8 Outdoor Supper Clubs To Book This Summer
We love London but sometimes escaping its constraints and a trip to the countryside is called for. Luckily for us, there are loads of great outdoorsy events and foodie concepts waiting for you around every corner. These are just a few of our favourite woodland dining experiences.
Drive out of London and book in for one of these immersive woodland dining experiences where they take food back to nature, from root-to-fruit concepts to forest adventures and campfire feasts. These are just a few of our favourite woodland dining experiences.
Best Woodland Dining Experiences To Book
The Mad March Hare Events, Scotland
Making dining out a theatrical experience, The Mad March Hare Events know how to throw a gathering. Based in Scotland, they host regular events and private parties for you to choose from, whether you’re after an intimate wedding affair or something unique to mix up your typical work party.
Every ounce of the occasions are thought out, from the sustainable menus through to the tiny tablescape details. This summer they’ve even got an immersive cinema experience that we can’t wait to explore.
Nomadic Dinners, Buckinghamshire
Hidden in the countryside, away from prying eyes and wandering tourists, lies Nomadic Dinners, an immersive outdoor dining experience. Just a short ride outside of London to Buckinghamshire, you’ll find the group hosting postcard-perfect supper clubs, abrim with floral arrangements, delicate glassware and candle sticks lining the tables to create a rustic tablescape, all set in a magical-esque woodland.
There are plenty of options to choose from, including this season’s feasting over fire series. The supper club champions humble ingredients and brings out its flavours through using ancient cooking methods over an open flame. Expect every aspect to feel magical, from the moment you step into the woodland to the surrounding nature twinkling by candlelight.
Fire + Wild, Sussex
Taking place in East Sussex, Fire + Wild is centred around the outdoors, wild foraging and cooking with fire. Set up by chef, hunter and forager Mark Andrews, you’ll find the team hosting several events, from dining experiences and guided foraging walks to wild camping events and cocktail workshops.
Learn basic fire skills as you’re taught by the experts and go foraging and uncover which fungi, wild herbs, fruits and berries are edible in their day workshops. The day will be finished with a multi-course tasting menu, featuring ingredients from the surrounding forest and paired with wine and seasonal wild cocktails.
Green Farm, Kent
The home of rustic retreats, farmland and a boutique spa, Green Farm in Kent is the perfect countryside escape. Throughout the year you’ll find their in-house chef Amelia, as well as other local chefs, host special supper clubs, dining experiences and foodie events.
This summer they’re hosting several yoga and spa retreats, complete with countryside walks, relaxation and campfire suppers in the woodland. As well as some nights dedicated to dining woodland style, featuring a five-course produce-driven dinner and forest bathing exercises.
The Salt Box, Surrey
Escape the chaos of city living and book in for one of The Salt Box’s seasonal feasts. Expect a woodland experience that’s centred around the beauty of nature, with set menus inspired by their root-to-fruit ethos.
Think long sharing tables bundled with seasonal produce, lakeside picnics and afternoon teas in the trees.
The Woodland Feast, Oxfordshire
Set in Goring Heath, Oxfordshire, The Woodland Feast will see you journey back to nature. The full day will be packed out with strolls through the woods, foraged botanical cocktails, marshmallows over the campfire and a three-course feast created by the on-site chef. The menu will champion the best of seasonal ingredients and fire-cooking techniques.
Cuddfan Feasts, Pembrokeshire
Taking woodland dining up a notch is Cuddfan Feasts. Based in Pembrokeshire, these events will see you dining in their woodland tipi, feasting on locally foraged ingredients cooked by fire and bedding in for the night in one of their glamping stays or cottages.
Begin your visit with canapés and cocktails before delighting on a four-course dinner cooked for you, or simply try one of their special foraging events to learn the ins and outs of country living.
Hunter, Gather, Cook, Sussex
Centred around the four fundamental elements of nature – game, foraging, fire and cookery- Hunter, Gather Cook’s courses are educational, energetic and fun. Expect to be fully immersed in all of the action, from foraging to cooking up dinner over an open fire.
