Autumn Winter 2019 Calendar of Events

Throughout the year we run a programme of 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 forthcoming events or click here for our calendar. 

Be the first to know what's coming up - email us here with your details so we can keep in touch. 

Valentine's Dinner

14 February 2020

Our intimate restaurant is perfect for a romantic, candlelit dinner and our chefs have created a delicious, five-course Tasting Menu, with St. Valentine's Day in mind.  Check with reception for our 2020 Valentine's weekend packages. We recommend early booking to avoid disappointment.

To make a date, give us a ring! 01432 356321

Pre-Cheltenham Evening with Peter Scudamore MBE

08 March 2020

Our annual Pre-Cheltenham Evening with Peter Scudamore MBE and his panel of experts who will discuss and debate the Runners and Riders at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival. 

Tickets: £35 including two course dinner and a glass of Wye Valley’s Butty Bach or wine.               

Stay the night from £155 including full English breakfast 

About an hour’s drive from Castle House, the Cheltenham National Hunt Festival is from Tuesday, 12th to Friday, 15th March.  Base yourself at Castle House with Bed & Breakfast from £155 for two per night.

Mother’s Day Lunch

22 March 2020

The special day, when you can thank the mother or special person in your life by treating them to a delicious Castle House Sunday Lunch.

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

Lunch will be served from 12pm to 2pm

Easter Flower Workshop with Debbie Coplans

08 April 2020

Debbie Coplans, owner of Beehive Florist in Hereford and our In-House florist, will show how to make a beautiful Easter garland and arrangement, using an assortment of fresh spring flowers. Afterwards, we'll all have a delicious two-course lunch in the restaurant.  An ideal Easter present!

Ticket: £55 including class, all materials, flower arrangements, two-course lunch and coffee. 

Easter Sunday Lunch

12 April 2020

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

Hay Literary Festival

21 May 2020 -31 May 2020

Established in 1987, the Hay Festival brings readers and writers together to share stories and ideas in sustainable events around the world. The festivals inspire, examine and entertain, inviting participants to imagine the world as it is and as it might be. Nobel Prize-winners and novelists, scientists and politicians, historians and musicians talk with audiences in a dynamic exchange of ideas from Hay to Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Spain and Denmark.  www.hayfestival.com. 

Stay for Hay from £155 for two including full English Breakfast

Father's Day

21 June 2020

Time to spoil the father, grandfather or husband in your life and invite him to a delicious three course traditional Sunday lunch in the restaurant, with all the trimmings.

Three-course lunch: £28
Children under 12: £15

Abergavenny Food Festival

19 September 2020 -20 September 2020

Abergavenny Food Festival enjoys an exceptional reputation as a place for chefs, food businesses, journalists, farmers and food producers to come together. It is well known for being an inclusive and welcoming event.  It has an outstanding programme of activities, including product tastings, kids’ activities, masterclasses, hands-on cookery lessons and topical debates, and provides the inside track on food issues, offers new ideas about the future of food and showcases rising stars emerging from the industry.

The Festival prides itself on transforming the way people think about food; challenging and promoting new ideas, pushing the boundaries of current thinking and encouraging people to look differently at where their food comes from.  Follow the festival here.

Stay at Castle House from £155 for two including full English Breakfast. Abergavenny is about a 30 minute drive or easily accessed by rail from Hereford Station.