The Essential

Christmas & Holiday Season Menus

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Soulton Court Christmas Menu Parsnip and Shropshire honey soup

Smoked salmon salad with cucumber jelly, capers and lemon

Pressed ham hock terrine, with an apple salad and a mulled wine dressing ♦♦♦♦♦

Roast Shropshire Turkey served with all the trimmings: chestnut and sage stuffing, chipolatas

wrapped in

bacon, bread sauce and pan gravy

A Cheshire cheese set custard with fennel, grapes, walnuts and a balsamic dressing ♦♦♦♦♦

Christmas pudding with brandy sauce and Christmas tree tuile

Chocolate and chestnut cake, served with cinnamon poached celandines

Celebrate in private in Soulton Court – a dedicated celebration venue with stone flagged floor,

timbered ceiling and double fronted log burner.

Private parties for as many as 80-100 can be accommodated in this 300 year old converted barn,

with its

own dedicated bar, as well as upstairs retreat room ‘the Tallet’, with new oak floor and bespoke

staircase. Many parties have arranged evening entertainment, and we will be happy to discuss

any

requirements with you.

Not available for parties of fewer than 20 guests.

Turkeys are carved at the table by your party; Christmas puddings are brought whole to the table,

aflame with brandy.

£32.00, with a minimum of 16 diners, private dining assured.

Soulton Hall Christmas Menu Dine in private in one of Soulton Hall’s historic dinning rooms. Soulton Hall’s two dining rooms: the

Buttery (dating from the late 1300s, and the elegant Dining Room) are both exclusively lit by

candles for evening dining. Retire after dinner to an open fire. This indulgent six course dinner

is an essential experience, and a fitting way to draw a team or family together at this wonderful

time of year.

£45.00; no minimum number of diners. Private dining available for 6 or more guests.

Crab and crayfish cocktail with little gem and bloody Mary dressing.

Celery and potato soup with roasted walnuts

Warm tartlet of butternut squash, tomato and Moyden’s cheese

Ox cheek ravioli, mushroom duxelle and horseradish velouté ♦♦♦♦♦

Potted Salmon with a cucumber jelly ♦♦♦♦♦

Mulled wine sorbet ♦♦♦♦♦

Roast Shropshire Turkey served with all the trimmings: chestnut and sage stuffing, chipolatas

wrapped in bacon, bread sauce and pan gravy

Honey roast duck breast with parsnip three ways and a red wine jus

Pan fried trout fillet with a squash puree, smoked salmon and potato cake and a tarragon

dressing

Spinach and chestnut mushroom turn over with English winter vegetables ♦♦♦♦♦

Christmas pudding, brandy sauce, cinnamon ice cream and Christmas tree tuile

White chocolate parfait with brandy snap

Rosemary crème brûlée with short bread

Ice cream selection with tuile biscuit and fruit coulis ♦♦♦♦♦

Coffee and homemade petits fours

Soulton Hall at a Glance Guest accommodation at Soulton Hall

• 4 double/twin rooms in Soulton Hall itself, all en

suite;

• 2 in Carriage House (both with en suite spa

baths, one with its own sitting room) - these

rooms have their own front door and dogs are

welcome; Guests who wish to bring dogs may

use these rooms.

• 1 family suite in the Cedar Lodge (two double

rooms and a single room sharing one bathroom,

let as one unit);

• 1 four poster suite in the Cedar Lodge.

Soulton Hall Cottages

• Keeper's cottage is about half a mile from

Soulton Hall in a superb woodland location, it

has a two double rooms, and a twin/double

room; there is currently one bathroom and a

separate WC.

• Herdsman's and Ploughman's Cottages are in

open country locations about three quarters of a

mile from Soulton Hall both have two double

rooms and a single room.

• Shooter’s Lodge: three en suite double rooms in

a modern, newly refitted bungalow.

It may be possible to arrange extra beds at the cottages

depending upon your party's requirements and

the capacity of the cottages, please ask for details.

Ample parking is available at the cottages

Weddings, Celebrations, Events, Dining, etc

• Soulton Court and Soulton Hall present a

diverse venue with many possibilities, being able

to comfortably accommodate intimate groups

of two or of three or up to 400 and more at

weddings balls family fundays etc. See

soultonhall.co.uk or get in touch for details.

Setting. History etc

• Ancient Elizabethan manor house with over a

thousand years of history;

• Enchanting walled gardens and country setting

provide food used in meals at Soulton.

• Set in 500 acres of country estate under the

shelter of the grade one landscape of

Hawkstone Park incorporating Soulton Wood

(50 acres of oak woodland recorded in 1086)

and over a mile of brook and river bank

• Still cared for and cherished as a home by

descendants of Sir Rowland Hill, the first

Protestant Lord Mayor of London who built the

present hall in 1556

S O U L TON HA L L

CH R I S TM A S P A R T Y BO OK I N G FO RM

We wish to make a booking for a Christmas party.

We wish to have:

[ ] Soulton Court Menu

[ ] Soulton Hall Menu

Our party will be for a total of _____ diners.

How many vegetarians are there in your party? ___________

Do any of your party have special access requirements (please note that while Soulton

Court is fully disabled accessible, Soulton Hall has restricted accessibility)?

Details: ______________________________________________________

Deposit

I understand that a deposit of £10.00 per guest is required. This is non refundable in the

event of our cancellation of this party.

I enclose a cheque for this amount.

Please debit a credit card for this amount, details as follows:

Name on card: _____________________________

Card Number: _____________________________

Expiration: _____________________________

Security Code: _____________________________

Accommodation

Bedrooms are available at Soulton Hall. If you are a guest at a Christmas Party, you can

reserve rooms. Please advise us if you wish to make a separate accommodation booking.

tel: 01939 232 786 Soulton Hall

fax: 01093 234 097 Wem

www.soultonhall.co.uk Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

enquiries@soultonhall.co.uk SY4 5RS

“[we] so enjoyed their Christmas Dinner last Friday. The food was

abundant and excellent as well as beautifully presented… we were

extremely well looked after.. people have commented on the quality of

the meal and the homely atmosphere”

-- RAF 60(R) Squadron

A few things make Soulton quite a distinctive place, and differentiate our work in important ways. Many couples getting married here are interested in these aspects of our work:

Provenance Provenance Provenance Provenance

As farmers, and with a well-regarded restaurant, we know that the quality of the ingredients we use has a big impact on the quality of a meal. You are most welcome to book a table here to try our food before booking a wedding. We start from scratch for all meals, using quality ingredients, and grow a respectable amount of food in the gardens and farm. A saddening number of venues cater in a very different way. Your wedding breakfast should be of excellent quality.

Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability Environmental Sustainability

For a number of years, we have been investing hard in greening our activities. We now produce 120% of our 2011 annual electricity requirement

from our on PV array. At the time of writing, we are preparing to transfer to ground source heating, which would virtually eliminate our need for non-renewable energy.

Care of our HeritageCare of our HeritageCare of our HeritageCare of our Heritage

Soulton has a history stretching back, though the hands of a Tudor Lord Mayor of London, and a Saxon adversary of King Knut to the Bronze Age, and we are privileged to care for a number of lovely old buildings, as well as important archaeology. Our buildings receive the best care we can give them. For instance, Soulton Court has a new oak staircase, built for us by the same craftsmen who worked at Balmoral.

Farming and Countryside StewardshipFarming and Countryside StewardshipFarming and Countryside StewardshipFarming and Countryside Stewardship

Soulton Hall is at the heart of a 500 acre farm. We farm this land, in addition to welcoming guests to Soulton Hall. We are proud of our farming

heritage, and are conscious always that we should farm in a responsible way, which is respectful of our wildlife. A particular highlight is our 50 acre bluebell woods, and the 1.5miles of brook and river we look after: home to an impressively divers range of wildlife.

Hopefully the last page gave you some idea of how and why we go about our work here. We work hard to

re-invest in Soulton, and social media has allowed us the opportunity to share this progress, and our future

plans, with our guests and friends over time. If you want to know more you and have a look at these

resources. You can access them all from our homepage (www.soultonhall.co.uk)

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This is a surprisingly useful resource: many photographers, venue decorators, musicians etc share examples of their work at Soulton Hall. It updates in real time, so you can see extra facilities as they are created.

You can access this here.

FlickrFlickrFlickrFlickr

Flickr us share images of our farm and its work,

the changes in aspect of the house and cottages as

we move through the seasons, etc. We also

provide some insights into the Âbehind the scenesÊ

aspects of our work, and preparations for special

occasions.

You access this here.

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This gives insight into major projects and an enhanced level of detail from other social media, as well as occasional posts about such details as our connection to King Cnut, our greening plans, or our Bronze Age archaeology. You can access this here.

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Shorter insights; you can access this here.