Hip Hip Hooray, Celebrating Our First Anniversary!

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Hip Hip Hooray, celebrating our first anniversary! On the 31st of August we are celebrating the first Victualler, resident butcher at the Engine Yard, while play area and giant outdoor games. B-Jewellery, resident anniversary of the Engine Yard with the ‘Festival Engine Yard delicatessen, Jorge Artisan Foods, are at the Engine Yard, will be offering a jewellery making of Game’. Open from 10am where there will be a providing fresh cooking produce. Come and get a closer demonstration outside her boutique, where unique look at our birds of prey and have the opportunity to ask wide variety of activities and demonstrations for pieces will be created. Refreshment is available in the our keeper Rhi any of your questions. You can pre book a the whole family to enjoy. Fuel Tank, where an array of hot and cold food will be session, or just turn up with psychic Janie 07725 888899 Celebrity chefs, Rachel Green and Jose Souto, will who will be working from the Wellness Wagon. Punch served, including freshly cooked pizza and locally sourced be offering a live cooking demonstration using meat and Judy, performed by Pinxton Puppets, will provide ice-cream from Paul’s Beach Hut. Help us celebrate our sponsored by Lincolnshire Game Ltd and The Country ample entertainment for all children, along with the first amazing and sucessful year with many more to follow. Stay with us Estate Belvoir Castle Estate offers premium accommodation that can accommodate large groups. Whether staying over in the State Rooms within Belvoir Castle, to having Property weekends away with your family and friends in our two high tech and modern living Shooting Lodges on either on the nearby Croxton Park or near Sheffield in our stunning for Rent Moscar Lodge. Further afield is Aberdovey, our beach front Welsh Townhouse and our Swiss Ski Lodge, Belvoir Chalet THORPES LANE, Belvoir Estate has a fine Les Diablerets that sleeps 11. portfolio of cottages for CROXTON KERRIAL, NG32 1QA Call, email or visit our website for more information on any rent in all shapes and sizes £1595 pcm of the above properties to accommodate your large groups to suit needs and budgets. 3 Bedroom Refurbished Detached for a night, a weekend or longer. W: www.belvoircastle.com Contact Belvoir Lettings Cottage T: 01476 871001 E: [email protected] via Rightmove for more Part of the Belvoir Castle Estate information. 3 Reception Rooms Kitchen, Breakfast Room & Pride And Prejudice If you’re looking to rent land Adapted By Laura Turner in the area – anything from a Bathroom pony paddock or smallholding 3 Double Bedroom 20TH AUGUST 2019 to a larger working farm – Off Road Parking & 2 Outhouses please get in touch. You can Rear Garden ON Tickets available at The Castle’s Ticket Office and email property@belvoircastle. Pets Considered Rural or semi-rural SALE The Duchess Gallery. To book call 01476 871001 com or call 01476 871 001. NOW or visit: www.belvoircastle.com

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Country Victualler Purveyors of food excellence with quality meats, pies and pastry including a range of NTS farm shop style accompaniments. EVE Duchess Gallery The Duchess has curated a collection bringing together both established luxury RY RETAIL brands and emerging British designers. DIA Fuel Tank Now open for Afternoon Tea, Sunday ENGINE YARD OPENING TIMES Roasts and Evening meals Thurs, Fri Sat. ENGINE YARD 10am - 5pm Everyday Idle Mole RHS owner provides a delightful market 18th Aug Makers Market See individual stores online for variations. garden for all your green finger needs. Pop in for any 31st Aug Festival of Game garden advise or tips you need. 7th - 8th Sept Alice in Wonderland - Balloon Bar New sparkling Gin Bar, why not drop by Balloon Bar Jorge Artisan Foods The finest quality products, 15th Sept Makers Market for a glass of Prosecco, a cool long cocktail or mocktail. produced and sourced by Professional Chefs. Own range Open til late Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Oct Late night ladies shopping of Naturally infused Olive Oils & Balsamic. (Tickets available from all shops) B Jewellery Beautiful bespoke hand made jewellery. Little Surfers/Skiers Get summer holiday ready 20th Oct Makers Market Caroline Chamberlain Couture Bridal at Little Surfers! We have everything to get your family kitted out for some fun in the sun - children’s wetsuits, 2nd Nov Bonfire Night & Fireworks Bespoke Bridal and Evening wear, Handmade Studio UV tops, bodyboards, beachwear and much more. 10th Nov Remembrance Sunday in England, with Love. Appointments preferred. 17th Nov Makers Market Margo & Plum Visit Margo & Plum for unique and Casa Belvoir 5 Star Hair & Beauty Salon with 23rd Nov - Breakfast with Santa inspirational interiors, offering you the latest and greatest 23rd Dec Specialist Treatments. Retailing Acqua Di Parma, Designer in decorative pieces for your home. 15th Dec Christmas Makers Market Sunglasses and Jewellery. Rowland Watson Rowland Watson Gunmakers, is a small specialist producer of premium, Cherizena Gunsmiths, Guns, Ammunition, Accessories, Country speciality and flavoured coffees as well as a fine stock CASTLE Clothing. of teas. 10th Aug Firework Championships Sunita Passi Award winning wellness centre and shop. is bursting with beautiful hand-picked 20th Aug Pride and Prejudice * Crafts 4 Kids Belvoir’s leading destination for yoga, meditation, herbal gifts, crafts & toys for children of all ages. We also stock medicine and luxury treatments. Founded by Sunita Passi. 22nd Aug Queen at the Castle a gorgeous partyware, cards & gift wrap so you can get tribute to Freddy Mercury everything you need in one place. Wellness Wagon A variety of holistic practices set and Queen by Mercury * up each week in the Wagon, from massage to tarot card 17th Dec Carols with Santa A little piece of chocolate heaven in the Cocoa Amore readers. Keep updated on our website for more details. countryside; with the finest handmade chocolates, Gelato, *Visit www.belvoircastle.com for more Hot Chocolate and FrappShakes. For more details visit www.engineyardbelvoir.com information or to book online.

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Now serving evening meals QUEENAT THE CASTLE VIP & GENERAL TICKETS OPEN ON SALE NOW TIL LATE THURS, THURS, The World’s leading ‘Queen’ FRI & SAT FRI & SAT Tribute Band. 6PM - 9PM Supported by Elvis tribute, Nick Pacey and his band Roustabout. Call now to reserve your table A great selection of quality Gins, To book call 01476 871001 or visit www.belvoircastle.com Call 01476 247059 or visit www.belvoircastle.com Cocktails and Tasty Tapas

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With an Estate of over 16,000 acres, guests at Belvoir will have the experience of a lifetime on our world renowned pheasant and partridge shoot. Accommodation is available in the Castle itself or in our luxurious shooting lodge at Croxton, so guests can enjoy the estate as if it were their own for a day! For the coming season which starts in September, we have some game shooting available on our fabulous Estate, so do please get in touch if you’re interested in taking a day. All our game is reared onsite, and we place a paramount importance on the welfare of our game throughout the sporting calendar. The Taste of Game event on August 31st would be a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the Estate and the desire to have a sustainable and responsible shoot. We also offer simulated clay pigeon shooting on the Estate, with a range of packages to suit your budget and individual requirements. With the season just round the corner, this is an excellent time to get some practice in! Above all, we are passionate about the Estate and our valued guests having a wonderful experience at Belvoir. Afternoon Tea For further details contact Mark Adams, or Nick King, on [email protected] One of the most quintessential English Cucumber sandwiches are traditionally Traditions originate here at Belvoir Castle. served along with cream scones. You can Back in 1840, it was standard practice for make your own using the recipe below or the last formal meal of the day to be served join us in our tea rooms and also enjoy a at 8pm. The visiting Duchess of Bedford leisurely turn around the castle gardens. found the lengthy gap between meals just Cucumber sandwiches too long so requested bread and butter Soft bread (white or brown) to be brought to her with tea in the mid- Cream cheese afternoon. This soon took off and became Dill common practice amongst the high society Cucumber (skin removed) of the day to enjoy dainty sandwiches Spread the cream cheese liberally, top followed by the sweetness of a scone and with thinly sliced cucumber. Sprinkle jam whilst enjoying a porcelain pot of fine some freshly chopped dill and top with tea. Tea at this time being subject to heavy a second slice of bread. If you’re feeling taxes and reserved only for the upper class. especially decadent chop off the crusts and Ladies would dress in their long gowns, divide into triangles. Afternoon Tea is also gloves and hats. available in the Fuel Tank. Seasonal Gardens It is midsummer, here at Belvoir, our Head Gardener, Tom, is leaving the lawns a little longer so they don’t become scorched, a weekly trim means they’ll stay green all summer. Belvoir Castle Estate’s The garden is in full bloom. Tom advises, “To keep it flowering throughout the summer, dead head roses and other perennial flowers to produce a fresh flush of blooms. Don’t be afraid to cut it back and if you do that, you’ll have little time for Livestock News much else! Look at your herbaceous border for gaps and nip to the Idle Mole to fill Nick Smith is the Belvoir Estate livestock Breeds any spaces with colourful annuals.” manager and is responsible for almost 3000 There are four different sheep breeds on It’s a good time to start taking cuttings from your herbs like sage and thyme which sheep and 70 cattle over an area of land the estate, North Country Mules, Lleyn, will root readily. that covers 1580 acres. (That the size of New Zealand Romney and Suffolk Cross Spinach and swiss chard might have bolted a little and if you trim them back you 640 Twickenham pitches put side by side)! the lambing this season has gone exactly may still find the end is tender. The large acreage means the livestock can according to plan. And there’s more…. graze naturally in a rotating environmental This may seem an enormous amount of scheme of carefully planned grass responsibility that needs dedication and management. faultless organisation but in addition to Summer Coffee Cooler this Nick also manages twenty Hereford When we’re feeling the heat and need a pick me up, we love this easy iced coffee All in a day’s work cows on His Grace, The Duke of Rutland’s recipe from Cherizena; it uses their delicious Maple and Pecan flavour beans so it’s Nicks first task of the day is to check over the Croxton Estate, Twenty-five Hereford full of flavour and not over sweet. Made with ice cream it’s frothy and luxurious any vulnerable animals; that can be lambs, heifers and thirty-five Short Horn heifers. and perfect for summer. expectant mothers (during the breeding season), or any animal that might be A man and his Dog/s 200ml fresh black Cherizena Maple & recovering from illness or injury. Fencing, To keep all the sheep in check, Nick Pecan flavour coffee water supply and feeding is also on the works with a team of obedient working 50ml milk or ice-cream for added luxury daily agenda. Environmental challenges dogs; Floss, Jazz, Pip and Jess are pictured Ice cubes also add to the daily routine such as the below, but he also works with two black 1tsp maple syrup (optional) need to apply fly repellents in the summer, Labradors, a Jack Russell and three more Allow the coffee to go completely cold to breaking ice in troughs during the sheep dogs. then pour into a blender. Add the milk or coolest of winters. With all this outdoor activity, what does ice cream along with 2 or 3 handfuls of ice Early June saw the lambing of 1400 Nick do in his spare time? He spends time and maple syrup if using then blend until lambs and pleased to report that they’re with family, and enjoys as many outdoor smooth and foamy. Pour into chilled tall continuing to do well. activities as he can, motor sport, rugby and glasses and serve. Early July saw Nick and his team shear fishing! Available to enjoy in the Fuel Tank today. the entire flock of sheep in preparation for We will visit Nick next time in the the hot summer. Autumn.

WWW.BELVOIRCASTLE.COM P 4 THE VALE VIEW AUGUST 19 Corporate Six Fun Belvoir Castle is the perfect venue to hold your corporate days, from conferences to team building we can offer a variety of events and activities to suit your needs. From Clay Pigeon Shooting to elegant Award Facts Ceremonies and cater from just ten to four hundred delegates. To find out how we can help you create 1. There have been 4 castles built a corporate day like no other call Katie Fletcher on on this site in circa 1100, 01476 871032 or email [email protected] 1555, 1668 and 1801 2. The Elk antlers that grace our portico were found in a peat bog in Ireland and were presented to the 4th Duke. Irish Elk have been extinct in the UK since 6000 BC so “Pete” as he is affectionately Weddings called, is at least 8000 years Belvoir Castle is the most breath-taking venue to hold a magical old! and unforgettable wedding. We can accommodate both large and 3. There is a piece of Queen intimate celebrations. Call Katie Fletcher on 01476 871032 or email [email protected] Victoria’s Wedding Cake in the Elizabeth Saloon 4. The Belvoir Estate covers 16000 acres, that’s over 12,000 CASTLE AND GARDEN football pitches! OPENING TIMES 5. There are over 200 rooms at Belvoir Castle, exact amount August open 6 days a week 11 am - 5pm depending if you include (Closed Fridays and on occasions when all the small enclosures Book your the Castle is closed for private functions - throughout. Christmas dinner please check our website before travelling) September - Sundays only 11am-5pm 6. It takes five whole days to at the Fuel Tank (closed Sunday 1st September) clean all the windows of the Call: 01476 247059 Visit our website for all other times. castle each time.

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