Christmas and New Year at Back of Beyond
We are now taking bookings for Christmas and New Year 2026!
Camping and glamping at Christmas and New Year
Pitches are already nearly fully booked for Christmas and are full for New Year 2025! Don’t miss out if you fancy joining us over the festive period, bookings are already taking place for Christmas and New Year 2026.
It’s a great time to go camping or glamping. Enjoy country walks on crisp winter days and then snuggle up in your cosy caravan, motorhome, campervan or glamping accommodation.
Over the festive period, we often have quizzes, live music and Monty’s Bar will be open right up until New Year too – take a look at our special events planned so far. We usually have visiting caterers most nights (excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day) and will firm up these arrangements closer to the time.
Please note, minimum stays apply over Christmas and New Year.
Church Services
Please check the websites below for candlelit carols, Christingle services, Christmas Day celebrations and Midnight Mass:
- St Peter & St Paul, Ringwood Market Place
- Ringwood Benefice – six Church of England churches covering Ringwood, Poulner, Ellingham, Harbridge, Bisterne, St Leonards and St Ives
- Poulner Baptist Chapel
- Sacred Heart & Saint Thérèse, Ringwood (Catholic)
- Trinity United Church (Methodist and United Reformed)
Christmas menus at local pubs
The Woodman, 246 Ringwood Road, BH24 2SB (0.8 miles)
Our local (a Marston’s pub) is offering a selection of great value Christmas menus for the Festive Season, Christmas Day and Boxing Day along with some special offers. Dogs are allowed throughout the pub. www.woodmanpubferndown.co.uk/christmas
St Leonards Hotel, Ringwood Road, St Leonards (1.4 miles)
A traditional country, dog friendly hotel serving a selection of hearty pub classics. www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/hampshire/st-leonards-hotel/christmas
The Three Legged Cross (free house), Ringwood Road, BH21 6RE (3.5 miles)
This rustic pub with log fires usually offers two or three course festive menus from late November. Sign up to become a friend of The Three Legged Cross to get the latest information on the festivities. Dogs are allowed in in the bar area. www.vintageinn.co.uk/restaurants/south-west/thethreeleggedcrossverwood/christmas
The Alice Lisle, Rockford Green (Fuller’s), Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 3NA (5.9 miles)
Wild ponies and donkeys often graze on the green outside this New Forest country pub. Dogs are allowed in the bar area. You can download sample Christmas menus from the website and see other pubs in the area run by the same group https://www.thealicelisle.co.uk/christmas
The Red Shoot Inn, Toms Lane, Linwood, BH24 3QT
More wild donkeys and ponies around this New Forest Inn with it’s own micro-brewery. https://www.redshoot.co.uk/christmas
The Monmouth Ash, Manor Road, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6DT This traditional country pub is situated between the New Forest and Cranborne Chase. https://www.monmouthash.co.uk/christmas/
The Old Thatch, Wimborne
A traditional country pub with open fireplaces. Serving up 2- and 3-course Christmas menus. https://www.theoldthatch.com/christmas
We suggest you check TripAdvisor for reviews and suggestions for other local options (don’t forget to review us while you are there!)
Local Taxi firms
The fare from Back of Beyond to Ringwood town centre (or back) is usually around £15 each way but is likely to be more after 11pm at night or during the Festive Season. If you want to take a dog, please check when booking. Find out more about local taxis in our Essential Information page.