottage Lodge Bed and Breakfast, Brockenhurst is delighted to be one of the first properties in the forest to provide guests with the New Forest Breakfast. All the produce comes from the forest and travels the minimum number of food miles possible. Breakfast is served from 8.15 -10am Monday to Friday and 8.45 - 10.30am Saturday and Sunday. For an earlier breakfast we can either offer continental breakfast in the room or for an extra £10 per half hour we can provide you with an earlier cooked breakfast (24 hour notice required). Free range eggs: produced by CS Atyeo Sons, Ashley. Local field mushroom: cultivated by Merry Orchard, Cowsfield. (can also be topped with Nettle and Garlic Lyburne Cheese). Tomato: in season grown by Turvills, Pennington. (Out of season - Isle of Wight) Sausage: made by Owls Barn, Sopley, from pigs reared in the forest. Streaky bacon: dry cured at Owls Barn, Sopley using an organic process. Back bacon: prepared by Ringwood Piggeries, Somerley, Ringwood. Yogurt, fresh fruit, fruit juices, cereals, local jams and marmalades, bakery items are displayed on the buffet for you to help yourself. Soya milk, green tea, local Hampshire peppermint tea, decafinated coffee and tea, soya bread are all available on request (24 hours notice). We are delighted to cater for people with special dietry requirements and we serve Cauldrons sausages for those asking for a vegetarian breakfast. Take your breakfast home! Guests often ask where they can buy the sausages to take home. The sausages and all the other ingredients in the New Forest Breakfast can be bought from: Owls Barn Organic Farm Shop Sopley, Christchurch, BH23 7AZ Tel: 01425 672239. Owls Barn would be delighted to help you with a wide range of local produce. If you make the journey over to Sopley please say you came from The Cottage Lodge, Brockenhurst. It helps Owls Barn with their marketing if they know how you found them! Interested in local produce and want to find out more about the Forest Friendly Farming Producers' Markets? Call 023 8028 5468 for a recorded message giving details of the forthcoming Sunday farmers' markets.

Car park hopping Head for the Rhinefield Ornamental drive and stop at Puttles Bridge (good bridge to play Pooh Sticks), Blackwater (arboretum), Knightwood (oldest oak in forest) Bolderwood (deer feeding) and then go onto the High Corner Inn for lunch. After a hearty lunch head for Lyndhurst and take afternoon tea. Return ready to put your feet up in front of the fire! Exbury Gardens Just 20- 25 minutes by car from Brockenhurst is the famous Exbury Gardens. For under £10 per person you can spend a whole day enjoying the gardens and steam train. There is a buggie to take you around the gardens if your legs are tired (additional cost), and there are plenty of places to stop and enjoy the beautiful gardens. Closed during the winter. Beaulieu Motor Museum If you buy your ticket on the first day of your visit it is valid for the duration of your stay. There is a lot to see. As well as the museum there is also the Abbey and the grounds to enjoy so it can take a couple of visits to take it all in. 15- 20 minutes drive. Closed Christmas day. Beaulieu to Bucklers Hard 15-20 minutes drive from the hotel through delightful forest is the pretty village of Beaulieu. You can walk from Beaulieu to Bucklers Hard (2.5miles) along the pretty estuary and then have a drink or lunch in the Master Builders Arms. The village of Buckler's Hard is a living museum and you can see how it used to be dedicated to producing ships for Nelson's Fleet. Closed Christmas day. Highcliffe Castle 20 - 30 minutes drive. Highcliffe is a delightful spot but it isn't really a castle as you would imagine. When we go there we spend a happy hour or so on the wide sandy beach just below the castle. Then adjourn to the tea rooms for some refreshment followed by a walk along the cliff tops. Keyhaven 20 - 30 minutes journey time. Keyhaven is a somewhere to venture on a calm day. You can catch a little boat out to Hurst Castle. They do a return trip. Alternatiavely you can walk out across the spit (1 mile each way). It can be a windswept spot but if the sun shines it is a glorious place to see the boats in the Solent and the Isle of Wight. Southampton 20 - 30 minutes. Shops, ships, museums and restaurants. Bournemouth 30 - 50 minutes. Kiss me quick hats, piers and lots of sandy beaches. What more could you want? Salisbury 40 - 60 minutes. Delightful cathedral. Wonderful shopping. Horrible parking in peak season. But worth a visit. Stonehenge 60 - 70 minutes. A must for everyone at some point in their lives. A wonder. Bit chilly on windy days! Winchester 30 - 40 minutes. Shops, cathedral, river, plenty of tea rooms. Delightful city.

 Hairdryer
 Heating
 Licensed bar
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Pets are accepted
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Clock/radio
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phone at reception
 TV sets in rooms
 Patio, summer terrace