The Lantern Community is situated fifteen minutes walk from the nearest town of Ringwood, which has a good variety of shops and recreational facilities. We are on a direct bus route both to Poole and Bournemouth. There are many places to visit in the locality both of natural and historic interest and we are close to the coast and the New Forest. We are a part of the Sheiling Trust and share a 40 acre estate with the Sheiling School for children and adolescents with a learning disability. Sturts Farm, which is four miles away, provides biodynamic vegetables, meat and dairy produce. The Ringwood Waldorf School for mainstream education is also one of our neighbours.

The Lantern Community offers adults with a learning disability (Companions) the possibility to contribute and partake in a mutually supportive environment, where there are opportunities for meaningful work suited to each individual's needs, interest and choice. There are approximately fifty five people in the Lantern each living in equal relationship with others.