Hello Valerie.
Here are one or two thoughts for your consideration - whatever you do, I hope that you enjoy it but don't tell anyone else about it, especially the pubs, I don't want it to get too crowded.
Olly.
Pubs to Visit
About seven miles away from the caravan site in the village of Fritham, there is a quaint old pub called The Royal Oak with beer directly from the cask and enjoyable bar snacks.
( 50.926113, -1.670984 )
About six miles away on the road towards Salisbury is the village of Downton, where there is an even nicer pub called The White Horse Inn. There, muddy boots and wet dogs are made welcome and the beer and food is very enjoyable.
( 50.992832, -1.751601 ) http://www.thewhitehorseinn.co.uk/
In Ringwood, seven miles to the south, you've got two supermarkets and three decent pubs. Overlooking the big car park is the Inn on the Furlong ( 50.847004, -1.792263 ) which has just been given a face-lift and is a good place for a pint of the beer brewed in the town. Try a pint of Thumper ( but persuade someone else to drive )..! They do food but I haven't eaten there since it changed hands so don't know about the quality.
A short walk away in the Market Place is The Star Inn ( 50.846719, -1.794323 ), which again is a pleasant place for a pint but a somewhat variable bar snack - try the back bar.
On the outskirts of the town is perhaps the best place for a meal and that is at The Elm Tree ( 50.843007, -1.769821 ) where the beer is quite good and the food is generally very good. The Elm Tree can also be accessed directly from The Forest on the way back to Sandy Balls so is a good place for an early-evening meal.
Things to Do.
There are the obvious attractions of walking or cycling in the New Forest or visiting .
Stone Henge ( 22 miles ), ( 51.180204, -1.828623 ), via
Salisbury Cathedral ( 11 miles ), ( 51.064904, -1.797413 ) or
Gold Hill at Shaftesbury where the original Hovis Commercial was filmed ( 24 miles ), ( 51.005806, -2.197207 ), via
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