Le lodge au bord du lac, Shorefield Holiday Park

Great lodge in a good location. Park had good facilities for children (about 10-15 minutes walk away for little legs). Plenty of attractions within a shortish drive. Lodge had everything we needed for a week.

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Our second stay this year, and yet again, fantastic. Great location, great lodge, and lovely easy communication and booking with owner. I highly recommend this lodge!

We arrived around 3pm busting for the loo as we'd had a long journey but the keys weren't in the key box and I got lost on the way back to the reception area so there's a couple of stars off for that reason, then we had a little difficulty getting in touch with the owner. Kate was very apologetic and we got the keys in the end.

The lodge is very nice, good for relaxing on the deck and watching the pond life go about their business. We were fascinated by the carp jumping out of the water at all hours, it was like a soothing lullaby, so close to nature, with the odd quack and twit-twoo. 5 stars for the location in this respect however it is a bit of a trek to the main building, not too bad if you don't mind walking or have a car. It's a very quiet holiday park so if you're after nightlife best to give it a miss however we did have a drink at the Shorefield's entertainment centre and it was cheap and cheerful.

We were off site for most of our activities, visited New Milton and Avon beaches, had a cracking meal at the Noisy Lobster, would return for the oysters alone. However, again, if you do not have a car I would advise against using the local taxis, it was £22 there and £34 on the way back because we'd been recommended a bar in Christchurch, which sent us even further away. The taxi for that was £8 so in total we spent £64 in taxis, could have fed another person at the restaurant for that!

The Beach House was also lovely, we had steak frites and shared a couple starters, the chicken and duck terrine was divine and went really well with the red wine we'd ordered.

We also booked in to the Reflections spa and enjoyed a massage and facial. The staff were lovely and welcoming and did such an excellent job, we laughed at our before and after pictures, those ladies really know what they're doing! Would 10/10 recommend to our friends.

Overall it was a good break and we are thinking about possibly returning next year and bringing our families. Might have to book into somewhere bigger that allows pets, wa surprised to see so many dogs on site and in seated areas, it's definitely dog friendly and I felt awful about not taking my hairy bundle of joy. There's always next year!

PS: we tried to get rid of as much of the food as we could but no one would take the full box of eggs or ice cream. I hope whoever uses the lodge next appreciates them!

We enjoyed a short break and were blessed with really hot weather, so the outdoor pool was a bonus! We've stayed at this park a few times and this is the best location, as away from the main crowds yet near the path to the sea. We look forward to returning!