26th June 2020
April Re-opening 2021
UPDATED 12th April 2021 | 1:40pm We're very excited to welcome each and every one of you back to join us for an overnight stay or a delicious meal in…
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14th May 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Update
UPDATED 11th November 2021 | 9:27am In the light of the current coronavirus, Covid-19, situation we want to reassure you that the health and well-being of both our guests and…
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23rd March 2020
This is not goodbye, more of a ‘see you soon’…
Updated 26th March 2020 | 11:14am Dear guests and friends of Crouchers Orchards, It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to temporarily close our doors at Crouchers…
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16th March 2020
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Statement
UPDATED 2nd October 2020 | 11:00am In the light of the current coronavirus, Covid-19, situation I wanted to reassure you that the health and well-being of both our guests and…
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3rd March 2020
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
March 2020 Is anyone else desperately craving the end to the rain? The potager garden is starting to struggle under the weight of all this wind and rain – how…
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7th February 2020
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
February 2020 This month’s blog officially marks the one-year anniversary of our idle chit chat. So much as changed since those heady days of blog number one – for example,…
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8th January 2020
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
January 2020 Firstly, Happy New Year. Secondly, now is the time to multiply and conquer! It is true that life on the Crouchers vegetable plot is quiet – save for…
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30th December 2019
Potager Recipes – Wild Mushroom Wellington
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
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16th December 2019
Potager Recipes – Gratin Potato to accompany the Fillet of Lamb
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
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9th December 2019
Game, fork, eat!
We're officially in the middle of game season here in the United Kingdom and for those who enjoy the sport of shooting, or for those who enjoy indulging in the…
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2nd December 2019
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
December 2019 One of the best things about gardening is that you are learning all the time, and I don’t mean in a “sit down at the back of the…
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1st November 2019
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
November 2019 It’s November, so settle an argument for me – what is the best thing to do with fallen leaves? Should you leave (no pun intended) them be, or…
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24th October 2019
Potager Recipes – South Down’s Lamb Fillet & Cutlet
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
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1st October 2019
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
October 2019 If you’re anything like us in the potager garden, you’ve spent the past month desperately trying to keep up with the incessant harvesting – and then finding new…
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17th September 2019
A ‘wheelie’ cool addition to the estate!
Last week we had 5 new and exciting App-Bike bikes installed throughout the estate and we're so excited for you to give them a try! But firstly, here's a little…
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3rd September 2019
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
September 2019 Before I get into some nitty gritty, I have to say thank you to the increasingly large number of hotel guests who have been coming down to the…
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1st August 2019
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
August 2019 Isn’t this sunny weather delicious? It’s around this time when everyone constantly reminds me how lucky I am to work outside rather than in a sweaty office. I…
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11th July 2019
Potager Recipes – Fillet of Smoked Salmon
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy these last 6 months creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour…
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11th July 2019
Dust-down your hickories, we’re going golfing!
Oh how lucky we are to be surrounded by some of Sussex's most idyllic countryside. Not only that but our location is surrounded by an interesting mix of countryside, city…
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2nd July 2019
From seed to service – the Potager Garden diary
July 2019 This month I have three things to discuss: slugs, leeks and sweet peas. But before then, the latest from the Potager garden is that we’re supplying the Potager…
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