Beautiful kitchens, fabulous showroom brimming with ideas

Introduction to the full range of Crestwood Kitchens, Lymington New Forest

Suddenly in Lymington we have an enormous choice of new dream kitchens – ranging from a brand new top notch hand-made glossy magazine model to a simple mix and match with our current kitchen, and all shades in between!

Everything for your home under one Lymington roof

Crestwood of Lymington is a unique independent interior showroom offering an exceptional range of soft furnishings, flooring, beds, lighting, furniture, paint, in fact everything for your home under one roof  and now including the widest range

SenSpa scoops three awards for its ‘free from’ range

New Forest spa awarded for natural beauty products that are refreshing, uplifting and excellent value for money.

SenSpa has won three awards for its natural beauty products.The Thai spa, SenSpa, part of Careys Manor Hotel in the New Forest, picked up two silvers and a bronze at the Free From Skincare Awards 2019.

Expert judges described the products as refreshing, uplifting, and excellent value for money.

In the Body Care (Leave On) category, SenSpa’s Uplifting Daily Ritual Body Lotion was awarded silver, winning praise for its texture and fragrance. One expert judge

Start of the Fastnet 2019 and finish for some

Local Lymington Rogers Contessa 32 in continuation of historic story from 1979

It seemed like a good proportion of Lymington folk with any means to be afloat last Sunday were on the Solent enjoying the hugely impressive spectacle of the Fastnet yachts reaching past Hurst Castle and out into Christchurch Bay on their way to that little rock which has been the subject and cause of so much past challenge, delight, tribulation and indeed tragedy.

You can watch a video of the amazing sight of the start and early stages of the race, and

No11 The Salon: Lymington's excellent hair stylists at the top of town

Hair styling, hair treatments and now responsible tanning at No11 The Salon

No11 The Salon offers a range of hair services for both men and women including hair styling (including wedding hair), hair colouring, hair extensions and hair treatments, using professional products from KMS, Goldwell and Paul Mitchell. 

Claire Allen and her friendly and professional team are trained to the highest level, both within the salon and at the Goldwell Hair Academy in London. From simple cuts to hair extensions, professional colour and the latest in creative styling, the

Lymington rules the waves!

Congratulations to Santi, National Optimist Champion and Emma, Junior National Optimist Champion!

Last week a fleet of Lymington sailors headed to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy for the 2019 Optimist British National Championships.

With over 340 sailors from 17 different countries the great wind conditions (and blue skies!) certainly made for a memorable week's sailing for all competitors. On the last day of racing the light but changeable winds meant that the final results were only decided after the last race. 

A wonderful week for Lymington!

In the Senior Main Fleet, Lymington sailor Santi Sesto

New Forest and Hampshire County Show 2019

A brief appreciation of a brilliant show

Others will report on the facts and stats of the 2019 New Forest and Hampshire County Show once they’re available; meanwhile social media feeds have as usual lamented the traffic jams but with the greatest respect they’re really missing the point. This is after all THE biggest event of the year in the New Forest calendar and actually the organisers do an amazing job at vehicle management but there are simply bound to be some delays when you’re moving this amount of traffic in a short

1950’s BBQ proves a hit at Lymington's Court Lodge care home

Fun and laughter at Colten Care home, where 4 for 3 offer continues all summer for short stay breaks!

A summer barbecue with a 1950’s theme proved a real hit at Colten Care's Court Lodge care home in Lymington.

Staff dressed in period costume, while musical due Leslie and Bob played a selection of hits from the era. Residents, family and friends tucked into a large barbecue selection, surrounded by long playing records which had been hung from bunting.

A raffle raised £79 for Lymington Cat and Kitten Rescue.

The

Lymington Seafood Festival – all the information you need to plan your visit

Including the lowdown about how to get there, kitchen demonstrations, music and seafood

Lymington's fabulous Seafood Festival will be taking place on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August once again celebrating local culinary excellence, with 90  artisan producers, live music and some of the region’s top chefs in action. 

An estimated 12,000 people attended last August and, now well-established in its third year, the 2019 festival has a topical focus on sustainability and a fundraising drive for the RNLI.

An excellent day out, whatever the weather (as we found

Discover Lymington: a walk from Lymington to the Walhampton Monument

From the Victorian station to the obelisk in memory of one of Lymington's most esteemed gentlemen

A walk from Lymington's Victorian station (now towered over by modern dwellings), across the Lymington river to the famous monument honoring Admiral Sir Harry Burrard Neale. From there visit Goodall's strawberries, New Forest Adventure Golf and/or Macdonald Elmers Court. A delightful stroll to the other side of Lymington, taking in a few historical tales en route!

The walk starts and finishes at Lymington Town station
Approx distance: 1.8 miles (3km) - approx 1 hour 
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