Activities at Lainston House
Kitchen
Confidential
Three bespoke cooking challenges, woodfired, bake-off and Thai for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re able to surpass yourself at ‘the pass’ or have never stepped foot in the kitchen before.
We can accommodate groups of up to 24 willing delegates, perfect for team building or client entertaining! Pairing up, you’ve got two hours to get technical, following a recipe to create your masterpiece ready for judging. Our favourite challenges are a red velvet cake (decorated in your brand colours) and a croquembouche (mini profiteroles tower). When the time is up who will be crowned the ultimate bakers and get the boss’s handshake?!
If you’ve an enthusiasm for fusion flavours, spice things up with our Thai class.
Woodfired cooking is the hot ticket at the moment. Perfect the traditional woodfired margherita pizza by pairing up to make the pizza dough and prepare the toppings, before baking your creations in our very own woodfired ovens! As your pizza dough proves, learn to create the classic tiramisu dessert from scratch. Our company cooking experiences take place in Season cookery school or the Kitchen Garden.
What’s the benefit?
Preparing food as a therapeutic exercise is known as culinary therapy, therapeutic cooking, and culinary mindfulness. The practice develops patience, reinforces organisational skills and boosts confidence from creating a dish from scratch to serving platter. Not to mention it’s enormous fun!
What you need
Our cooking classes can be indoor or outdoor and can last for 2-3 hours either morning or afternoon.
Lainston House Winchester, Hampshire Heathrow Airport 50 mins London Waterloo 70 mins 50 bedrooms 8 event spaces Max capacity 166
Award winning dining Season cookery school 63 acres for activities
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Nature immersion
An experience designed to take your team on a mindful journey to improve their health and happiness both at work and in their personal lives.
This nature immersion experience has evolved from the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku; to bathe your senses in the atmosphere of the forest to combat stress in the workplace. The practice is proven to have long-lasting physiological benefits and is in the process of achieving ‘green prescription’ status within the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.
Lainston House’s open expanse offers the perfect place to reconnect with nature and follow the guided meditation, gentle naturethemed activities, and group reflections which the experience entails. You can detox from the digital within the 63-acre estate, and its historic and noted beauty hotspots such as our scenic mile long avenue of lime trees, 600-year-old Holm Oak, 1000-year-old chapel and our very own apple orchard which features over 20 heritage varieties.
There is a balance of solitude and companionship; some activities are solo and others in pairs or with your entire group. Your experiences are selected on the day to best suit the location, weather and season and include activities such as mindful photography, creating land art using natural materials or interacting with water if it’s a rainy day. The 3-hour nature immersion experience features 5 or 6 activities.
What’s the benefit? Teaching ways in which you can slow down, take a break from the busyness of life, and find inner calm and mental clarity, to leave with a sense of peace and creativity.
What you need Mindfulness can be achieved come rain or shine, with your nature immersion experiences based on the weather. As such, you will need to bring extra layers to keep warm as well as waterproofs. There will also be some sitting or lying down, so you’re welcome to bring your own yoga mats if preferred, or we have exercise mats available for your comfort during the experience.
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Winchester, Hampshire
Heathrow Airport
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Waterloo
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bedrooms
event spaces
Max capacity 166
Award winning dining
cookery school
acres for activities
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Test Valley fishing
A rare opportunity for to experience the best of fishing in the South of England whether you’re a novice or expert.
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What you need
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Lainston House
winning dining
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Season cookery school 63 acres for activities
Tree climbing
A
truly unique experience introducing you to hours of exhilarating tree climbing
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the opportunity to undertake the climb to the summit on two rope systems
All safety equipment, including gloves and helmets are provided. We just ask that you wear sturdy footwear and comfortable clothing
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Tipples tastings & masterclasses
Fancy learning how to create the perfect cocktail, or enjoy some out of work conversation and wine tasting?
Cocktail making demonstration
Ever wondered how to make the perfect Martini? Join our award winning bar team and discover the secrets of creating fabulous cocktails. Either purely watch the masters at work and then sample the results during your drinks reception or have a go at making different cocktails yourself
Pick your own pimms
Join us in The Kitchen Garden to experience tranquillity on our Hampshire estate. Wander between the beds and get ready to pick the ripest and juiciest fruits we have to offer. Bar staff will be on hand to help as you pick mint and strawberries for your delicious Pimms
Wine tasting
For each guided wine tasting we will start with an introduction to the wines which includes how to taste by sight, nose and palette. It can be made into a competition, or just for fun
Cheese tasting
Learn the correct order in which to eat this delectable food as well as the process of how it’s made
Lainston House Winchester, Hampshire Heathrow Airport 50 mins London Waterloo 70 mins 50 bedrooms 8 event spaces Max capacity 20
Award winning dining Season cookery school 63 acres for activities
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Outdoor pursuits
Explore our 63 acres of Hampshire countryside, complete with kitchen garden and mile-long avenue of lime trees
Clay pigeon shooting and archery
your skills
activity field
own personal instructor.
a host of
Walking, running and bike trails
licensed
available from our reception
length routes
running or cycling.
also available at reception
Croquet and giant games
enjoy a
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Award winning dining
cookery school
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game of Jenga, Connect Four or Croquet whilst we serve drinks on the terrace? Lainston House Winchester, Hampshire Heathrow Airport 50 mins London Waterloo 70 mins 50 bedrooms 8 event spaces
Season
63 acres for activities
01276 478476 meetings@exclusive.co.uk