Hello July!

We’ve had more sun this last month than we had all of last year and it's been a perfect weekend to mark the end of June, so we'd like to start by congratulating our recent newly weds who all tied the knot in the last couple of weeks.

Michelle & Josh, Rebecca & Carl, Leigh & Michael, Emily & Aaron - all of our couples had beautful days and we couldn't be happier for them. 

Duck Watch News!

We all got a little worried last week when one of our Muscovy Girls went missing - she hadn’t been seen for a little while and we had all started to think the worst.
We decided to have a little peek on Duck Island just to make sure, and lo and behold! There she was snuggled up in a cosy nest of down. We couldn’t be more excited to be expecting our first baby ducklings to the lake this year!

Watch this space for the new arrivals…

  Summer Murder Mystery is fully booked now and is set to be a brilliant night, but if you love the plots, characters and our sumptuous dinner we still have room for our Halloween Murder Mystery. If you would like any details then pop onto our website or give us a call. 

Sunday 18th August 2013
12pm-4pm
Bring the whole family and enjoy an Alice in Wonderland themed afternoon.

Tickets must be purchased in advance:
Under 5’s Free of charge
Children: £5
Adults: £10
Family ticket- 2 adults, 2 children: £25

We’re having a love affair with Chef’s dish of the moment - pan fried Sea Bass with sesame seed & sherry prawn toast, chilli jam and mixed leaf salad. It’s deliciously light and packed full of flavour, perfect with a bottle of our Marques de Caceres Rioja Blanco.

 

And finally....

…One of our peacocks was up to no good last week when it decided to move home with an unsuspecting family. The poor victims unwittingly drove home after collecting their children from the school prom, with our naughty fowl snug in the back of their horsebox!

We bet the poor family got quite a shock the next morning, we think they’ll find having a peacock is quite an experience!
It reminded us of a very funny article in the telegraph - if you own a peacock you would have a good chuckle at this! 'I don't manage my peacock Henry...'

Summers here!

We’ve been busy preparing ourselves for the heights of wedding season, which went off with a bang this May with lovely Laura & Andrew tying the knot on Saturday 11^th.

Karen & Ben followed as our Win a Wedding couple. They were treated to a beautiful day at the Mill with all of their friends and family.
Win a Wedding is a competition run through the local Gazette where couples can enter to win their dream wedding by public vote. Hornsbury Mill offered Mr and Mrs Harris with free venue hire, welcome drinks, three-course meal and a catered evening reception.
Below are some photos taken from the day by the lovely photographer Josie Sturgess-Mills. www.sturgessmills.co.uk

And last but most definitely not least, congratulations to Faye & Ryan who married over the bank holiday weekend and were treated to some rare beautiful sunshine!

Congratulations to our first lot of June wedding couples, Sarah & Gordon and Sam and Alex!

Father’s day is fast approaching everyone! We are now fully booked, so we look forward to seeing you all this coming Sunday!

Our Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is coming round the corner and down the rabbit hole, so don’t be late, don’t be late! It’s set to be a fun family day for all to enjoy, with games and food by the lake entertained by the unusual characters played by the Moonstone Theatre Company.
Tickets are £10 for adults, £5 for children or a family ticket at £25 for two adults and two children.

Still no baby duck to be seen (however our peacocks are making enough racket!), but our Muscovy ducks are looking very loved up so watch this space! 

April

In true British style we will kick this off with a grumble about the weather. It’s been a bizarre month of rain, sleet, sun, ice and bitterly cold wind - the poor ducks aren't too sure if they’re ready to bring ducklings to the lake yet!
As we speak, however, the weather is glorious and we've managed to keep the sun shining over the Mill for three consecutive days, with bated breath I think we can all agree summer is on its way! (Fingers and toes crossed)

We would like to congratulate our newly-weds who all tied the knot with us this month:
Anna & Paul – who managed to book and plan their lovely day in less than 5 weeks! Leanne & Phillip, Sue & Paul and Teresa & Terry - Each wedding was individual to the couples and all of them beautiful days. We wish them all the best for the future and hope they come and visit us with updates!

April sees the end of our current menu and as we look forward into May, Chef has some tantalising treats in store. Our most popular dishes are having a seasonal facelift with exciting new flavours and summery twists, like our Chicken – now wrapped in parma ham and stuffed with creamy brie on a bed of salad and potatoes. A new dish Chef recommends is the Sea Bass with mixed leaves and sherry sesame prawn toast – delightfully light and healthy with mouth-watering flavours.
Our desserts haven’t been left out either with a scrummy blueberry and lime posset perfect for a treat by the lake and it’s worth mentioning the double indulgence chocolate fudge cake ‘with a twist’!. We've all been nibbling on the trimmings and can happily confirm it’s delicious!

Our Tappas special is running through the summer, 4 Tappas dishes with Mediterranean breads and a bottle of wine for £30 for two! It’s a perfect light meal to enjoy by the lake in the evening or getting cosy in our bar if the weather isn't so warm. 

Our Fawlty Towers evening is fast approaching, all of the staff at Hornsbury are very excited to welcome the Moonstone Theatre Company for a night of chaos and antics. We expect it will be an evening of madness with Basil and Cybil bickering while Manuel causes bedlam in the background!
It’s not too late to book if you love the idea of terrible service! The evening is £38 per person or £78 with accommodation.

And finally we would love to say a huge good luck to our Bride and Grooms in May – Laura & Andrew, Faye & Ryan and our Win a Wedding couple Karen & Ben who managed to beat off all of the competition to have the wedding of their dreams here at Hornsbury. We couldn't be more excited for them all!


Why not come and join us for Sunday Lunch? At £9.95 for a main, it is value for money and absolutely delicious. Finish off with a scrummy dessert and a stroll round our beautiful lake... we're just waiting for some fluffy little ducklings to appear...!

News from the Mill.....

Thank you to all our wonderful suppliers and to all the people who came to our open day on Saturday 9th March; the sun was shining, the chocolate fountain was flowing and the peacocks were showing off their feathers to who ever would watch. It was a really lovely day.

To all our booked bride and grooms we hope we answered all your questions and introduced you to some brilliant wedding suppliers, im sure you would have picked up some great wedding ideas.

And to all those bride and grooms who are still looking for your venue, we hope you enjoyed having a nosy around the mill, please feel free to contact us if you would like a more formal showround and a chat with one of our dedicated wedding co-ordinators.

 Hornsbury Mill

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hornsbury-Mill-Hotel-Restaurant-Wedding-Venue/117329851674996?ref=tn_tnmn

Funtasia 

http://www.facebook.com/funtasiaentertainment?fref=ts     

              Sue's Flowers

                                    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sues-Flowers-Ltd Chard/176567445721964  

   Choc-A-Lot-Cascade

http://www.facebook.com/chocalotcascade?fref=ts      

                                                

   TJ Events

http://www.facebook.com/TJ.Events1?fref=ts

Quadraphonic

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quadraphonic-Sound-light-Disco-and-stage-hire/124426154268744?fref=ts

Cakes by Annette

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cakes-by-Annette/170551869624803?fref=ts

Leanne At Cyril Gallie

http://www.facebook.com/leanne.atcyrilgallie?fref=ts

Hannah James Photography

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hannah-James-Photography/111940705499294?fref=ts

We would also like to take this opportunity to congratulate our couples who got married with us, we hope you had the day of your dreams.

Wedding cheese cakes are becoming extremely popular; they look scrummy and go down very well with all the guests. 

Mothers day was also a huge success, in fact we were fully booked. All the food looked delicious and everyone left extremely happy.  We hope all you special mums enjoyed your day and were truly spoilt.

Check out our fathers day menu, don’t forget to treat your dads too they are just as special.

http://www.hornsburymill.co.uk/STORE/fathers%20day.pdf

So what is everyone up to for Easter? We have our Easter menu ready if you would like to book in for a Yummy Easter meal, your going to need something to take the edge off after all those chocolate eggs.  Tables are booking up fast.

http://www.hornsburymill.co.uk/STORE/Easter%20Sunday.pdf

Please keep your eyes peeled for our special events, we have a brilliant new event taking place on Friday 3rd May 2013.

FAWLTY TOWERS EVENING

A night of antics and trouble at the 'FAWLTY TOWERS' Hotel

Basil and staff are sure you will love this unique and interactive comedy dining experience.

Everything that can go wrong, will, in beautifully controlled chaos.

Enjoy a delicious 4 course meal in the company of Basil Fawlty, his long suffering wife Sybil and their confused but loyal waiter Manuel.

Test your knowledge of the 'Towers' in our fun quiz and be in for a chance of winning a bottle of Fizz.

Just don’t mention the war!

£38pp or £78pp with accommodation

Manuel will show you to your rooms - if you're lucky

That's all for now..... but if you wish to book a table in our restaurant, book onto our Fawlty towers evening or have an enquiry please feel free to contact us.

Hornsbury Mill

Eleighwater

Chard 

Somerset

TA20 3AQ

www.hornsburymill.co.uk

01460 63317

March Blog

We had a really lovely February here at the mill, Valentines evening was filled with beautiful red roses supplied by Sues Flowers along with many gorgeous couples enjoying an intimate candle lit dinner. We also ran our first Valentine Murder Mystery evening which again was a huge success, thank you to those who came along we hope you all enjoyed yourselves.

http://www.hornsburymill.co.uk/en/pages/wedding-suppliers-somerset.aspx?gid=12

Spring is just around the corner, the flowers are starting to bloom, and the peacocks have got their beautifully long feathers back. We defiantly have a spring back in our step.

We have many special occasions taking place in March with Mothering Sunday and Easter Sunday we have some delicious menus on offer, click on the link below to check them out, book a table today to save disappointment.

http://www.hornsburymill.co.uk/en/pages/menus-occasions-somerset.aspx?gid=16

We also have our Open Day taking place on Saturday 9^th March 11am-3pm

Complimentary entry, so there is no need to book, just pop in and join us. Take the opportunity to view our unique venue at your leisure. This is the perfect opportunity to see our function rooms beautifully set up for a wedding, Meet our recommended suppliers and discuss your ideas with our dedicated team.

If you are interested in getting married, holding a conference, booking a table in our restaurant, staying in one of our cosy rooms, or just fancy a stroll around the lake to see our beautiful peacocks & swans then come along to our Open Day.

http://www.hornsburymill.co.uk/en/pages/hornsbury-mill-wedding-pack.aspx?gid=12

HAPPY NEW YEAR

The Hornsbury Mill team would like to take this opportunity to wish each and everyone of you a happy new year, welcome to 2013 we hope it’s your best year yet.

We have lots of new and exciting things happening this year, please keep your eye on our events diary and get involved.

There are plenty of things to look forward to so shake off those January blues…..

FEBRUARY

Valentines Day

Thursday 14^th February

6.30-9pm

Treat your loved one to dinner on this popular night!

View our special Valentines menu below.

BOOKING ESSENTIAL

Valentines Murder Mystery

Friday 15^th February

7pm

Hornsbury Mill & Murder to Measure are proud to present

‘The Valentines Day Mascara’

4 course meal & entertainment £38pp

With accommodation £78pp

(£20 single supplement)

Valentines Day Menu

Thursday 14^th February 2013, 6.30-9pm

Starters

All starters are served with a selection of home-made bread rolls £6.25

Spicy Red Lentil & Chickpea Soup with garlic & goat’s cheese croutons

Moules Marinière with a chilli & fennel salad

Smoked Duck thinly sliced & served on a crostini

with sweet plum & calvados compote

New Forest Game Paté

served with spiced apple chutney & melba toast

Wild Mushroom & Garlic Bruschetta with parsley, white wine & Stilton sauce

served on a bitter leaf salad with a basil dressing

Mains

All main courses are served with hand cut chips & salad

or garlic roasted new potatoes & vegetables

10oz Sirloin Steak with a horseradish & wild mushroom jus                                   £17.95

Served with a beef tomato and an open cap field mushroom

Pan-fried Calves Liver & Crispy Parma Ham with roast fennel & celeriac           £14.95

Chicken Breast stuffed with brie & spinach & wrapped in Parma ham                    £14.95

Pan-fried Sea Bass served with a sweet ginger & spring onion sauce                   £14.95

and coriander infused crispy rice noodles

Vegetable Tagliatelle Verdi with a creamy celery sauce,                                        £10.95 topped with roasted nuts & served with garlic bread

Marinated Halloumi Cheese Skewers

Served with Mediterranean vegetables & savoury rice

                                                                                                                                    £11.95

Desserts

All of our desserts are home-made including our delicious ice-cream! £6.25

Profiteroles

With a chocolate & Cointreau sauce

White Chocolate & Honeycomb Cheesecake

With homemade vanilla ice-cream & butterscotch sauce

Fresh Fruit Pavlova

With a clotted cream centre & a passion fruit coulis

Double Indulgent Chocolate Fudge Cake 

Served with Chantilly cream

A Selection of Ice-creams or Sorbets

Served in a tuille basket with raspberry coulis

Cheese Platter

Smoked Applewood, Stilton & Brie served with a selection of biscuits, celery & grapes

Pot of coffee for Two with Mints

£3.70

Irish coffee and a large selection of liqueurs available

Please ask your waitress

£4.95

MARCH

OPEN DAY

SATURDAY 9th MARCH 2013

11AM-3PM

Complimentary entry, so there is no need to book, just pop in and join us. Take the opportunity to view our unique venue at your leisure.

This is the perfect opportunity to see our function rooms beautifully set up for a wedding, Meet our recommended suppliers and discuss your ideas with our dedicated team.

If you are interested in getting married, holding a conference, booking a table in our restaurant, staying in one of our cosy rooms, or just fancy a stroll around the lake to see our beautiful peacocks & swans then come along to our Open Day.