Join our four-day Christmas house party on the shores of Ullswater. Stand-up paddleboarding on the lake, wreath making, wine tasting, stories around the tree for the children. Back together to swap stories over a feast and watching the starry night sky for Father Christmas.
Your four night stay
Breakfast and dinner each day, and lunch with all the festive trimmings on Christmas Day.
Butternut squash velouté (V/GF)
Toasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin oil
Cantonese chicken noodle and peanut salad (DF)
Udon noodles, red cabbage, chilli, spring onion
Smoked ham hock terrine (DF)
Homemade piccalilli, crispy fried quail’s egg, crostini
Bang bang cauliflower (VG/GF)
Toasted sesame seeds, spicy dressing, chilli, spring onion
Salt cod (DF/GF)
Chorizo risotto, olive and onion tapenade
Louisiana prawn cocktail
Celery, peppers, sweetcorn, lettuce, prawns, Louisiana mayo, crispy shallots
Classic beef burger (GFA)
Lake District beef patty, lettuce, tomato, onion, gherkin, twice cooked chips, pancetta, applewood smoked cheese, pretzel bun
Beer battered fish and chips (GFA)
Mushy peas, charred lemon, coriander, tartare
Guinea fowl (GF)
Roast guinea fowl breast, fondant potato, braised leeks, shallot, confit swede, shimeji mushroom, parma ham, truffled cream
Halibut (GF/DFA)
Hazelnut crusted halibut, king oyster mushrooms, Jerusalem artichoke pureé, saffron new potatoes, toasted hazelnuts
Miso mushrooms (VG/GFA/DF)
Miso braised flat mushrooms, spelt, baby gem, tofu dressing, pumpkin seed pesto
Thai green tofu curry (VG)
Basmati rice
Vanilla cheesecake (V)
Baileys, chocolate ice cream
Tiramisu (V)
Biscotti
Dark chocolate and coconut ganache (VG)
Coconut tuille, sour cherry compote
Honey and whisky panna cotta (GFA)
Crème pat, caramac, honey gel, Biscoff ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding (V)
Date gel, vanilla ice cream, butterscotch sauce
Local cheese selection (V/GFA)
Celery gel, apple, homemade chutney, Peter’s Yard crackers
Chicken and black pudding terrine (DF)
Piccalilli, toasted hazelnuts
Smoked salmon, mascarpone and tarragon pâté
Sourdough crisp breads, quail egg salad
Caramelised Jerusalem artichoke velouté (VG)
Burnt pear and walnut granola
Compressed melon (VG/GF/DF)
Mulled apple, clementine salsa
Seared scallops (GF)
Salsify, blood orange, brown shrimps
Fillet of beef (GF/DFA)
Oxtail braised onion, celeriac pureé, red wine truffled jus
Butter roasted turkey (DFA)
Pigs in blankets, sage and apple stuffing, parsnip pureé
Pan fried halibut (GF)
Smoked mashed potato, pancetta lardons, button onions, girolles
Beetroot Wellington (VG)
Mulled wine gravy
Sea trout
Fish pie flavours, sea vegetables, parsley oil, charred leek
Blackberries (V)
Fresh figs, goats curd, gingerbread
Panettone bread and butter pudding (V)
Ginger anglaise, Lakes Distillery whisky ice cream
Chocolate, cherry and honeycomb parfait (VG)
Sour cherries, vanilla ice cream
Honey and clove panna cotta
Mulled spiced oranges, port reduction
Christmas pudding
Burnt orange eggnog, marzipan ice cream
Rare beef salad (GF)
Beetroot carpaccio, truffle dressing, friseé
Chalk stream trout gravlax (DF)
Dill, lemon, capers, rye bread
Smoked chicken Caesar croquette
Gem lettuce, Caesar dressing, crisp bread
Heritage beetroot (V)
Burrata, pickled walnuts
Sesame tofu nori wraps (VG)
Carrot and ginger dipping sauce
Duck (GF)
Celeriac pureé, potato fondant, duck parcel, five-spice jus
Roast cod (GF)
Lemon beurre blanc, winter ratatouille
Salmon
Samphire, confit potato, mussel chowder
Miso braised mushrooms (VG)
Spelt, baby gem, tofu dressing, pumpkin seed pesto
Crispy pork belly
Black pudding, celeriac remoulade, apple pureé
Classic Paris-brest (V)
Praline cream
Sticky toffee pudding (V)
Caramelised banana, candied pecans, caramel ice cream
Raspberry and cream cranachan (V)
Fresh raspberries, double cream
Selection of local cheeses (V)
Frozen grapes, tea bread, celery, chutney
Mulled winter fruits (V)
Cinnamon ice cream
Wild mushroom fricassee with slow cooked egg and Jerusalem artichoke
Rabbit terrine with spiced pear and tarragon
Winter vegetable salad with truffle dressing
Smoked haddock and yellow pepper soup with ratte potato
Oxtail fritters with nasturtium mayonnaise
Crab and grapefruit with brown crab, watercress mousse and crisp sourdough
Sirloin of beef with truffle pudding, crispy potato, girolles and spinach
Goosnargh duck with turnip and alliums
Spelt bourguignon risotto, roast vegetables, parsley root and vegetable jus
Poached tofu with sea vegetables, crispy seaweed and dashi
Curried hake with spiced potato, roasted cauliflower and salted almond puree
Grilled cod with chorizo cassoulet and spinach
Lemon olive oil cake with lemon sorbet, lemon mousse and raspberries
Bitter chocolate fondant with milk ice cream and chocolate tuile
Pineapple crème brûlée with spiced ice cream, vanilla and squash puree
Tonka bean panna cotta with salted caramel and toffee
Cheese board – A La Carte cheese
Local Jersey milk ice cream
Parsnip and chestnut soup
Duck terrine, ginger, port and pear
Smoked salmon with traditional garnish of lemon, capers, bread and butter and shallots
Roast bronze turkey with forcemeat, pigs in blankets, Brussels sprouts, roast parsnips, duck fat potatoes and turkey gravy
Fillet of beef with roast shallots, kale and dripping potatoes
Vegetable wellington with roast shallots, kale and creamed potatoes
Stone bass with lobster cannelloni and bisque
Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
Cheeseboard with celery, grapes, pear chutney and biscuits
Iced chocolate parfait with clementine salad
Chicken liver parfait with griottine cherries and brioche
Slow roast pig fritter with apple ketchup
Lobster and prawn cocktail with watercress, avocado and caviar
Coquille St Jacques
Jerusalem artichoke soup with slow cooked egg
Poached pear with salad blues, blue cheese and walnut salad
Paneer bahji with spiced potato, roasted cauliflower and sultana puree
Halibut with creamed potato and forestiere sauce
Chicken with cauliflower, macaroni cheese and truffle dressing
Rump of lamb with purple sprouting broccoli, lamb fat potatoes, apricot and almond
Cod, bacon and hazelnut pesto with creamed leeks and beans
Warm squash panna cotta with roast squash, bocconcini and semi dried tomato
Spiced gingerbread crème brûlée with salted caramel
Blood orange tart with chocolate ice cream
Iced chestnut parfait with damson jam and hazelnut crumble
Chocolate delice with milk ice cream and chocolate tuile
Abbots Lodge Jersey milk ice cream
Cheese board
Three-nights with dinner. Lake sports, games for the children, music and plenty to eat and drink. A fire garden on New Year’s Eve.
