SUMMER AT HECKFIELD
A UK SUMMER GETAWAY IS CALLING...
ESCAPE TO OUR 438 ACRES WITH A RAFT OF THINGS TO DO FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, WE'LL CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE WITH A SERIES OF JOY-FILLED EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS THAT EMBRACE THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
ALL JUST AN HOUR FROM LONDON.
FORAGED COCKTAIL WORKSHOP - MOST FRIDAYS
Join Heckfield Place’s Head of Bar Development, Jenna, in learning how to create cocktails using freshly foraged ingredients with our House-made liqueurs and tinctures.
Set off from the House to forage through the woodlands to hand-pick plants, herbs and flowers, while learning about the practical qualities of each.
This experience is available for our
F R I E N D S and resident guests.
LAKE DAYS
On weekends from 6 July, our resident guests can enjoy blissful days down by the Lower Lake with picnics, boating, games and swimming.
Jump from the pontoon for a refreshing dip or take a lazy lap around the lake in the row boats and a relaxing picnic beneath the willows.
Made even better by our bar team shaking up drinks from 10 AM – 5 PM, and the option for your picnic to be arranged in a beautiful set up to make the most of the day.
HOME FARM COOKING EXPERIENCE + LUNCH - MOST SATURDAYS
Join our Head Chef of our Michelin-starred Marle, Fred Page, to pick farm-fresh ingredients for a cooking demonstration and three-course lunch in our botanical-filled Glass House that
celebrates the best of what’s in season at Heckfield Home Farm.
This experience is available for our
F R I E N D S and resident guests.
Gin Garden Experience - July 4, 11, 13, 25 and Thursdays in August
Join one of our skilled bar team to explore the intricate world of gin, and craft your own with freshly foraged botanicals.
Sample three vastly different gins, including Heckfield’s own London Dry Gin, then be led on a guided walk to collect a variety of fresh botanicals from our Walled Gardens.
This experience is available for our
F R I E N D S and resident guests.
FRUITFUL WORKSHOP WITH SARAH JOHNSON - 20 JULY
In the heart of the Upper Walled Gardens in peak bloom, Friends and resident guests can gather in the Glass House for a special workshop with Heckfield's former Head of Pastry, Sarah Johnson.
This unique demonstration will celebrate innovative ways to utilise and work with fruit when cooking. Co-hosted by Heckfield's Head of Pastry, Ellen de Jager, guests can enjoy this intimate experience while enjoying tea, coffee and cake.
HOME FARM SUPPER: TIME OF SOFT FRUITS - 27 JULY at 6 PM
Gather on a long communal table at Home Farm for a convivial evening, set with white tablecloths among the seasonal flowers, fruit and vegetables of Heckfield's working estate.
Our July supper will celebrate the abundance of soft fruits in season during this beautiful time of year.
HOME FARM SUPPER: TIME OF ABUNDANCE - 17 AUGUST at 6 PM
Our August Home Farm Supper celebrates our most abundant time of year.
Join us for a long-table, sharing-style supper at the heart of our biodynamic Market Garden with Skye Gyngell and her team at the helm.
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM (U): INTRO BY HEAD GROWER JANE SCOTTER AND A HECKFIELD CHEF - 21 SEPTEMBER at 6 PM
Our Head Grower at Home Farm, Jane Scotter and one of our Heckfield chefs will come together to talk about the importance of healthy soil.
Their short talk will be followed by a special screening of The Biggest Little Farm (U) - a captivating story of one couple's journey of transforming their 200-acre farm through regenerative practices.
T I C K E T S A V A I L A B L E S O O N
HOME FARM LUNCH: TIME FOR HARVEST - 22 SEPTEMBER at 2 PM
In September, we give thanks for harvest, an abundant summer and the transition to autumn. To mark the equinox, we'll gather for a family-style Sunday lunch with delicious dishes made with some of our very favourite ingredients.
EARTH MENU IN MARLE - THROUGHOUT SUMMER
This privilege we feel working so closely with our land and with like-minded producers inspires a humble desire to make the most of each and every ingredient… And from this inspiration, the seed was planted for our Earth Menu.
This delicious 7-course experience is shaped by the often overlooked and unloved bits of ingredients that form our regular offering.
This experience is open to all.
MORE SUMMER EXPERIENCES
THINGS TO DO
Discover activities and experiences that make the most of the Great Outdoors during summer.
Activities and Experiences
August for Families
Explore our August adventures curated by Sharky & George, as well as our favourite activities around our estate perfectly suited for our littlest guests.
August for Families
THE BOTHY BY WILDSMITH
The Bothy by Wildsmith returns you to a simpler time. Slow breathe, slow time. Rediscover nature's pace in our new home of wellbeing.
The Bothy by Wildsmith
SUMMER DINING
From picnics across our estate, to lunching on the Italian Terrace. Let's go al fresco.
There's no better way to reconnect with nature than dining in the Great Outdoors. Both Marle and Hearth are lucky enough to have outdoor terraces to make the most of when the weather behaves. But a picnic down by the Lower Lake or a long lunch on the Italian Terrace are not to be overlooked...
Our Corner of Hampshire
Tucked in the heart of North Hampshire countryside, Heckfield Place is a haven – a living place that celebrates the slow and simple.
Steeped in history, yet fully connected to the present - a base from which to reconnect with the Great Outdoors and explore some of England’s most iconic sites.
Nature and history coincide and sit on our doorstep – from sites like Stonehenge and Windsor Castle, to the rich woodlands, rolling parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty that make up the natural Hampshire landscape.
All just an hour from London…
