The first of a summer series of a collaboration with Somerset Grill who have lent us a grill to use for the summer. BBQ & seasonal small plates in the garden 3 – 9pm. Fire pits will be lit. No bookings – first come first serve.

A whimsical garden supper after a floral workshop from local growers.

Saturday 1st August | £125 per ticket

What participants get: 

Each guest to get their own flower bowl, snips, flower frog (kenzan), small plastic bucket, chicken wire, tape etc for work and will keep those for themselves to repeat at home if they wish and 3 course supper with wines from Sandbridge Barton. 

Kate & Patrick from Backyard flowers will run the floral display workshop and talk about how they set up a flower farm in Somerset after moving from London. 

We will also be joined by the team from Sandbridge Barton (our wine partner) who will talk about English Wine and the Vineyard on the banks of the River Dart. 

Head Chef Dan Brown has designed a menu to be enjoyed ‘feasting style’ with produce from our kitchen yard and the Cotley estate. The tables will be dressed with the floral displays that everyone makes and food will be served at Golden hour in the garden on the lawn at the Cotley. 

Roughly 1.5h workshop: 

1) live demo of the table flowers along with a talk about sustainability, using garden flowers, colour theory etc etc (15-20min) 

2) participants gather their flowers of choice from the flower bar (15 min) 

3) participants make their arrangements under help and guidance (30-45min) 

4) remove the arrangements, clean and dress table, set up candles, arrange the floral bowl down the centre of the table (15-20min) 

Menu

Starter
Whipped ricotta stuffed Courgette flower, tomato gazpacho, elderflower honey

For the table 
Garden focaccia

Main
Garden herb & fennel stuffed Pork Belly For the table Heritage potatoes, chorizo & chive mayonnaise 

Whipped butterbeans & nasturtium pesto 

Roasted beets with tarragon, walnuts & roasted garlic labneh

Dessert
Summer red fruit pavlova, lemon curd, vanilla & white chocolate Chantilly 

We’ll be serving pizzas from The Little Tin Hut throughout the summer season every Monday & Tuesday Evening (5-8pm) until 25th August.