2016 Brand New Forest Card is now available

The 2016 Brand New Forest Card is now available and is valid to use from today (1st December) giving you a fantastic 13 months of money saving offers.

The card costs just £5 and is a fantastic stocking filler. To find out where you can buy your card please click here.

As you may of heard the Brand New Forest Team will be at Ringwood this coming Saturday (5th December) to not only celebrate Small Business Saturday but to also officially announce Ringwood as Brand New Forest Town of the Year 2016. There will be a special Buy One Card Get One Free offer from our stall in Market Place.

If you can’t get to Ringwood on Saturday, Lyndhurst Visitor Information Centre will also be selling the 2016 cards for buy one get one free.

Small Business Saturday comes to the New Forest

This year’s Small Business Saturday takes place on the 5th December.

Small Business Saturday is a national government backed scheme to raise the profile of small businesses across the UK and encourage people to do business with them. To support the campaign New Forest District Council is offering free car parking in all 51 council run car parks on 5 December to encourage both residents and visitors to shop locally. Signs will be on display in the car parks reminding shoppers that there is no parking charge.

Here in the New Forest we’ll be celebrating this important day by launching the 2016 Brand New Forest Card in Ringwood; our newly named Town of the Year. Better still, as a special launch promotion we’ll be offering a ‘buy one, get one free’ deal on all cards sold from our special stall in Market Place.

Ringwood – Brand New Forest Town of the Year 2016

We are delighted to announce that the 2016 Brand New Forest Town of the Year will be Ringwood.

Their application was selected by the Brand New Forest judging panel after much deliberation based upon their commitment to the Brand New Forest Campaign to date and the exciting plans they have for the year ahead. Anyone who shops regularly in the town will be aware of the great range of money saving Card Offers available with more being added all the time.

Ringwood will be officially launched as Town of the Year at the Christmas Fair on 5 December. Brand New Forest will be there to celebrate Small Business Saturday and launch the all new Brand New Forest Card with a special buy one, get one free deal. The Christmas Fair will include snow machines, street entertainers, fairground rides and a wide range of stalls.

The Christmas launch however is just the start of Ringwood’s year in the Brand New Forest spotlight. Just as Lymington and Burley before them, we’ll be supporting a range of events and activities throughout the year and you’ll be able to find about all of them here in brandnewforest.com

In the meantime, make sure you come to join us on 5 December, there’ll be free car parking throughout the district so we look forward to seeing you there.

Things To Do During October Half Term

With half term just around the corner (and Christmas not far off either) we have put together some Brand New Forest money saving ideas for family days out during October Half Term.

For active families we suggest trying your hand at Archery, Crossbows or Axe-throwing with Insight Activities (10% discount). Alternatively head to Avon Tyrrell UK Youth Outdoor Activity Centre and buy one get one free on drop in activity sessions as well as 50% off bike hire!

You can also hire bikes from Forest Leisure Cycling (Burley) and Cyclexperience in Brockenhurst and Hythe. For those with no vertigo issues: Go-Ape at Moors Valley Country Park (Ringwood) offers a 15% discount on treetop adventures.

There are numerous attractions to visit within the New Forest; here are our top money saving picks to get you the best value for money. Liberty’s Owl Raptor & Reptile Centre in Ringwood offer £1 off each full paying adult/senior citizen or 1 child free with each full paying adult. Furzey Gardens have another great deal of 2 for 1 on entry for Brand New Forest cardholders. Beaulieu National Motor Museum offer cardholders 10% off in their Visitor Reception Shop whilst at Buckler’s Hard you can enjoy a 10% discount on cream teas from the Captain’s Café. If the weather isn’t great, don’t forget that the New Forest Centre offer buy one standard ticket for museum and get one free (and kids under 16 go free!).

The New Forest Walking Festival takes place from 17 October – 1 November, why not book onto one of the various walks and use your Brand New Forest Card for a hearty lunch or dinner afterwards? With so many different dining establishments offering a Brand New Forest deal it may be difficult to choose between them!

The Autumn Offers Booklet is out now and for a full list of Brand New Forest money saving offers please click here.

Whatever you and the family decide to do – have a great time during half term and feel free to share your photos with us on our social media pages.