Themed Lunch & Dining Experiences

Wine Appreciation Lunches

Throughout 2013

Wine Appreciation Lunches are hosted by our sommelier David Borwick and offer a light hearted approach to the world of wine, exploring the topical issues of the day. The event starts at 12 noon with a talk and tasting, followed by a two course lunch.  £40 per guest.

Themes for 2013 are :

9th March  From the Alps to Africa – wines from the length of Italy

21st April  Too hot, too cold or just right? - Goldilocks and the right temperature for wine

19th May Wine for Grass – aromatic wines and asparagus

9th June Perfect Wines for Summer – with Yorkshire Vintners

22nd June A Rose by Any Other Name – delightful pink wines

13th July And breathe! – Is decanting worth it?

28th July Turning Back the Years -  vertical tasting of the same wines in different vintages

21st September Wine for Fur – Syrah and Shiraz for venison

19th October Brace Yourselves – fortified sherry, madeira, port

16th November Wine for Feathers - Pinot Noir for partridge and pheasant

Celebration Lunches

14th May-14th June: Asparagus
16th July-16th August: Walled Garden
20th August-4th October: Grouse
29th Oct-29th Nov: Partridge & Pheasant

For 2013, Simon Crannage continues with his three course lunch menus that champion the local produce sourced from the hotel’s walled garden or from the Swinton Estate, and celebrate the arrival of the produce with each season.

Guests receive a gift at the end of the lunch, either flowers from the garden or a foodie gift made using Swinton ingredients, and guests are welcome to take a stroll in the grounds and around the walled garden at their leisure.

£25.95 per person, advance booking required
(Sunday Lunch excluded).

Garden Lunches

16th April, 13th, 20th & 21st May, 24th June, 15th, 22nd & 23rd July, 5th & 20th August

Join the celebrated gardener Susan Cunliffe-Lister for a two course lunch, garden talk over coffee and then a guided tour of the grounds. Each lunch is themed on either the parkland and lakes or the walled garden. The parkland lunches concentrate on the restoration of the landscape and the planting programme in the grounds. Susan will give an insight into her gardening style, and guests will be given a tour up to the parkland to view the daffodils or rhododendrons and azaleas.

The menus for the walled garden lunches will include several ingredients from the garden, with recipe cards from our chef Simon Crannage. Susan will explain her choice of produce, with tips for cultivation and harvesting.

£35 per person (includes a two course lunch, coffee, talk and guided tour). The lunch starts at 12.30 with coffee in the Drawing Room which then leads in to lunch.

Orchid Lunch

“How to keep the Blooming Things Alive and Flowering”
14th April & 1st December

Join Ray Creek of Ray Creek Orchids for a talk about orchids, the varieties that he grows and the growing conditions that they thrive in. This is followed by a two course lunch and an opportunity to buy orchids from Ray’s display.

£35 per person, includes a talk and two course lunch, and a gift of an orchid for each guest. The event starts with a talk at 11.30 which then leads in to lunch.

Deerhouse Dining

24th August & 14th September 2013

For those who are looking for something really out of this world, this event is perfect for the intrepid diner.

Join us at our restored Deerhouse in the Parkland, for an alfresco barbecue dinner. Sensational food is served to you by our chef at your table, tasting all the better for being outdoors, with candlelight, a starlit sky and a blazing fire to work their magic.

What better way to relax and soak up the atmosphere of a dreamy English summer’s evening.

£35 per person : includes Pimms on arrival and a two course meal. Bookings for tables of a minimum of four (or mixed tables for bookings of 1-3 guests). Warm clothing and footwear highly recommended, as the evening turns cool after sunset. This is a rustic experience, with uneven ground surrounding the deerhouse – please take care on arrival and departure.

Falconry Display Lunches

Join our falconer, Sophie Abbott, for a talk and presentation about falconry, reputed to be the oldest sport in the world, and the birds of prey that are in her care here at our Bird of Prey Centre. A two course lunch is then followed by a 45 minute breathtaking falconry display, as the owls, hawks and falcons are flown in the grounds, demonstrating their manouevres, flying speeds and abilities.

£95.00 per couple, including flying display and two course lunch. Bookings can be taken throughout the year, subject to availability. Warm clothing recommended for the outdoor display.

The Glorious Grouse

Thursday 15th August

Join us to celebrate the beginning of the Game Season, with grouse sourced from the moorland on Swinton Estate and seasonal produce (both wild and cultivated) from the parkland and walled garden.

The black-tie evening starts with pre-dinner champagne, and dinner is served with fine wine carefully selected to complement each dish, and introduced by wine merchant James Goodhart of Bon Coeur Fine Wines

£65 per person, including wine