A New Forest hotel has been featured among the best UK Christmas breaks to take this year according to a new list. The Lime Wood Hotel in Lyndhurst was included among 24 others in a write-up from The Times. Discussing the creation of the list, the publication wrote: "If the thought of enduring yet another highly combustible family Christmas is filling you with more fear than festiveness, there is a solution: dodge the whole thing altogether — book yourself a festive getaway instead and let someone else worry about the catering for once.

"With this idea in mind, we’ve taken a spin around the UK to find our top places to celebrate Christmas in style — and, more importantly, without the stress. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lime Wood (@limewoodhotel) "However you choose to spend the big day — pampering yourself in the spa, singing carols in the village, crafting Christmas baubles or gorging on a Michelin-level lunch — we wish you the very merriest of Christmases." The full list of the best hotels for a UK Christmas break can be found on The Times website here .

What was said about the Lime Wood Hotel? The Lime Wood Hotel was praised by The Times for its spa, food offerings and "attractive" main rooms. However, for those looking to enjoy a special Christmas break, they recommend booking one of their forest cottages or lake cabins. They wrote: "Mists and frosty mornings cloak the New Forest in midwinter, and there’s nowhere nicer in the national park to .