food & drink
GET-TOGETHER AT WOOLLEY GRANGE
The beautiful setting of WOOLLEY GRANGE HOTEL is perfect for a meet up with family and friends this Christmastime. Dean Westcar is the new Head Chef. A semi-finalist on BBC Masterchef: The Professionals and a previous Head Chef at Restaurant Hywel Jones, Lucknam Park, he sure knows his onions! Using homegrown vegetables from the hotel’s extensive gardens where possible and other ingredients of local provenance, Dean’s menus offer freshness and finely balanced flavours.
The stunning manor house
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here’s something rather magical about Woolley Grange over the festive period. As you enter you are greeted by the sight of this beautiful Jacobean manor house and gardens. Warm lights and cosy log fires draw you in from the cold and friendly staff welcome you in as though you were an old friend come to visit. Here you can feel both completely at home and utterly spoilt! This year the hotel is offering a choice of three festive menus for private groups. Priced at £25, £32 or £40 per person for a three course lunch or dinner, they include sumptuous starters such as crispy Southview Farm egg, cheddar cheese custard, smoked Wiltshire ham hock or wild mushroom, tarragon, hazelnut, black garlic and truffle on sourdough; mouthwatering mains such as
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Kelly Bronze Springate turkey with apricot and chestnut stuffing and all the trimmings or barbequed gilt head sea bream, green beans, potato purée, brown shrimp, herb salsa; and delicious desserts, such as Christmas pudding parfait, orange, blackcurrant sorbet or “XOCOL8” dark chocolate, blackberry, lemon mille-feuille. There is a vegan option on each menu and, with prior notice, all special diets can be catered for. Dean Westcar
There is a choice of selecting one of the hotel’s private dining rooms for groups of 8-22 people or, for smaller gatherings, eating in the hotel restaurant. To book, please email events@woolleygrangehotel.co.uk or call 01225 864705. • woolleygrangehotel.co.uk
"This year the hotel is offering a choice of three festive menus for private groups. Priced at £25, £32 or £40 per person for a three course lunch or dinner"
