The Best Western Crown Hotel has been a famous landmark in Lyndhurst, New Forest for more than one hundred and fifty years. The site of the Crown Hotel was once that of a Coaching Inn which evolved into a hotel in the early 1600s. Our beautiful, listed building is practically unchanged since 1897 and is located in the heart of Lyndhurst, the ‘capital’ of the New Forest complete with its 93,000 acres of National Park.

Over many years we have built up an enviable reputation for quality fine service where guests are just like visiting friends. The Crown Hotel offers a genuine ‘home from home’ ambience in comfortable surroundings. A unique, relaxed atmosphere with quality facilities you would expect from a beautifully appointed Three Star Best Western Hotel.

The Crown Hotel is easy to find with its very own free of charge car park.

The Best Western Crown Hotel has 38, individual, beautifully appointed en-suite bedrooms, each of which is equipped with all the facilities expected of a quality hotel. The hotels fine Brasserie offers exciting dishes in a contemporary, informal atmosphere for lunch or dinner and a good English hearty breakfast in the morning to set up for your day.

Guests spend many an hour relaxing and unwinding in our [music free] Wickstead Lounge overlooking our tranquil water featured gardens with a cosy, traditional log fire in winter.

The Crown Hotel also boasts excellent conference and banqueting facilities, the perfect location for weddings, conferences and all types of private dinners and parties

The Crown Brasserie serves local dishes in a contemporary and relaxing atmosphere. Stephen Greenhalgh, our executive Head Chef, has been with us for over 30 years winning many an award for his imaginative cooking. Stephen has built up a reputation for freshly prepared, locally sourced, unpretentious food. The Crown Brasserie is in itself a dining experience not to be missed!

Located on the ground floor, adjacent to the bar, The Crown Brasserie has recently been refurbished to a high specification and is a comfortable area to relax and enjoy excellent dining.

The Crown Brasserie presents a full menu lunch time and evenings with new, exciting dishes added periodically. On Sundays we proudly present the Crowns Hotels famous, traditional Sunday Roast!

In summer months you can also dine Alfresco in our water feature garden to the rear of the hotel, whilst during December, enjoy our special Festive Fayre menu.

Address : Best Western Crown Hotel, High Street, Lyndhurst, Hampshire

Zip / Postal code : SO43 7NF