£40 per adult
£50 per adult (including half a bottle of Albury Vineyard Classic Cuvee)
Seasonally and wildly inspired seafood menu
Folkington’s Elderflower Presse
Beautiful location to enjoy your picnic
Acoustic Set by Rebecca Riedtmann and Tom Moth
Albury Vineyard Classic Cuvee Sparkling Wine (optional)
We’ll be celebrating the delights of the deep with a feast enjoyed by the lake on the Priory Farm Estate, in collaboration with Veasey & Sons Fishmongers Forest Row.
Prepared by our team from the finest locally and seasonally inspired produce, your picnic hamper will include a selection of delights celebrating the finest & freshest seafood and fish from British shores.
Enjoy a bottle of Albury Vineyard Classic Cuvee, our favourite local sparkling wine, whilst enjoying an al-fresco acoustic set by the very talented Rebecca Riedtmann and Tom Moth. Rebecca Riedtmann writes and plays enchanting Americana and soulful blues, performed with a smokey delivery. She is joined by the unique harp playing of Tom Moth from the world-conquering Florence + The Machine. Together they combine to create an atmospheric duo performing a mix of familiar and original songs in their own magical style.
Once your picnics have been served, you are free to spend the evening with us in our tranquil setting, and when it is time to head home stroll back to the car park (gates close at 10:00pm).
We can’t wait to welcome you as you reunite with family and friends.
Hot Smoked Potted Trout | Sesame Beet Leaf “Seaweed”
Selection of Olives, Anchovies and Artichokes
Nettle and Crab Tart | Wild Garlic Seed Capers
Beetroot, Horseradish and Caraway Cured Pollack | Cornichons and Pink Pickled Onions
Smoked Duck | Wild Cherry Chutney
Crayfish Noodle Salad | Green Sweet Chilli
Fennel, Apple and Walnut Slaw
Homemade Sourdough Crackers
Chalk Hills Rye Bread
Chocolate Cherry Plum Rye Cookies
Our menus are best suited for flexible, adventurous eaters with a strong focus on seasonally and locally inspired ingredients, including wild and foraged foods sourced from nature’s larder.
There are no vegetarian options available for this event.
Please bring your own picnic blankets as seating is not provided.
Social distancing, enhanced hygiene measures, specific risk assessments and careful management of our team are just a few of the measures we are taking. You can find out more about our policy and measures here. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Arrival times will be staggered, to ensure a relaxing experience with plenty of space for our guests and our team.
In accordance with social distancing regulations, each picnic spot will be spaced at least 2 metres apart.
We invite you to come in groups who are comfortable with eating together. As per current government guidelines, outdoor gatherings are limited to members of any 2 households (or support bubbles), or a group of at most 6 people from any number of households.
Our Picnic hampers are based on a minimum of 2 adults.
The menu will be portioned according to the number of people in the booking, please note the menu is designed for sharing.
Under 5’s go free if not eating, please be sure to purchase a ticket for any child who will be eating. You are also welcome to bring additional snacks for babies and toddlers. Children under 12 will receive a half portion of food.
The event will be run by our small team, who will be wearing face masks and maintaining at least a 1 metre distance from our guests.
Our picnic spot is a 5 minute walk from our Parking area. Toilet facilities are available a 5 minute walk from the picnic spot.
Instructions on how to find us and where to park, will be sent to you at least 72 hours prior to the event via email.
The event will take place outside. The event will only be postponed in the event of extremely wet weather. Please note tickets to our picnic events are non-refundable, however if an event is cancelled due to extremely wet weather, your ticket will be transferable to be redeemed against any event in our diary within the following 6 months.
If you have any dietary requirements, please be sure to check the above event details and our policy, and get in touch prior to booking your seats.
If an event is showing as fully booked, please add your name to our Waiting List, and we’ll be sure to get in touch if any further tickets are made available.
Are you gifting this experience to a family or friend?
Once you’ve booked your seats, we have a selection of Gift Options available:
Our personalised printed gift vouchers help you deliver the gift of your Salt Box experience with a hand-printed voucher.
Perfect alongside a Cookery Course Experience Gift Voucher, includes a selection of signature Salt Box items plus a Gift Voucher.
The Salt Box is a celebration of seasonal food and open-fire cookery through the coming together of people beneath the trees, creating delicious food from nature’s humble ingredients. We celebrate locally sourced and wild ingredients through our wide range of courses and dining events, in the great outdoors surrounded by crackling fires.
Our Woodland Glen is a 5 minute walk from our car-park, with an uphill section.
Pop us a message if you have any questions.
