NEWS FROM RAVENWOOD HALL

The sun is shining, the evenings are getting lighter and new Spring menus are now available at Ravenwood Hall. Expect to find starters such as Carpaccio of beef with game chips & béarnaise and Norfolk crab with cucumber jelly & tomato mayonnaise. The main courses include rabbit pie, pan fried chicken & shitake terrine, rabbit jus and fillet of skate en papiotte, fennel, vermouth & confit lemons. For pudding there is a delicious Orange tart, Orange & cointreau jelly, Orange sorbet.

This year is a special year for Ravenwood Hall as owner Craig Jarvis is celebrating Ravenwood Hall's 25th birthday. He is currently planning a fun Summer Garden Party to celebrate the event. Watch this space for more details and we hope you will be able to join us.

Easter Sunday
Easter Eggs galore! On Easter Sunday, 24th April, we are serving a three course set lunch is £27.50 for adults and £13.75 for children after which there will be an Easter Egg hunt in the garden. Let us all pray for Sunshine and what fun we will have!

Royal Wedding Weekend
New Head Chef Murdo MacRitchie at The Black Lion has created a wonderful Best of British Menu especially for the Royal Wedding Weekend which is so good that we will be serving it at Ravenwood Hall too. The special menu will be served on Friday, Saturday & Sunday the 29th, 30th of April and Sunday 1st May and will include some forgotten British classics re-invented for the modern day at a cost of £29.95 for 3 courses. Click here for the menu.

Swiss Tutored Wine Tasting £59.50pp
On Friday 20th May we will be hosting a very special Swiss Tutored Wine Tasting at Ravenwood Hall. Last month, Craig Jarvis attended a special wine tasting tour in Switzerland alongside 6 well known British wine merchants. The purpose of the trip was for the Swiss to demonstrate the quality of wines they are capable of producing. He was convinced and wants to share the experience with you. Join us on Friday 20th May when Ian Steel, proprietor of For The Love of Wine, a UK importer of Swiss Wines, will host a one off tutored wine tasting dinner. The ticket price includes a 5 course specially chosen Swiss menu and wines for tasting and wines during dinner. Call us for room rates for those wishing to stay .

Would you like a free bottle of Taittinger ?
Join us before the end of May in the restaurant, any booking of 4 or more people, who book a 3 course A La Carte dinner gets a bottle of Taittinger Champagne absolutely free! Book now, offer subject to prebooking. Valid from now until the end of May 2011. Hurry only a few bottles left!!

Ravenwood Trust Charity Update.
In February of this year Craig Jarvis, along with 5 other motorcycle mounted volunteers and 2 paramedics, guided 55 fund raising motorcyclists through Southern India. The trip covered 5 states and 2,500 klm raising over £80,000 for a number of charities including Save the Children, the Rainbow Trust Children's Charity and Project Ashram (Indian educational charity). Craig Jarvis took a well-wishing card from his daughter's (Molly age 8) class at South Lee School in Bury. Along the route, Craig visited many small remote village schools. Ravenwood Children's Trust also supports The Sister Rose's Children's Home in Goa. This is Craig's 3rd fund-raising trip to India.

Ravenwood Hall Children's Trust is putting together a team for the London 10k www.thebritish10klondon.co.uk. There is a £40 entrance fee (which includes a Team T-shirt) and it takes place on Sunday 10th July. Central London is closed off for event which attracts approx 30,000 entrants. It is a great fun event so if you would like to join our team do get in touch.

Weddings Weddings Weddings
We are getting ready for the new Wedding and party season and so Craig Jarvis' wife Julie and a professional team of decorators working throughout day and night for 10 days, have created a much brighter, airier colour scheme in The Pavilion. On 17th April Ravenwood is hosting a wedding fair with over 20 of the region’s best wedding suppliers showcasing their wedding services during the day. A fashion show featuring the latest wedding trends is expected to be a highlight. Contact Chris Knight at Ravenwood for more details.

The Pool
For Sunny days you can’t beat a cold glass of something refreshing next to the pool. We welcome hotel or dining guests to relax by the pool, pre or post dining, so don’t forget your bathing suit.

The Wild Duck - Heacham - Norfolk
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