Christmas & New Year Party Information at Lower Buckton Guest House

House Parties at Lower Buckton for Christmas & New Year 2010/11 - It's never too soon to book!

Stay, wine and dine at Lower Buckton for three days over either Christmas or New Year. Join your hosts, Carolyn & Henry, for a traditional Christmas or celebratory New Year and enjoy the very best of local seasonal foods, hospitality and warmth.

Three Night Christmas Break 2010
Friday 24th, Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th December

Arrive on Friday 24th December, Christmas Eve, in time for Afternoon Tea and cakes in the Drawing Room before a roaring fire. Lower Buckton Cocktails and Canapés are served before a four course Gourmet Dinner in the candle lit Dining Room with log fire blazing, silver gleaming and crystal shining. Midnight Mass is celebrated at St Barnabas Church, Brampton Bryan for those who wish to attend.

Fire Dog!

On Christmas Day, Breakfast on fresh Apple Juice and smoked fish kedgeree. There is a Carol Service at St Barnabas, Brampton Bryan. Coffee and homemade biscuits at mid-morning and Champagne & Canapés at present-opening with a traditional Christmas Feast served in the afternoon. Christmas Cake & Cold Buffet supper to round off the evening.

On Boxing Day, Sunday morning, Breakfast on local sausages and home-cured bacon, spend the day relaxing in front of a roaring log-fire dipping into Christmas books or walk off the cobwebs across the fields. Return for afternoon Tea and cakes followed by four courses at Dinner.

Depart after breakfast on Monday 27th December 2010.

You may fancy heading off into Ludlow or Knighton where the Fox Hounds will meet. A truly, rural and spectacular sight attracting 1000's of supporters both on foot and mounted. In Ludlow, Morris Dancers entertain in the streets and the traditional Tug of War between old adversaries The Bull Hotel and The Feathers Hotel takes place across Corve Street. Cheer on the teams and enjoy a seasonal drink in either of the bars!

£3000.00 for three nights, inclusive of meals & drinks as above for six/eight adults. You are welcome to bring any other wines etc.

To book call Carolyn or Henry on 01547 540 532 or email.

The Dining Room at Lower Buckton

The Sitting Room at Lower Buckton

Three Night New Year Break 2010/11
Thursday 30th, Friday 31st December 2010 & Saturday 1st January 2011
Arrive on Thursday 30th December in time for Afternoon Tea in front of a blazing log fire in the Drawing Room. Lower Buckton Cocktails and Canapés are served before the Dinner in the candlelit Dining Room with fire blazing, silver gleaming and crystal shining.

On New Year’s Eve Thursday morning, Breakfast on scrambled free-range eggs with home-cured trout Gravadlax. Maybe have a ramble across the fields through the Parish. Return for Afternoon Tea with cakes and time to relax before pre-prandial Cocktails and Canapés. No less than Seven Courses for a Gourmet Feast which will be followed by Champagne & fire-works at Mid-night.

New Year's Day Saturday 1st January 2011, after breakfasting on free-range eggs, local sausages and home-cured bacon use the day to further explore the area or just curl up with a Christmas book. Another Gourmet Dinner following Cocktails and Canapes in the evening to round off the holiday.

Depart on Sunday 2nd January 2011 after a leisurely breakfast and maybe a farewell walk and if you’ve time, a last coffee before departure. £3000.00 for three nights, inclusive of meals & drinks as above for six/eight adults. You are welcome to bring any other wines etc.

To book call Carolyn or Henry on 01547 540 532 or email.

A typical LOWER BUCKTON New Year’s Eve Dinner

Lower Buckton Cocktails were served with Hot Leek Pastries

The creamy Soup was made from Henry’s home-grown Beetroot with Coriander and Shropshire Brown Bread sautéed in Olive Oil flavoured with Dill & Lemon Grass

The Fish Course was a salad of Curly Kale, picked from the vegetable garden at dusk, drizzled with honey, balsamic & olive oil dressing and layered with a Home-cured Gravadlax of organic Salmon

Warm home-made Soda Bread and Herefordshire Butter

Henry carved a Roasted Leg of Lower Buckton’s home-reared free-range Berkshire Pork at the table. It was accompanied by a Stuffing of Berkshire pork sausage-meat, Buckton Apples & Onions, home-dried Worcestershire raisins!

All the Vegetables were grown in Lower Buckton’s Kitchen Garden
Roast Potatoes & Parsnips; Sautéed Squash with garlic & fennel seeds Steamed Carrots & Green Beans; Leeks in Cheese Sauce

Lower Buckton’s Special Quince Jelly aided digestion!

Refreshing Gin & Tonic Jellies cleared the palates before moving onto cheese………

A platter of local Cheeses with Deepwood-Damson Chutney & homemade Oatcakes was passed around the table while Carolyn slaved in the kitchen assembling the puddings………..

Brown sugar Meringues with home-grown Raspberries and Almond Caramel with lashings of Organic Jersey Cream from the cows ‘down the road’

The pen-ultimate course was a Savoury of Scotch Woodcock……….

and then followed Lavazza coffee and Carolyn’s homemade Chocolates for those still with space to fill

Sparklers & Big Ben herald in the New Year with a not very harmonious rendition of auld lang syne to almost raise the roof!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

Lower Buckton - Any Excuse to take a break.