Celebrating strawberry season

With a sensational recipe

Nothing says summer quite like a strawberry, and with Wimbledon kicking off on June 28th, we asked Chef Patron Mark Birchall to share a delicious recipe to best celebrate these little bursts of sunshine à la Moor Hall… Mark Birchall’s strawberries, kernel mousse, almond and lemon verbena ice tea. Serves four.   Ingredients 300g strawberries […]

Goosnargh Gin Perfect Serves

World Gin Day

Goosnargh Gin’s ethos is formed on celebrating independence, provenance and the finest botanicals. That is why we selected this multi award-winning producer to channel their expertise into distilling Moor Hall’s own gin, which proudly sits as a chapter in its own right in Goosnargh Gin’s story. Based at the foot of Beacon Fell, on the edge […]

British Tomato Fortnight

Meet the Grower

To celebrate British Tomato Fortnight, we spoke to one of our local growers, Brian Ascroft of Croftpak Nurseries. Brian and his family have been growing tomatoes in Tarleton, Lancashire, for more than 75 years. Over a coffee at Moor Hall, Brian told us a little bit about himself; his superb tomatoes; why he thinks British […]

Easter Calligraphy Ideas

Guest Blog by Mellor & Rose Modern Calligraphers, based in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire.  We are delighted to share some fun and creative Easter Hand Lettering ideas in lovely Modern Calligraphy style, with ‘Nine ways to get creative with calligraphy’. Modern Calligraphy is a much more relaxed form than traditional Calligraphy, which is fun to learn […]

Sustainable Flowers for February

Guest Blog by Angela Coulton of Petal and Twig, sustainable florist and grower based in Tarleton, Lancashire.  February is a time of preparation and anticipation in our business, when we start sowing seeds for flowers which bloom from June to October. We started growing flowers over ten years ago, tentatively growing a few herbs and […]