DOG AND CHILD FRIENDLY
Here you will find a cosy fireside in the autumn and winter, a large sheltered and enclosed child friendly pub garden in the summer, and a warm welcome all year round – your canine companions included as long as they’re well behaved.
WITH LOTS OF HISTORY
You will also find oodles of interesting displays on the walls and over your pint can if you will imagine times gone by, because the Turfcutters has also been at the centre of lots of fascinating local history!
From the traditional forest digging of peat to the earliest Flying School and the subsequent pilot and plane participation in WW1, the whole of the local heathland area was then covered with wartime activities in WW11. The recently lovingly restored “Beaulieu Letters” which showed pilots the way in to land stand testament and are just a few minutes walk from the pub.
LIVE MUSIC AND EVENTS
Which is partly why, in normal times, alongside our ever popular Friday night and Sunday afternoon live music we also like to put on seasonal entertainments which conjure up times gone by in the New Forest.
CONVENIENT NEW FOREST LOCATION
We’re only a short drive from Southampton or Bournemouth, so whether you have spent the day sampling the delights of the cities or you’ve been walking, or cycling, through the beautiful countryside of the New Forest, it makes an ideal place to stop off for refreshment. If you’re attending a function at hotels nearby such as The Montagu Arms Hotel in Beaulieu or The Master Builder’s Hotel in Buckler’s Hard, do give us a call to see if we provide accommodation for you.
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Stopped by here for lunch today as the food smelled fantastic, sadly they refused to serve us as they didn't have a big enough table available (four people) and advised us to wait outside in the very freezing weather until a table became available...not exactly welcoming. We also had a 1 year old with us so waiting outside wasn't really an option. Also no accessible toilets and no baby changing facilities.
Lovely pub out in the southern forest, we enjoyed a lovely meal with venison and gammon steaks. The owner came out to see us and tell us a bit about the venison's provenance and have a general chit chat - look out for the poacher's gun he found when renovating the property years ago! Good beers and friendly clientele made for a welcome retreat from a (very) wet day outside.
Lovely little pub. Great service tried so hard to get everything right. Joyously chaotic but in a good way. Friendly and enthusiastic. Food was delicious and prompt.. please go and visit
Totally ruined by weak management employing long term local "entitled" bar staff, serving below par food. This used to be a very good country pub, with a great feel, friendly staff and good food, but now the place has really gone down hill. The food - once terrific - I can now only describe as low standard. I won't say overpriced, as we understand prices have increased everywhere, but the quality is not good which cannot be blamed on fuel costs and food price increases. Hot food, served cold, with a look of disdain from one particular staff member who seems to believe a customer who dares complain about a hot dish served cold is his cue to tutter and roll his eyes, will not change my view that the pub has ceased to be the welcoming establishment many locals once knew. Arrogant bar staff is not a good look for any business. As an aside, all the new female staff and the new young male staff we have been served by, have been very polite and helpful. Unfortunately, it only takes one or two with their feet under the table and poor food to say enough is enough. We have used the pub for over twenty years, but not anymore. There are plenty other forest pubs available now, who have upped the stakes and understand good food and the need for bar staff who understand their job description !
Whilst I would not say this is fine dining I would say this is a great place to come for a hearty pub lunch. 2 of us had steak and kidney pie and 2 had roast beef. All 4 of us loved what we had and left very happy. Nice pub, friendly atmosphere and we will definitely be back.
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Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, SO42