Sawday's Small Hotel of the Year, Tudor Farmhouse, in the Royal Forest of Dean is offering a new package including shooting, fishing and foraging within 24 hours. It will be available to guests staying between mid September and November 1st.

All the activities will take place in and around the idyllic Forest of Dean, during its most colourful time of year. This two-night stay costs from £825 per room, based on two sharing and includes seasonal dinners in the acclaimed restaurant.

Forest Fishing, Clay Pigeon Shooting and Foraging Escape Tudor Farmhouse's Modern Mcnab Challenge

Celebrating the natural autumn bounty of the Forest of Dean, the folks at Tudor Farmhouse have created their own take on the traditional Macnab.

Tudor Farmhouse's Forest Macnab: A new package including shooting, fishing and forgaing will be available to guests staying between mid September and November 1st. All the activities will take place in and around the idyllic Forest of Dean, during its most colourful time of year.

Numerous Macnab Challenges exist today, all a variation on the Real Macnab: A salmon on the fly or a stag, as the trio did in John Buchan's novel John Macnab, “poached” in a legal sporting manner. The Classic Macnab - a stag, a salmon and a brace of grouse, epitomising the Highlands. While the Southern Macnab comprises a couple of snipe, a sea-trout and a roe buck. There are at least a half dozen more and the one thing they all have in common is the 'prize' must be got in 24 hours.

The two-night package includes:

A two-night DB&B stay in a Hatchling* room

Afternoon tea on arrival

Three course dinner

24 hour Forest Macnab: Shoot, Fish and Forage on and around the Wye, consisting of: Early morning foraging, breakfast, clay pigeon shoot, packed lunch, guided fly fishing on the Wye or Usk**

Special Forest five-course tasting menu

This two-night stay costs from £825 per room, based on two sharing

*Room upgrades available subject to availability and additional charge

**Fishing permits are not included (Trout & Grayling £20-35pp, Salmon £40-100pp)

Guests will have to drive between locations.

THE DETAILS

EXPLORE

A bountiful early morning foraging trip with local expert Raoul Van Den Broucke, dubbed "the Carluccio of the Wye Valley". Raoul will help guests discover at least five edible items; perhaps some Himalayan balsam nuts (like pine nuts), wild sorrel and mushrooms - porcini, chanterelles and the exciting sounding amethyst deceiver are abundant at this time of year. 

After a delicious breakfast, that will set guests up for the day, qualified and experienced coaches will guide guests on a clay pigeon shoot, providing an enjoyable and valuable experience whether shooting for the first time or improving skills. 

After a busy morning, spending time on the beautiful banks of the Wye makes for a peaceful and relaxing few hours for the experienced or novice angler. A guide will tutor where necessary and show the more experienced the best spots and help with technique. The sport will be dictated by the time of year and the anglers' preference. A packed lunch or delicious local produce will be provided.

EAT

The restaurant specialises in country to plate award winning food, from it's own kitchen garden and an abundance of great local producers and artisans, on the first night of the stay guests will enjoy a three course dinner.

On the second night a special five-course tasting menu, including seasonal Forest produce will be served.

STAY
Tudor farmhouse is a boutique rural retreat with 20 stylish bedrooms and a multi award-winning restaurant, it's the perfect base for this bountiful autumn break.

ENDS

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Tudor Farmhouse has won numerous awards including most recently:

VisitEngland, Best Hotel 2016, highly commended

Sawday's English Hotel of the Year 2015

Taste of the West 2015, Gold

Taste of the West Best Restaurant 2015

Two AA Rosettes (consistently since 2004)

Western Daily Press, Restaurant of the Year 2014, runner up

Taste of the West Awards 2014, Gold

South West Tourism Awards 2014, Restaurant of the Year, highly commended

Cotswold Life, Hotel Restaurant of the Year 2013