Saturday, 4th October 2025
Dress: Practical!
Tickets: £135.00 per person
Includes: Foray, mini fungi book, lunch & wine
Location: Please meet at Hambleton Hall at 9.30am
Hunt: Burley Wood
Our annual Mushroom Hunt is a firm favourite in Hambleton’s calendar, Paul Nichol, field mycologist, botanist, author of a guide to identifying mushrooms and toadstools and tutor, has lead our mushroom hunt for many years, we have had a mixed bag of finds, some more successful than others, the weather over the summer often dictates what we find on the day. Hopefully a good haul of edible, poisonous and hallucinogenic varieties for Paul to describe to us in more detail.
We will gather everyone together at the hotel for coffee at 9.30am and then drive the short distance from Hambleton Hall to Burley Wood, where we will spend the morning foraging mushrooms, such as Lepista nuda – Wood blewit, Clitocybe geotropa – Trooping funnel cap, Macrolepiota procera – Parasol mushroom & Boletus badius – Bay bolete.
Following the fungi-foray we will make our way back to Hambleton Hall for lunch. Please do bring along a basket to collect your ‘finds’ and appropriate outdoor clothing, perhaps a change of shoes for lunch.
MENU
Apéritif: Bellini
Cèpe Tortellini with Lemon Verbena flavoured sauce
Los Arcos Sherry
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Slow cooked Red Hill Farm Belly of Pork with Apple, Crackling
2021 Côtes du Rhône Mon Coeur Jeans Louis Chave Selection
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Chocolate Tart with Passion Fruit and Banana Sorbet
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Coffee & Chocolates
To book, please contact reception on 01572 756991 or email: hotel@hambletonhall.com
