Spring Summer 2019 Calendar of Events

Throughout the year we run a programme of exciting events, from food and wine dinners to interesting talks and workshops. Join us for a day learning how to paint on fine china, make a floral or festive wreath, an evening finding out all about crossing Antarctica or hear fascinating anecdotes from guest speakers that in the past have included Larry Lamb, Nicholas Parsons CBE, Jim Carter and Prue Leith OBE.  Scroll down to see our forthcoming events or Download our Calendar of Events Spring/Summer 2019 here

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Easter Sunday Lunch

21 April 2019

We shall be serving our traditional Herefordshire roast lunch, with all the trimmings. After lunch our little guests are invited to hunt for some Easter eggs.

Three-course lunch: £30 Children under 12: £15

Our normal menu will be served on Monday Bank Holiday

FRESH SEAFOOD EVENING

03 May 2019

Our Head Chef Gabor Katona will create a delicious menu to include crab and lobster freshly caught by our friends the Favis family in Salcombe from sustainable UK waters. Booking essential!

Three-course dinner £55  SOLD OUT - NEW DATE TO BE ARRANGED SOON

The Ice Maiden Speaketh!

09 May 2019

In January 2018, aged 29, Zanna Baker was one of the Ice Maiden team of 6 women that became the first all-female team to cross Antarctica unassisted, using muscle-power alone. Pulling sledges and battling temperatures of -50°C and wind speeds of over 60mph, the team completed the 1704km distance in just over 61 days - the first team to do the crossing with no prior polar experience.

A Regional Advisor for the British Army, Zanna has travelled extensively and it was a two-month mountaineering and scientific expedition to South Georgia and the Falkland Islands with the British Exploring Society, when she was 18, that inspired her to try for the team. She says “Having never been the fittest or the fastest in life, I firmly believe that doing something extraordinary is possible for everyone, and that we should never underestimate our abilities”.

Zanna will talk about and show photographs from her historic Ice Maiden Expedition across Antarctica 

Talk and two-course dinner £40  7pm

Supper and Summer Music by Candlelight at Hereford Cathedral

06 June 2019

WITH EX CATHEDRA CONSORT, CONDUCTED BY JEFFREY SKIDMORE

Book a two-course, pre-concert supper at Castle House and then walk to Hereford Cathedral for a programme of ‘joyous music for a magical midsummer evening, performed by the glow of candles at dusk. This atmospheric sequence of words and music is inspired by four centuries of seasonal music – a counterpart to the company’s Christmas by Candlelight. This is a concert that will send you home singing of summertime.’ Performed without an interval, the concert will end at approximately 9.45pm

Two-course supper and Concert ticket (reserved seating) £40 per person.

Supper 6.30pm Concert 8.30pm

Stay the night at Castle House from £155

River Voices - Extraordinary Stories and Photographs from the Wye

27 June 2019

Historian, journalist and local author Marsha O’Mahony’s book River Voices is filled with stories of the Wye told through the words and photographs of those who have known the river all their lives – ferrymen, boat and bridge builders, rowers, swimmers, anglers, poachers, river bailiffs, otter hunters and more.

Marsha will talk about the amazing people she met and show some wonderful photographs, some never seen before. She will be signing copies of her book which will be available for £10.

Talk, slideshow and two-course lunch £35

Jazz Night with The Hannah Lockerman Band

04 July 2019

A favourite band with guests and our staff, The Hannah Lockerman Band will entertain us again with its broad repertoire of jazz and blues from such luminaries as Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, Nina Simone and Diana Krall, delivering modern treatments of their classics, with its own unique sound and individual talent.

Ticket: £55 includes three-course dinner with cocktail & canapés on arrival and some hot jazz!

Festive Wreathmaking Workshops 11th, 12th and 13th December 2019

11 December 2019 -13 December 2019

Debbie Coplans is one of Herefordshire’s most innovative and talented florists. She creates beautiful floral themes for weddings, private parties and functions all over the country. She will demonstrate how to create a festive wreath for a door or table, or perhaps a garland for a mantelpiece or bannisters. Using fresh foliage, berries, cones and fresh winter flowers, Debbie will guide you through the process so you have something beautiful to take home. Always fun, the workshop and festive lunch is especially enjoyable to do with a group of friends.

Workshop: £60 includes all materials, two-course festive lunch and coffees

Time: 10.30am until 3.30pm