HAPPENINGS 

Led by the Seasons

Scones, Butter & Jam
Nov
24

Scones, Butter & Jam

Perfect the essential British pastime, afternoon tea. Discover the secret to foolproof scones, learn to churn your own fresh butter, and prepare a seasonal fruit jam. Later, relax with a cup of English Breakfast, Earl Grey or Darjeeling - and your excellent afternoon tea - in the luxurious Baa Bar.

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Festive Instinctive Cook
Nov
28

Festive Instinctive Cook

The Instinctive Cook is Thyme's long-standing, flagship cookery class. The class begins with a walk to the kitchen gardens, harvesting whatever is in season and at its best. Cook a main course and a dessert along with an apéritif. Recipes are subject to seasonal availability but might include poppyseed blinis with cured salmon; gnocchi and crisp sage; chestnut, chocolate meringue roulade and a grenadine-based cocktail.

In the class, we explore the fundamentals of flavour to give guests the confidence to go beyond our recipes and cook instinctively with the season's best available produce, learning a variety of skills, tips and techniques along the way.

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Canapés & Apéritifs
Nov
29

Canapés & Apéritifs

Spend an hour-and-a-half with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with simple and delicious canapés. Recipes will change from week to week and are subject to seasonal availability. Come the summer months, pea-and-ricotta-topped crostini and a blackcurrant bellini might be on the menu. While in winter, there could be homemade gyoza alongside a citrus-based apéritif. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Olive Garden or Baa Bar.

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Festive Canapés & Apéritifs
Dec
6

Festive Canapés & Apéritifs

Impress your dinner guests this festive season with simple and delicious canapés. Suitable for festive parties - or Christmas Day itself - these seasonal recipes will inspire and delight. Recipes change class to class but might include potato scones with sour cream and smoked salmon or chard and feta filo parcels - alongside a sloe bellini or quince martini. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Baa Bar.

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Mince Pies
Dec
8

Mince Pies

Learn to make delicious mincemeat and a perfect short crust pastry with Thyme's top chefs.

Afterwards, take home your pastries to share, or enjoy in the relaxing Baa Bar (we recommend a dry sherry to go with).

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Festive Instinctive Cook
Dec
19

Festive Instinctive Cook

The Instinctive Cook is Thyme's long-standing, flagship cookery class. The class begins with a walk to the kitchen gardens, harvesting whatever is in season and at its best. Cook a main course and a dessert along with an apéritif. Recipes are subject to seasonal availability but might include poppyseed blinis with cured salmon; gnocchi and crisp sage; chestnut, chocolate meringue roulade and a grenadine-based cocktail.

In the class, we explore the fundamentals of flavour to give guests the confidence to go beyond our recipes and cook instinctively with the season's best available produce, learning a variety of skills, tips and techniques along the way.

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Festive Canapés & Apéritifs
Dec
20

Festive Canapés & Apéritifs

Impress your dinner guests this festive season with simple and delicious canapés. Suitable for festive parties - or Christmas Day itself - these seasonal recipes will inspire and delight. Recipes change from class to class but might include potato scones with sour cream and smoked salmon or chard and feta filo parcels - alongside a sloe bellini or quince martini. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Baa Bar.

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Scones, Butter & Jam
Dec
29

Scones, Butter & Jam

Perfect the essential British pastime, afternoon tea. Discover the secret to foolproof scones, learn to churn your own fresh butter, and prepare a seasonal fruit jam. Later, relax with a cup of English breakfast, earl grey or darjeeling - and your excellent afternoon tea - in the luxurious Baa Bar.

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Canapés & Apéritifs
Nov
22

Canapés & Apéritifs

Spend an hour-and-a-half with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with simple and delicious canapés. Recipes will change from week to week and are subject to seasonal availability. Come the summer months, pea-and-ricotta-topped crostini and a blackcurrant bellini might be on the menu. While in winter, there could be homemade gyoza alongside a citrus-based apéritif. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Olive Garden or Baa Bar.

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Studio Bust Pop-Up at the Meadow Spa
Nov
21

Studio Bust Pop-Up at the Meadow Spa

We’re delighted to be hosting a pop-up with Studio Bust at our Meadow Spa.

Studio Bust captures and celebrates the female form, creating sculptures with true likeness, immortalising a unique moment in time.

We have a limited number of hour-long appointments available to book now.

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The Swan Pub Quiz - November 17th
Nov
17

The Swan Pub Quiz - November 17th

It’s quiz night at The Swan, hosted by our owner and quizmaster, Jerry Hibbert.

Join us at 6.30pm on Sunday 17th November, with a choice of beef or mushroom bourguignon available from 7:00pm. The quiz will commence promptly at 8:00pm and is expected to conclude around 9:30pm.

We encourage guests to stay a little longer to enjoy a nightcap or two in good company. While the event is complimentary, we kindly ask that you reserve your table in advance.

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Victoria Sponge
Nov
17

Victoria Sponge

Learn to make a light yet moist sponge and a seasonal fruit jam in the Home Kitchen. Afterwards, take home your queen of cakes to share, or enjoy a slice in the relaxing Baa Bar (we recommend a cup of Earl Grey or a glass of Riesling).

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Canapés & Apéritifs
Nov
15

Canapés & Apéritifs

Spend an hour-and-a-half with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with simple and delicious canapés. Recipes will change from week to week and are subject to seasonal availability. Come the summer months, pea-and-ricotta-topped crostini and a blackcurrant bellini might be on the menu. While in winter, there could be homemade gyoza alongside a citrus-based apéritif. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Olive Garden or Baa Bar.

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Beautiful Biscuits
Nov
10

Beautiful Biscuits

Master Italian ricciarelli, a perfect chocolate chip or the cream-filled brandy snap in the Home Kitchen with the help of our skilled chefs. Take home your hard work and share with your friends or family, or feast on your cookies in the Baa Bar, where you can enjoy a cappuccino or glass of vin santo.

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Canapés & Aperitifs
Nov
8

Canapés & Aperitifs

Spend an hour-and-a-half with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with simple and delicious canapés. Recipes will change from week to week and are subject to seasonal availability. Come the summer months, pea-and-ricotta-topped crostini and a blackcurrant bellini might be on the menu. While in winter, there could be homemade gyoza alongside a citrus-based apéritif. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Olive Garden or Baa Bar.

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Country Houses for a new generation with Country Life
Nov
6

Country Houses for a new generation with Country Life

Country Life has invited four leading practitioners in the fields of architects, designers, contractors and suppliers to share their insight into the new demands on the English country house.

Join Andrew Inchley, a director of Yiangou architects, the interior designer Emma Sims- Hilditch, Tim Moulding, whose eponymous building firm was founded in 1798, and Edward Smith, a founding director of the bespoke British stone specialist Artorius Faber, in discussion with Country Life’s Executive Editor Giles Kime.

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Pickling & Preserving
Nov
3

Pickling & Preserving

Garden courgette pickle, bottled quince, harissa, tayberry jam... learn how to make two of the very finest seasonal preserves in this hour-and-a-half class in the Home Kitchen. Enjoy at home after class or gift to a friend.

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Canapés & Apéritifs
Nov
1

Canapés & Apéritifs

Spend an hour-and-a-half with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with simple and delicious canapés. Recipes will change from week to week and are subject to seasonal availability. Come the summer months, pea-and-ricotta-topped crostini and a blackcurrant bellini might be on the menu. While in winter, there could be homemade gyoza alongside a citrus-based apéritif. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Olive Garden or Baa Bar.

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Instinctive Cook
Oct
31

Instinctive Cook

The Instinctive Cook is Thyme's long-standing, flagship cookery class. The class begins with a walk to the kitchen gardens, harvesting whatever is in season and at its best. Cook a main course and a dessert along with a fruit cordial (to enjoy with a glass of English champagne). Recipes are subject to seasonal availability but might include: cherry and rose cordial, chard and ricotta ravioli with crispy sage butter followed by a raspberry meringue roulade. 

In the class, we explore the fundamentals of flavour to give guests the confidence to go beyond our recipes and cook instinctively with the season's best available produce, learning a variety of skills, tips and techniques along the way.

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Eclairs
Oct
27

Eclairs

Spend an afternoon in the Home Kitchen learning the art of the much-loved classic French pastry, the éclair. In one-hour-and-a-half, master perfect choux, rich creme pâtissière and chocolate sauce. After class, enjoy your eclair in the Baa Bar with coffee or a cocktail.

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Canapés & Apéritifs
Oct
25

Canapés & Apéritifs

Spend an hour-and-a-half with top Thyme chefs and learn to forever impress your dinner guests with simple and delicious canapés. Recipes will change from week to week and are subject to seasonal availability. Come the summer months, pea-and-ricotta-topped crostini and a blackcurrant bellini might be on the menu. While in winter, there could be homemade gyoza alongside a citrus-based apéritif. Following the class, enjoy your canapés and apéritif in the Olive Garden or Baa Bar.

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