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A taste of France in the New Forest

16th February 2014 Print
Cottage Lodge

Cottage Lodge, the multi-award-winning five star eco B&B in Brockenhurst in the heart of the New Forest, has teamed up with local French restaurant Le Blaireau to offer guests the opportunity to enjoy lunch or dinner with a 10% discount.

Le Blaireau is an authentic French restaurant which offers simple, classic, high quality French cuisine, inspired by regional French cooking, accompanied by a good choice of fine wines.

There is a choice of menus from light bites to accompany a drink, to a special set lunch menu, and the full à la carte for dinner.

Sample starters include Normandy fish soup, blinis and crème fraîche, moules marinière, king prawns in garlic and olive oil, twice baked cheese soufflé, duck and pork rillette and Burgundy snails in garlic butter.

Main courses include Rocamadour goat's cheese and vegetable tart, fish cake with chive beurre blanc, line caught haddock in tempura with tartar sauce and French fries, pan fried sea bass with creamy lobster and brandy sauce. There is also a choice of Hampshire steaks.

What’s more, the restaurant will send its own car to collect guests from Cottage Lodge when available (though the restaurant is just a 10 minute walk away).

Not only is Cottage Lodge the ideal place to stay it is also a very ‘green’ place to stay, having won numerous awards for its eco credentials.

Much of the furniture has been hand-crafted from ‘fallen’ New Forest trees, solar panels are located on the roof to produce hot water in the summer (during the winter, water is kept warm via the wood-burning stove), low-flow loos and showers reduce water usage and materials including Marmoleum (jute) and bamboo have been used for their green properties.

Rooms have LED lighting and low-energy light bulbs, eco paints and low impact building materials have been used throughout and one room even has a bike to power the TV!

A two-night, midweek stay costs from just £65 pp (two sharing), including the famous Cottage Lodge, New Forest Marque breakfast. The offer is subject to mid-week stays and is availability from February to March.

For more information, visit cottagelodge.co.uk.

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