Lyndhurst area
Lime Wood Hotel (Hartnett Holder & Co)
Beaulieu Road, SO43 7FZ
At a glance
Five-star New Forest country house hotel outside Lyndhurst whose restaurant, Hartnett Holder & Co, is run by Angela Hartnett and Luke Holder. A destination kitchen, but one that has recently and explicitly pulled back from gluten free afternoon tea on cross-contamination grounds.
Gluten-free options
The hotel no longer offers a gluten free afternoon tea: its own website says the kitchens handle gluten throughout preparation and it cannot safely guarantee the absence of cross-contamination. The current restaurant menus carry no gluten free markings or allergen note, though the kitchen invites guests to discuss alternative dining options for dietary needs. An older account from a gluten free blogger, from 2015, describes homemade gluten free bread and proactive staff, but that long predates the current position.
Before you order
Take the hotel at its word: this is a kitchen that has decided it cannot guarantee gluten free afternoon tea, which is honest and worth respecting. For restaurant dining, nothing current confirms what the kitchen will do for a coeliac, so contact reservations before booking and ask specifically what they can and cannot accommodate.
Worth asking?
Does the cross-contamination position on afternoon tea also apply to dinner at Hartnett Holder & Co, or can the restaurant kitchen cater for a coeliac? Do you still make gluten free bread, and how is it kept apart from the bakery's ordinary baking?
Source links
- Venue website · checked 2026-08-08
- Venue website · checked 2026-08-08
- fififriendly.co.uk · checked 2026-08-08
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This information is researched but not guaranteed — menus and kitchen practices change. Always tell staff you are coeliac.