Large bunkhouse in the New Forest sleeping 40 for extended family holidays, weekends with friends and groups of all kinds
Holiday Rental for Groups of Families and Friends. Minstead Study Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire New Forest, sleeps 12 - 40 in 4 bedrooms.
Minstead Study Centre, an outdoor centre and holiday bunkhouse near Lyndhurst in the New Forest, is a superb location for a huge range of groups, events and courses, providing a flexible service throughout the year. We are most regularly used as a venue for primary school residential visits, but are now successfully used for a number of other groups, including extended families, groups of friends, yoga retreats, spiritual and religious groups, who make the most of our New Forest locality and our 7 acres of beautiful, characterful and tranquil grounds.
Because of the rural and tranquil nature of our site, and due to our neighbouring properties, we are not suitable venue for parties, and outdoor music is NOT allowed. We require all outdoor noise to be finished by 10pm and no outdoor noise before 7.30am.
Our beautiful, timber-built bunkhouse accommodation block was built in 2005. It has underfloor heating and a huge log burning stove providing a cosy and warm space all year round. The building has 2 large dorms, each sleeping 18 in bunk beds, each with adjoining showers and toilets. In addition there are 2 ensuite twin rooms. The building has residential capacity for up to 40 people and contains boot rooms and a large central social space, with comfy seating, Wi-Fi, TV/DVD and small kitchenette.
Alongside the accommodation block is the original Victorian school building, containing the dining room, professionally equipped kitchen and large classroom - suitable for use as overspill dining, or as a presentation or performance area.
The Centre has 7 acres of gorgeous, tranquil, wildlife-rich grounds containing woodlands, meadows, ponds, friendly sheep & chickens, roundhouse and large vegetable garden.
Minstead is a small New Forest village, with a lovely pub, beautiful medieval church and a small village store.
The Centre is in the heart of the extraordinary landscape of the New Forest National Park, with thousands of acres of open access woodland and heath, the famous New Forest ponies and a rich tapestry of wildlife habitats. It is a wonderful and popular area for walking, cycling and wildlife watching, and the Centre can be a brilliant base for your exploration.