The Cart House

The Cart House Holiday Property

A summer stay at The Cart House is a lovely thing to look forward to.Long light, warm evenings, and Hampshire at its bes...
06/06/2026

A summer stay at The Cart House is a lovely thing to look forward to.
Long light, warm evenings, and Hampshire at its best. The Meon Valley on the doorstep, the South Downs a short drive away, and the coast close enough for a spontaneous day out.

A few summer dates are still open in the diary. Book direct: https://www.1298.ltd/the-cart-house-availability

June is a beautiful month to be in Hampshire. The days are long, the gardens are at their peak, and the calendar fills u...
01/06/2026

June is a beautiful month to be in Hampshire.

The days are long, the gardens are at their peak, and the calendar fills up in the loveliest way. We've pulled together five of our favourites for the month ahead, all within easy reach of The Cart House.

A garden show in the parkland of a historic estate. The world's best women cricketers playing on the doorstep. The Beach Boys under a summer sky in Southampton. The rose garden at Mottisfont in full bloom for its brief annual moment. And ten days of Jane Austen celebrations in the villages where she lived and wrote.

Swipe through for dates and details, and let us know which one you'd plan a stay around.

Strawberry season is one of the best things about a Hampshire summer. Within driving distance of The Cart House you'll f...
31/05/2026

Strawberry season is one of the best things about a Hampshire summer. Within driving distance of The Cart House you'll find some of the loveliest pick your own farms around, with fields ready to wander through, baskets to fill, and proper farm shops for everything you didn't pick yourself. And if picking's not your thing, our local farm shop has the same Hampshire strawberries grown a few fields away, ready to take home.

Swipe through for some of our favourites. 🍓

Haven't booked your summer getaway yet? It's closer than you think, and the diary is filling up fast!The Cart House is m...
25/05/2026

Haven't booked your summer getaway yet? It's closer than you think, and the diary is filling up fast!

The Cart House is made for it. Long days in the garden, doors open, walks from the doorstep, and the South Downs and Hampshire coast both within easy reach. A proper base for a slower kind of summer holiday.

Only a handful of summer weeks left. Book direct via the link: https://www.1298.ltd/the-cart-house-availability

One of the best things about May: the evenings that go on and on. Dinner outside, doors still open, the light lasting we...
22/05/2026

One of the best things about May: the evenings that go on and on.

Dinner outside, doors still open, the light lasting well into the night. The Cart House at its best.

It's Chelsea Flower Show week, and while we won't pretend to be in the running, we do love looking after the garden here...
19/05/2026

It's Chelsea Flower Show week, and while we won't pretend to be in the running, we do love looking after the garden here. 💐

Here's a town that doesn't get nearly enough love: Alresford, one of the prettiest market towns in Hampshire.It's the wa...
14/05/2026

Here's a town that doesn't get nearly enough love: Alresford, one of the prettiest market towns in Hampshire.

It's the watercress capital of England, with a Georgian high street, riverside walks, and properly good places to eat. About half an hour from The Cart House, and a lovely day out in May, especially with the annual Watercress Festival on Sunday 17 May.
Swipe through for our day out guide.

Did you know? The Cart House sits within Forest Farm in Waltham Chase, a site whose oldest buildings (the farmhouse and ...
10/05/2026

Did you know? The Cart House sits within Forest Farm in Waltham Chase, a site whose oldest buildings (the farmhouse and its attached barn) are both Grade II listed on Historic England's register.

The Cart House shares the same long history as a working farm building, part of the everyday life of the place long before it ever welcomed guests. The vaulted ceiling and original beams are all still here.

There's something rather lovely about a building that's been part of this farm for generations becoming somewhere people come to stay.

There's a moment in May when the doors start to stay open.You take your coffee out to the garden. Birdsong from the hedg...
04/05/2026

There's a moment in May when the doors start to stay open.

You take your coffee out to the garden. Birdsong from the hedge drifts in at breakfast. The house feels different in late spring, warmer, with the garden always close by.

A few May weekends are still free at The Cart House if you'd like one.

Book via the link: https://www.1298.ltd/the-cart-house-availability 🔗.

May is one of the best months to be in Hampshire. The gardens are at their best, the evenings stretch on, and the county...
03/05/2026

May is one of the best months to be in Hampshire. The gardens are at their best, the evenings stretch on, and the county's diary fills up properly.

Here are five things worth planning a visit around this May, from a three-day garden fair at Beaulieu to a bank holiday weekend of street food on the Solent. Swipe to plan your stay. 🤗

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Forest Farm, Wi******er Road, Waltham Chase
Southampton
SO322LL

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