Another few months pass Newick Park Hotel & Restaurant and
before you know it we’ve waved goodbye to the summer and are now welcoming the
winter as we watch the Autumn leaves fly away in the blustery wind.
About the staff
and behind the scenes:
Whitney our Head Gardener is busy working in the walled
garden preparing the bulbs and seeds in the polytunnel, pruning the plants and
turning the soil once more
Steve our Estate Manager is busy with his shoot parties and
we are on shoot number three after a very successful couple of events recently.
Let’s hope it continues.
Thanks to Steve and the ‘guns’, Chris, our Head Chef had
plenty of birds to prep for the Game Dinner that was hosted by the hotel last
week. We were fully booked months in advance and are already half full again
for Friday 15th November 2013. So if you want to book a table you
might want to think about it sooner rather than later. The event is a four
course dinner with coffee and petit fours and you also have the opportunity to
speak to Chris and Steve on the evening. Tickets are available at £40.00 per
person and bedrooms start at a mere £125.00 Bed and Breakfast (this is a
special price for our events only).
Chris was delighted to accept the request of being ‘the face’
of the Steamer Trading Cookshop in Lewes http://www.steamer.co.uk/locations/lewes
which gives him any excuse to go and purchase products from the store. So if
he’s not in the kitchen you may see him down there!
Chris is also enjoying his regular slot on the local radio
station Uckfield 105FM. Every fortnight at 10.00am Chris chats with the
resident DJ and talks about all things culinary, so for tips and advice please
tune in. He will be on the radio on Thursday 29th November 2012.
The hotel were delighted to walk away with the Best Hotel/Restaurant Award at the local Uckfield Business Awards. Our trophy can be found sitting pride of place in our lounge area. Our thanks go to all the staff for all their incredible work and achievements this year.
Onto the hotel:
As the season for English fruit and vegetables are
diminishing from the walled garden we are sourcing a lot more of our produce
from the local area, although we are receiving a bumper crop of Jerusalem
artichokes at the moment.
The other week we attended the Uckfield Business Awards
dinner at the East Sussex National Golf Club and were delighted to accept the
award for Best Hotel/Restaurant in the region. We have placed this beautiful
trophy in our main lounge areas for all to see.
Christmas is hot on our heels and with selling out the
Christmas Party nights within a matter of weeks for the 7th and 21st
December we have added an additional night for 20th December. A
fun and festive evening to be had by all! This event includes a glass of
sparkling wine, a 3 course dinner with dancing until 1am.
Christmas is also fully booked in the hotel, however Boxing
Day still has some availability with a fantastic offer to tempt you to stay the
night too, and why not – after an exhausting couple of weeks beforehand who
wouldn’t want some chill out time?
This morning Chef was discussing his festive afternoon teas
and with the words cinnamon biscuits, tangerine tarts and cherry scones to name
but a few. Full Afternoon Tea is available at £17.50 per person but must be booked in advance as all food is cooked
freshly on the premises.
We are already looking forward to a fun filled New Year.
Dates have gone in the diary for our Events List and we’ve signed ourselves up
for a Wedding Fayre at Bluewater in Kent from 8-10 February to which we hope to
see you there should you be proposing this year or next or even if you fancy
booking the hotel for an exclusive use party and why not as we’ll have some
very special 2013/14 packages available.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and we hope to see
you in the New Year if not before
Newick Park Hotel
