Pub

The Snakecatcher

For All the Family

Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, New Forest, SO42 7RL

The Snakecatcher is a family pub on Lyndhurst Road in Brockenhurst, in the heart of the New Forest, two minutes' walk from Brockenhurst train station and ten minutes from Hollands Wood campsite. It offers a wide selection of dishes and drinks including weekly specials and sizzling hot rocks, with a children's menu, an outdoor play area, a garden bar, a pool table and games, Sky and TNT sport and a dog-friendly welcome. Live music nights run regularly and the pub holds its own Snake Fest. It is named after Harry 'Brusher' Mills, the New Forest snakecatcher born near Romsey in 1840.

5 out of 5

Very good

Rated 17 October 2025

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Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst, New Forest, SO42 7RL

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