Lakeside Picnics

Join us for a summer’s picnic
here on the beautiful Priory Farm Estate.
More than ever, we are all keen to reconnect with our family and friends – indulging in delicious food and drink in the great outdoors. After a leisurely walk from our barn through the beautiful meadows here on the Priory Farm Estate, we’ll guide you to a beautiful spot for a picnic feast.
Prepared by our team from the finest locally and seasonally inspired produce, your picnic hamper will include a selection of sweet and savoury delights for you to share with your group, along with a couple of Folkington’s Presse drinks.
Keen to join us as a family?
Children are most welcome to join us on our Lakeside Picnics. We appreciate that our picnics may not be to every child’s tastes, therefore parents are welcome to bring food for the little ones. We kindly ask for a contribution of £2.50 per child to attend – think of it as corkage for children!
Once your picnics have been served, you are free to spend a relaxing few hours with us in our tranquil setting, and when it is time to head home stroll down the hill back to the car park.




What's Included
- Seasonally and Wildly Inspired Picnic, featuring a selection of savoury and sweet delights
- Folkington’s Presse
- Corkage / Bring-Your-Own-Drinks (Glasses Provided)
- Beautiful location to enjoy your picnic here on the Priory Farm Estate
- Optional Extra | Wild Cocktail Hamper
Meat & Fish Menu
Slow Roast Porchetta
w/ Chilli Jam
Tempus Cured Meat
Hot Smoked Trout
Charred Isle of Wight Tomatoes, Burratini, Wild Herb Oil
Fennel, Apple and Candied Walnut Slaw
House Pickles
Homemade Focaccia
Cherry Plum and White Chocolate Doughtnuts
Folkington’s Sparkling Presse
Still Water
Vegetarian Menu
Charred Pepper and Nettle Frittata
Courgette and Parmesan Fritters
w/ Chilli Jam
Beetroot Carpaccio
Charred Isle of Wight Tomatoes, Burratini, Wild Herb Oil
Fennel, Apple and Candied Walnut Slaw
House Pickles
Homemade Focaccia
Cherry Plum and White Chocolate Doughtnuts
Folkington’s Sparkling Presse
Still Water
At our Summer Picnics we offer two options: a Meat & Fish picnic and a Vegetarian Picnic.
Each picnic is designed for 2 guests to share.
Due to the nature of our events and in order to uphold high-quality standards we are unable to cater for any additional dietary requirements at our Summer picnic events.
Wild Cocktail Hamper
Enjoy two of our favourite wildly inspired cocktails from our friends at Buck and Birch. Each hamper is designed for 2 and includes 2 cocktails per person. Cocktail glasses and ice provided.
Please note the Wild Cocktail Hamper is an optional extra, to be selected upon checkout.
A typically wild twist on the classic Pornstar martini, this tropical tasting cocktail combines Amarosa, woodruff vodka, hawthorn syrup and sea buckthorn. juice. The ingredients may all be from Scotland but this little number will transport you straight to a Caribbean paradise.
Amarosa Rosehip Rum | Woodruff Vodka |
Hawthorn Syrup | Sea Buckthorn
Beautifully light and refreshing, this cocktail is a celebration of the humble dandelion. Dandelion wine, birch caramel vodka, and sweet dandelion jam combined with apple juice and a touch of citrus for the perfect summer sipper. – a drop of golden sunshine.
Dandelion Wine | Ana Birch Syrup Caramel Liqueur
Dandelion Jam | Apple | Citrus

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Our Food
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.

About Us
Sustainably minded cooks dedicated to curating unique Feasts Over Fire and Cookery Workshops
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.