Enjoy a Burns Night supper in true Scottish style at Grittleton House

By Claire Dukes - 3 January 2018

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On Saturday 27 January 2018, Grittleton House will be hosting its traditional and luxurious Burns supper in celebration of the life and poetic works of Robert Burns.

Vanessa Shipp, office manager at Grittleton House, said: "We pull out all the stops to ensure our Burns Night Supper is the perfect way to celebrate the life of this iconic Scotsman as well as indulge a taste for fine Scottish dining and poetry.”

Based in Wiltshire and set within the grandiose surroundings of a seventeenth century Manor House built in 1660, guests will experience an evening of traditional Scottish music, cuisine and hospitality.

Vanessa continued: “Our dedicated staff at Grittleton House are equipped with the expertise and nous required to host, stage and deliver the perfect event for a Burns Night to remember spent with loved ones."

On arrival, guests will be served the Burns Night themed cocktails and will enjoy a sumptuous traditional Scottish four-course meal.

The event runs from 7pm to 12.30am. Tickets are on sale now and available at a price of £50 per person. Guests will be sharing tables unless booking in groups. Tables for groups of 12 are available at a price of £550, and tables for groups of 10 are available at just £475.

Guests will be treated to a true Scottish experience and shall be entertained with the performance of traditional Scottish bagpipe music from authentic Scottish Piper, Billy Bagpipes and traditional Scottish dance from Cartwheel Ceilidh, one of the finest professional ceilidh/barn dance bands in the UK.

The Burns supper evening will be interspersed with traditional recitals, such as the ‘Selkirk Grace’ and ‘Address to the Haggis’. There will also be celebratory toasts to the great man, known as the ‘Immortal Memory’, ‘Address to the Lassies’ and ‘The Reply from the Lassies’. The evening’s celebrations will conclude with dancing to the Cartwheel Ceilidh.

Guests can book tickets for the Burns Supper at Grittleton House by calling 01249 782434, email [email protected] or visit www.grittletonhouse.co.uk for further information.

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