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The Bosun's Chair

4.0 star property
Bed & breakfast with free parking, a short walk to New Forest National Park

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Exterior
Front of property
Restaurant
Superior Double Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes
Comfort Single Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes
The Bosun's Chair sits near New Forest National Park, serving English breakfast and regional dishes in its restaurant. Travelers appreciate the cozy bar after a day of exploration, while rooms offer WiFi, outdoor furniture, and peaceful garden views for unwinding.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Comfort Double Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes

Comfort Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
LED TV
Renovated in 2024
Blackout drapes/curtains
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Double Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes

Premium Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Individually decorated
Heating
LED TV
Renovated in 2024
Egyptian cotton linens
Blackout drapes/curtains
Premium bedding
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Comfort Single Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes

Comfort Single Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
LED TV
Renovated in 2024
Blackout drapes/curtains
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Luxury Double Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes

Luxury Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
LED TV
Renovated in 2024
Blackout drapes/curtains
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room | Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, blackout drapes

Superior Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
LED TV
Renovated in 2024
Blackout drapes/curtains
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Heating
LED TV
Renovated in 2024
Blackout drapes/curtains
Egyptian cotton linens
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
Electric kettle
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Station St, Lymington, England, SO41 3BA

What's nearby

  • Lymington Sea Water Baths - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Lymington Pier Ferry Port - 8 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Milford on Sea Beach - 9 min drive - 5.0 miles
  • Beaulieu National Motor Museum - 15 min drive - 8.3 miles
  • Yarmouth Isle-of-Wight Ferry Terminal - 40 min drive - 4.8 miles

Getting around

  • Lymington Town Station - 1 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tudor Bar - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪The Ship - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Tres Bon - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Mayflower - ‬14 min walk

About this property

The Bosun's Chair

Upscale bed & breakfast remodeled in 2024 and located near New Forest National Park
Close to Lymington Pier Ferry Port, The Bosun's Chair provides a garden, a bar, and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self parking
  • English breakfast (surcharge), luggage storage, and local meal delivery service
  • Wedding services, outdoor furniture, and free newspapers
Room features
All guestrooms at The Bosun's Chair offer perks such as premium bedding, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and free bottled water.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee and electric kettles
  • Showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
  • Wardrobes/closets, heating, and housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in public areas
  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Renovated entire property - January 2024
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 20-inch LED TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Meal delivery service
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 20 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 50.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 15.00 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

The Bosun's Chair Lymington
The Bosun's Chair Bed & breakfast
The Bosun's Chair Bed & breakfast Lymington

Frequently asked questions

Is The Bosun's Chair pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property. There's a fee of GBP 20 per pet, per day. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking at The Bosun's Chair?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Bosun's Chair?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Bosun's Chair?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Bosun's Chair located?

Situated in a rural location, this bed & breakfast is within a 10-minute walk of Lymington Sea Water Baths and New Forest National Park. Lymington Pier Ferry Port is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) away. Lymington Town Station is only a 2-minute walk and Lymington Pier Station is 16 minutes.

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Reviews

The Bosun's Chair Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.6

Cleanliness

9.4

Amenities

9.8

Staff & service

8.8

Eco-friendliness

9.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 71 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 71 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 71 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 71 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 71 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good rooms and tasty breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One night stay

Great staff, very clean and lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kirsty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay with friendly staff. Excellent location to explore Lymington.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff. Lovely room and a very nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spacious room, comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice rooms over a pub. Stayed here for convenience of getting to the Isle of Wight ferry. Very helpful staff. Good food and drinks Traveling with heavy luggage, beware- No elevator. Staff will help carry it! Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness
A very comfortable overnight stay where the staff were friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very good room

A very good room which was clean, had a good bed and bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very friendly and efficient Our two dogs were made very welcome. Food was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great 2 night stay

Good 2 night stay check in good staff was great room was good for the price breakfast was top class
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vici

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room, close to the centre of town, really friendly staff, amazing breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great located hotel close to the railway station amd town centre. Breakfast was 1st class. Great pub. Rooms clean and tidy although the kitchen extractor ynit was directly outside my window.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, good accomodation nice pub
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were great, room clean and tidy, central position, free parking, overall great, we will stay here again when we visit Lymington
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The pub was in convenient location just 3 mins from high street and harbour ..location quiet. Parking available and nice garden area. Thought it was a great place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
As maturer visitors, we found that having only one handrail on the stairs was challenging. An extra handrail would help. Other than that it was a great stay. If we are to return to the area the Bosuns Chair would be our first choice.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended

Friendly staff. Room had everything we needed. Everywhere very clean. Super breakfast. Couldn’t fault it. It was our second time of staying the night before going on the ferry Very conveniently situated for us as 2 minutes from the station.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

morag

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rapid early check in to drop bags and collect key as attending wedding nearby. Clean, large room. Very comfy bed. Only downside was very hot room but fan was provided.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

Not quite what I expected

I needed to go elsewhere to eat. The. 6X was only average. The bath was lovely. The bed was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were lovely (all of them) room was very comfortable and clean … lovely fluffy large towels and the food and breakfast was fab … loved the Halloween decorations
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place to stay. Neely refurbished with great attention to detail
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Kind and efficient staff

The best thing about this hotel was the staff. Absolutely first class and couldn't be more helpful. Being elderly we found the stairs to the bedroom rather difficult. We had originally been put on the second floor but when the young lady checking us in saw our problem she immediately tried to get us moved to the first floor. We were very grateful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms where large and very clean. Staff were friendly and welcoming. Lovrly garden area and the food was amazing. Definitely recommend the brisket taco's and the lamb was delightful
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

MISS T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great room - fantastic breakfast!

We had a great one night stay at the Bosun's Chair. Welcomed warmly on arrival and the room was really beautifully decorated and comfy and cozy at the same time. Nice size bathroom and lovely welcome touches of biscuits and water. And I would go there just for breakfast - the breakfast was top notch. Good options and wonderfully cooked. Would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

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