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This is what I describe as a "Pub for people who don't like pubs". Maybe a dank, mid-week December evening wasn't the best time to catch it with its pale and shiny, barn-like, interior almost deserted. I should imagine during the summer it is busy and maybe atmospheric but, as with everywhere else here in the village, I didn't even get a faux-friendly welcome.
One pint, and one visit, was enough for me :-(
Written Sep 25, 2012
Address: Lyndhurst Road
Website: http://www.thesnakecatcher.co.uk/
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On the two occasions I dropped in for a beer here the pub was busy and buzzy but on neither visit did I really connect with it as a pub - which is not like me at all. It had all the makings of a cracking pub - local beer, bar stools, an attractive barmaid, a mixed bunch of regulars, a smoking patio...
However I found the service very off-hand, the beer expensive and the regulars very cliquey - even amongst themselves they formed distinct groups. On both visits I had a couple, or three, pints standing at the bar, popping out every so often for a ciggie. On neither occasion was I overly agressive trying to make conversation but merely did my usual routine of looking as if I was enjoying my beer and the atmosphere but nope, nobody wanted to even catch my eye. On my second evening I recognised a couple of the faces from my previous foray but even out with the smokers there was no connection - which is very unusual - normally us smokers form the clique provided no-one's out-of-order.
Those that know me know that I'm a pub person and can fit just about anywhere - so I'm kinda confused.
Good looking pub though.
Written Sep 25, 2012
Address: 10 Brookley Road
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brockenhurst has some very nice cafés, where you can enjoy your time.
but the best restaurant in brockenhurst definitely is the nature. take your lunch with you in the backpack, find a nice place to rest a while. and enjoy your lunch under the trees, ponies and cattle around you, a small river flowing...
Written Sep 8, 2002
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With over 100 miles of off- and on-road cycle routes and relatively level terrain the New Forest is great for cycling and Brockenhurst, with its relatively central position, makes for an ideal base.
If bringing your own South West trains are particularly bike-friendly with several carriages having cycle racks. Once here the two cycle hire places also offer repair facilities should you require it.
The cycle hire shops are Cyclexperience on Brookley Road, in the village centre, and Country Lanes which operates out of a former railway carriage located behind the railway station.
I'd brought my own, and it didn't need any repairs, and so I can't comment on the service etc but the websites below have the salient details.
Written Sep 25, 2012
Website: http://www.cyclexperience.co.uk/#/brockenhurst/4548525536
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For an interesting day out the town of Lymington, on the coast, is well worth a visit. This is also where the ferries to the Isle of Wight sail to and from.
To get there trains run half-hourly from Brockenhurst Station and stop at both Lymington Town and Pier. The journey only takes 10 minutes and a day return ticket costs (Oct 2012) £3.50.
Written Sep 25, 2012
Website: www.travelinesw.com
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The New Forest has a couple of railway stations with Brockenhurst being the busiest and the most centrally located. This is on the mainline between London Waterloo and Weymouth and has regular services provided by South West Trains and Crosscountry. From London the journey time is about 90 minutes.
This is also the inland terminus of branch line services to Lymington from where the Isle of Wight ferries depart.
The station is located pretty much central to the village and whilst it only has basic faciliites everything else is close by. Local buses use the forecourt and there's usually a couple of taxis on the rank there too.
Written Sep 25, 2012
Website: www.travelinesw.com
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Favorite thing: The ponies that roam free in the New Forest are a native species, indigenous to the area and with a history going back thousands of years. All the ponies are owned by the "Commoners" who register them for grazing annually with the "Agisters". The registration requires a fee, payment of which is marked by cutting the pony's tail. Each "Agister" has his own particular mark - in fact they are sometimes referred to as markmen - which also indicates the area where the owner resides.
Most of the ponies are mares, along with a few geldings. Stallions are kept off-forest and only allowed back during the breeding season. The "Agisters" are responsible for the monitoring of the welfare of the animals and ensuring numbers are commensurate with what the forest can support. Surplus animals are sold by auction several times a year at the Beaulieu Road Pony Sales, just south of Lyndhurst.
As a breed the ponies are fit, healthy and versatile and are used as working animals and for riding. Every year, usually on Boxing Day, a Point-to-Point meeting is held where the start and finish locations are only revealed on the morning of the race. Riders then have to use their own judgement as to the best routes to take and according to the ability of their mounts. The Point-to-Point is run by the New Forest Pony Association and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011 with a March meeting which was highly contested.
Written Sep 25, 2012
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Favorite thing: brockenhurst is situated in the heart of the new forest.
it's quite a small village, but it's a special one.
all over are ponies and cattle, also in the village. in front of every house is a cattle grid or a garden door. the small river flows right through the village. ...and over the street. (btw. bikers don't like that too much!!!)
Fondest memory: it's the nature, the animals all around and the nice hiking tours you can make. it's just a wonderful place.
Written Feb 25, 2003
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