list Relax your mind with these pre-wedding occasions PRE-WEDDING MINI-MOON Needing a bit of time out together from all the wedding planning? Then head to Bovey Castle for a ‘Time to Golf’ break priced from £464 per person, based on two people sharing a classic room. Set in an unrivalled position within a 275-acre estate on Dartmoor National Park, Bovey Castle is a luxurious retreat of the highest standard. The curated ‘Time to Golf’ breaks package includes two rounds of golf per person on a championship golf course; accommodation for two nights and a full English breakfast. Guests can rest and relax between games with the one-night ‘Golf and Spa Package’ which pairs one round of golf with a special spa treatment and daily breakfast. Shop: https://pobhotels.com/hotel/bovey-castle PRE-WEDDING PARTY Gather your bridal party and enjoy a tipple or two from South Devonbased vineyard Sandridge Barton, the home of Sharpham Wine which has secured three coveted trophies at the nationally recognised WineGB Awards 2023, solidifying its position as a leading English wine producer. The winery proudly received trophies for Best Red Wine in the UK, Best Still Wine in the UK and Best Regional Wine. The Best Red Wine Trophy was awarded to Sandridge Barton for its exceptional Pinot Noir 2020. This outstanding wine also won the Best Still Wine Trophy, an accolade it shared with Gusbourne, and the Trophy for Best Regional Wine from the West of England. Shop: https://sandridgebarton.com PRE-WEDDING SPA Gather your best girls and check into the new spa lodges nestled in the sub-tropical gardens at Cornish getaway St Michaels Resort in Falmouth. They have private terraces and outdoor bathtubs, perfect for a stylish hen stay. Shop: www.stmichaelsresort.com/spa-garden-lodges PRE-WEDDING LUNCH Eversfield Organic is thrilled to announce the opening of The Farm Kitchen at its Totnes Farm Shop, Deli, and Cafe. The new restaurant offers an immersive dining experience, focusing on sharing the joy of eating great food with companions. It brings communal feasting to South Devon with carefully curated sharing boards, steaks, and fondue as the highlights of its menu inspired by traditional Swiss Alpine offerings and produce from its nearby organic farm. The dishes reflect the changing seasons. Succulent grass-fed beef will be cooked to perfection by the guest on a hot stone; and there are bountiful grazing boards of meat, cheese and charcuterie as well as vegetable boards packed with organic produce, with marinades. If guests choose a fondue, a cauldron of melted cheese will be kept warm for dipping. Delicious organic wines are also available to complement the food made from organically grown grapes with minimal or reduced amounts of added sulphites. With Eversfield Organic’s mantra of ‘enjoy food, enjoy life,’ this is a dining experience that does just that. Shop: https://eversfieldorganic.co.uk PRE-WEDDING AFTERNOON TEA Renowned Chef Adam Handling has launched a brand-new, luxury afternoon tea at his award-winning restaurant, Ugly Butterfly in St. Ives, with optional free-flowing bubbles. The afternoon tea has a selection of sandwiches, savouries and sweets that all use ingredients from local suppliers. The sandwich fillings include St. Ives smokehouse salmon with cream cheese on rye bread and St. Ewe egg mayonnaise with cress on malted bread. Savouries include crab doughnuts with lemon peel puree and lamb with spiced tartare and kimchi emulsion. No afternoon tea is complete without a scone and the Ugly Butterfly tea includes Cornish scones, baked fresh in-house every day, served with Trewithen clotted cream and strawberry jam (and if you ask Adam when in Cornwall, it’s jam before cream!) The sweet selection is equally as show-stopping, with treats such as sea buckthorn custard tart which uses sea berries native to Cornwall and elderflower mousse, pear and shortbread made with elderflower the team forages from the local area. The selection of teas is from Tregothnan Tea, based on the Roseland Peninsula, which planted the very first tea fields in the UK on the Tregothnan Estate. There’s a varied selection of bubbles on offer for those who opt for the Champagne Afternoon Tea, from Polgoon Seyval Blanc, Cornwall, to Taittinger Prélude Grand Cru, Champagne, and Krug Grand Cuvee Brut, Champagne. Book it: The Ugly Butterfly Afternoon Tea is available from Tuesday to Sunday priced from £45pp, www.uglybutterfly.co.uk HOT PRE-WEDDING COCKTAILS Devon-based Penthouse Cocktails recently celebrated its first birthday with the release of an all-new Bridal Cocktail Box containing four cocktails inspired by the traditional bridal rhyme of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Blue. They’re Ideal for spicing up a hen-do or as a unique wedding gift! Shop: www.penthousecocktails.co.uk 57 REGIONAL FEATURE
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