A Splash of Magic with Bovey Castle

A Splash of Magic with
Bovey Castle
Merry Christmas from all of us here at Eden!
December is our favourite time at the hotels and we can’t wait to deck the halls and get the mulled
wine simmering. The aroma of roaring fires mingling with the fresh smell of pine from the Christmas
trees is really quite magical and we’re keen to get the celebrations started.
Everyone knows that Christmas is all about the food, and food has always been at the heart of our
hotels. Our eight award-winning chefs across the collection spend most of the year dreaming up
even more indulgent ways of spoiling our guests with their Christmas menus and this year looks to
be no exception.
We invite you to join us for Christmas and New Year breaks, festive events and pampering spa
treatments, not to mention the happy thought of our teams plying you with excellent Champagne,
wine and fabulous festive food.
We look forward to welcoming you and sharing the festive season with you.
From all at the Eden family x
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Christmas at The Castle
There is no place like Bovey Castle to experience the magic of a country house Christmas.
The hotel is transformed into a festive hideaway for December. Plump armchairs nestle against tables laden with walnuts and oranges,
rooms are illuminated by spectacular Christmas trees and sparkling decorations.
New Year’s Eve brims with the decadent glamour and excitement that surrounds the last night of the year, drawing to a dramatic close with
fireworks over the estate and flowing champagne.
In addition to our fabulous breaks, why not come to Bovey in the run up to Christmas for your office Christmas party, festive afternoon tea,
December dining in Smith’s Brasserie and Great Western Restaurant, not to mention the Bovey Castle Christmas Fair!
The hotel is idyllically situated in the heart of Dartmoor National Park, so take the opportunity to explore the area and visit local festive
events in the surrounding towns and villages whilst you’re with us.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year from everyone at Bovey Castle.
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Festive Afternoon Tea
Sample a festive spread and a delicious glass of
Champagne in the cosy surroundings of Bovey.
£40.00 per person including a glass of Champagne
Smith’s Brasserie
Christmas Day Lunch
Enjoy a glass of Champagne on arrival, followed by
a four course lunch with coffee and mince pies.
The Art of Festive Feasting
£110.00 per person
Sample our seasonal a la carte menu in candlelit, Art Deco surroundings.
Warm terrine of shellfish and braised leeks,
pink champagne, tomato and chive veloute
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Traditional roast Devon turkey & trimmings,
clementine & chestnut stuffing, buttered carrots
& sprouts, roast potatoes & cranberry sauce
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Children
DECEMBER DINING
IN THE SMITH'S BRASSERIE
Christmas Day Lunch
Christmas pudding, brandy butter & brandy sauce
Plated selection of farm house cheese,
crackers & condiments
Up to 2 years no charge
DECEMBER DINING
IN THE GREAT WESTERN
Smith’s Brasserie
3 - 7 years £45.00
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8 - 14 years £85.00
Full non-refundable deposit taken at time of booking
Boxing Day
Starters from £16.00
Smith’s Brasserie provides the perfect place to relax over seasonal dining with
friends and family.
Mains from £28.00
Two course lunch or dinner £24.50 per person
Dessert from £10.50 per person
Three course lunch or dinner £29.50 per person
Recover from the hustle and bustle of Christmas
with a relaxed meal in Smith’s Brasserie.
Pre-booking essential. Minimum of six people. Available until 23/12/16.
Pre-booking essential.
Tea & coffee, mini mince pies
Christmas Day Lunch
Great Western Restaurant
Chef's selection of canapés
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Amuse bouche of leek and potato, smoked
salmon mousse and caviar
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Brixham crab and line caught mackerel, pickled
cider apples, apple jelly
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“Feuilletté” of quail eggs and wild mushrooms,
black truffle butter sauce
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Traditional roast Devon turkey & trimmings,
clementine & chestnut stuffing, buttered carrots
& sprouts, roast potatoes & cranberry sauce
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Christmas pudding, brandy butter & brandy sauce
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Tea & coffee, mini mince pies
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Call 01647 445 007 email christmas@boveycastle.com online www.boveycastle.com
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Smith’s Brasserie
New Year's Eve Menu
Champagne & canapés
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Leek and potato veloute, smoked salmon ribbons
and caviar cream
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Pink Champagne sorbet
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The Christmas Experience
Slow roast breast of duck, creamed cabbage and bacon,
fondant potato, roasting jus
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Grand Marnier parfait, confit orange salad
and dark chocolate wafers
Christmas Eve
Boxing Day
Junior State
£3,300
State£3,800
Arrive for lunch and a host of festive activities
including a Christmas country fair, cider & sloe gin
making, Bovey Rangers activities and our playroom
for the little ones.
Afternoon tea is served in the Cathedral Room,
accompanied by carol singing. We also offer a children’s
high tea in Smith’s Brasserie for the little ones.
Your evening includes welcome drinks, a candlelit
dinner and the opportunity to attend Midnight
Mass at the local church.
After brunch sign up for the golf tournament or join
us for a guided walk before brunch. Our much loved
ferret racing is a firm favourite, as is our ‘nearest the
pin’ golf competition, served with hot chocolate and
mulled wine on the south terrace. Afternoon tea will
also be served in the Cathedral Room.
Grand State
Our storyteller will keep the children entertained,
followed by high tea and a festive movie.
Finish your day with a five course dinner and
entertainment in the Great Western Restaurant.
Children
Bovey Ranger activities and our playroom are
available all day for the little ones.
Christmas Day
In the morning take part in our exciting scavenger
hunt then enjoy fresh air and beautiful scenery with
a guided walk.
The revelry begins with a drinks reception, followed
by a fabulous Christmas Day lunch in the Great
Western Restaurant. Christmas wouldn’t be
Christmas without the Queen’s speech, tea and
mince pies. A buffet will be served in the Great
Western Restaurant that evening.
Once the children are tucked up in bed, sit with a
nightcap and listen to the storyteller weave some
tales in front of the fire.
Full English breakfast will be served before we bid
you a fond farewell.
Christmas at The Castle - Three Night Break
£4,100
Lodge£4,200
Single£1,620
£600
In own single room
£950
£1,500
*This price is based on two adults sharing. Minimum
occupancy for the lodge over Christmas is four.
Children will be charged at £650 each and additional
adults at £850 each.
Betwixt and Between
(check in 24th December 2016)
27th – 29th December
Total price for two adults
Classic room
£2,500
Castle room
£2,800
Superior Castle room
£2,950
Valley View
£3,100
Classic room £1,750
30th December
Castle room £1,900
Check in before lunch, and then explore our estate
and Elan Spa. Afternoon tea is served in the
Cathedral Room, whilst Bovey Rangers activities
and the playroom will be available in the afternoon
for the children.
Superior Castle room £2,000
State £2,650
There will be whisky and cocktail tasting in the
evening, before a three course dinner in the Great
Western Restaurant.
Grand State £2,900
Lodge £3,100*
£125.00 per person.
Children up to two – no charge
3-7 years old £45, 8 – 14 years £95
Great Western
Up to 4 years - no charge
(Castle room & upwards)
Escape and unwind with a fantastic post-Christmas
bed and breakfast break at Bovey Castle.
From £269.00 per room per night
Based on two adults sharing a Classic room.
Chef ’s selection of canapés
House Champagne
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Amuse bouche
Cullen skink
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Terrine of ox tail, salad of russet apple,
dandelion and pickled onions
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Fillet of stone bass, salt baked celeriac
& salted grapes
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Roast breast and leg of duck, roasted beetroot,
red leaves & chutney sauce
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Grand Marnier parfait, orange salad,
dark chocolate wafers
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Coffee & tea, petit fours & mince pies
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Total price for two adults
Coffee & tea, petit fours
New Year's Eve Menu
5 - 14 years sharing adults room
New Year Break Experience
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Total price for one adult
2 children sharing a Classic room
27th December
After breakfast the excitement mounts as Father
Christmas arrives at Bovey Castle.
New Years at Bovey Castle
New Year’s Eve
After breakfast choose from a host of activities
including egg collecting, our falconry display,
scavenger hunt, golf tournament, and a guided
walk. Bovey Rangers activities and the playroom
are available all day for children.
Enjoy a light lunch then take a tipple in the Long
Barn with our cider and sloe gin making class.
Afternoon tea will be served in the Cathedral Room,
then try your hand at ferret racing or our ‘nearest
the pin’ golf competition. Wine and Champagne
tasting will also be available.
Dress for dinner and arrive to welcome drinks with
a piper, a five course gala dinner, dancing to a live
band and fireworks at midnight.
New Year’s Day
Tuck in to a full English breakfast before you depart.
Valley View £2,150
Junior State £2,400
*This price is based on two adults sharing. Minimum
occupancy for the lodge over New Year is four.
Children will be charged at £450 each and additional
adults at £575 each.
Total price for one adult
Single occupancy £1,050
Children
Up to 4 years - no charge
5 - 14 years sharing adults room
(Castle room & upwards)
£450
In own single room £650
2 children sharing a Classic room £990
T&Cs for Christmas and New Year Experience Packages –
a 25% non-refundable deposit will be taken at the time of
booking. The final balance is due by 1st November 2016.
Bookings taken after this date will need to pay a 100%
non-refundable deposit. Cancellations made after this
date will incur a full charge.
Call 01647 445 007 email christmas@boveycastle.com online www.boveycastle.com
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Pre-Christmas Dining
Citrus cured salmon, confit chestnuts,
clementine dressing
Iron bark pumpkin soup,
ginger scented pumpkin seeds
Terrine of ham hock & Savoy cabbage,
homemade piccalilli, sour dough toast
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Traditional roast Devon turkey & trimmings,
clementine & chestnut stuffing, buttered sprouts
& carrots
Christmas in a Private Lodge
Leg of Lamb “Wellington”, creamed potatoes,
green beans, minted lamb jus
Goat’s cheese & hazelnut strudel,
honey roasted root vegetables
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Traditional Christmas pudding,
brandy butter & brandy sauce
Christmas Celebrations
Sticky toffee & banana pudding,
malt toffee sauce, vanilla ice cream
Artisan cheese plate, quince jelly,
chutney, biscuits
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Coffee & tea, mince pies
Pre-Christmas Private Dining
What could be better than your own private
Christmas party in a castle? Our private dining
spaces are strewn with beautiful decorations,
creating the perfect atmosphere for a relaxed
pre-Christmas celebration without the shopping,
cooking or washing up!
Take exclusive use of your own private lodge for you and your family this Christmas.
Imagine sweeping down the drive through the valley, passing the misty morning golf course and frosty grounds to Bovey Castle - your
Christmas has begun!
Our valet will park your car as you meet the team and check in then it's off to your private lodge, nestled amongst the trees, beside our lake.
Luxuriously furnished, fully self-catered and with beautiful views over the Bovey estate, the lodges are a wonderful way to spend the Christmas
holidays with friends or family.
Despite the fact that you are based in the grounds of Bovey Castle, the incredible thing about a break away in one of our lodges, is that you
have the hotel on your doorstep and you can walk up and enjoy the magic of Bovey Castle at Christmas.
Christmas Parties
Thursday 15th and Wednesday 21st
December
Lunch from £30.00 per person
Celebrate the end of the working year with a
fabulous Christmas party. Sip a welcoming glass
of Prosecco before feasting on a fabulous three
course seasonal buffet, then hit the dancefloor to
some floor fillers from our DJ.
Dinner from £35.00 per person
£39.00 per person
When booking your Christmas party enquire about
great rates for an overnight stay after your party.
Special offer – the organiser goes free when booking
a party of over 15 people!
Minimum 10, maximum 120 guests.
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Festive Pampering at Elan Spa
In the rush of hectic socialising and shopping it’s all too easy to forget to stop and take some time out for yourself.
That’s why we’ve put some special packages together for the festive season to make sure that you treat yourself
as well as everyone else!
Silent Night Package - 110 minutes
The ultimate Christmas indulgence
to make you feel ‘calm and bright’.
This treatment starts with a relaxing
55 minute’ ESPA Aromatherapy Full
Body Massage’ focusing on key areas
of tension, using an ESPA body oil
chosen for your specific needs.
This is followed by a personalised Skin
Vision analysis and a 55 minute ESPA
Facial, specifically tailored to you to
achieve the best possible results.
Elan Spa at Bovey Castle - £155.00 per person
Winter Warmer - 70 minutes
One to warm you up on a cold winter
day! This deeply relaxing heat treatment
is applied through hot stone massage,
including back of legs, back, neck,
shoulder and scalp massage.
Elan Spa at Bovey Castle - £110.00 per person
“Polish & Sparkle” Party Prep 85 minutes
Prep your body for the party season with
an ESPA full body polish. An exceptionally
skin softening body exfoliation will
leave your skin smooth and supple,
followed by an express pedicure and a
Champagne file and polish. We’ll even
treat you to a mini polish to take home!
Elan Spa at Bovey Castle - £115.00 per person
Festive Spruce Up - 45 minutes
One for all the gents! A luxury wet shave
including a scalp massage will get you
spruced up for the season of socialising!
Gentleman’s Quarter at Bovey Castle - £45.00 per
person
December Dip ‘n’ Dine Spa Experience
Indulge in a little bit of pre-Christmas
pampering with a December Dip ‘n’
Dine at our Elan Spas. This welcome
treat includes use of the spa
facilities from 6-9pm, a 25 minute
treatment and a two course dinner.
Christmas Gift Vouchers
Christmas present stress is an age old problem and we’re here to rescue you!
This year you don’t even need to step
foot in the shops to buy something really
rather special. You can now purchase
your vouchers on-line for a range of
luxury gift experiences at any of our
hotels within the Eden Hotel Collection.
We even have vouchers ordered in the
early hours of Christmas day, so you
won’t be on your own if you’ve forgotten
someone. Just pop online and all will be
forgiven as we whizz your voucher across
to you on email – they’ll never know!
We offer something for everyone! Foodies
will be covered with fine dining vouchers
and sumptuous afternoon teas. Make a
grand romantic gesture with an overnight
stay for your partner, or treat a spa lover
to a spa break or a fancy Champagne and
polish. Specific monetary amounts are also
available from £25.00 to £500.00 so they
can choose their experience themselves!
Vouchers start from £20.00 and can be
redeemed against a variety of experiences.
We also offer special festive vouchers
throughout the run up to Christmas;
just visit www.edenhotelcollection.com
to find out more.
Believe us when we say we’ve got
your Christmas all wrapped up!
Three steps to a stress free Christmas…
1 Go to www.edenhotelcollection.com and click on our voucher link.
2 Pick and purchase your gift experience voucher from our list.
3 Have an e-version emailed straight to your inbox within the hour.
Vouchers start from £20.00 and can be redeemed against a variety of experiences!
Elan Spa at Bovey Castle - £75.00 per person (dinner
served in Smith’s Brasserie)
Available Monday to Friday only.
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Activities at Bovey Castle
Christmas for Kids at Bovey Castle
With more than 275 acres of Dartmoor National Park on our doorstep and many different activities on offer in the grounds of Bovey Castle, we're
certain you'll find entertainment to suit everyone this Christmas. From boozy sessions of cider and sloe gin making, to high-octane thrills such as off
road driving or falconry…the choice is yours. View our website at www.boveycastle.com/activities for our full range of experiences.
Festive Afternoon Tea with Cider
& Sloe Gin Making
Enjoy the build up to Christmas at Bovey
Castle with a festive afternoon tea and a glass
of Champagne, followed by a cider & sloe gin
making session. Learn the secrets of apple
pressing, then sample these wintery tipples in
the long barn, lit only by candle light to really
get you in the holiday spirit.
Cider & sloe gin making takes place at 4.30pm
each day and afternoon tea runs from 2pm to
4.30pm.
£65.00 per person
Runs 1/12/16 - 23/12/16
OFf Road Experience
Looking for a Christmas party or get together
with a difference during December? The Off
Road Experience at Bovey is an exciting
adrenaline activity, giving thrill seekers the
opportunity to view the estate from seldom
seen viewpoints and will get your heart
pumping as you handle these incredible
vehicles in a rare opportunity to challenge
your driving skills.
This exhilarating experience offers the
opportunity to drive one of our fleet of Land
Rovers around the newly-created timber
extraction tracks in the outer-estates
woodlands.
Prices start from £125 per person for an
hour’s taster session, or £225 per person
for a half day experience.
The Off Road Experience also makes the
ultimate Christmas gift, with a range of Off
Road Experiences available to purchase.
Visit www.boveycastle.com/vouchers to buy
vouchers online!
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Bird of Prey Experience
Bovey Castle at Christmas is an eye widening experience for children with trees, decorations and twinkly lights aplenty throughout the hotel. The
estate is a frosty winter playground for running, games and exploring in the fresh air, all bundled up in coats, hats and mittens.
Little ones will marvel at the tallest Christmas tree on Dartmoor, which looks magnificent in our Cathedral room. Whilst staying with us children
can come and collect their eggs for breakfast daily, or watch the daily falconry display at 10am. When tummies are growling, Smith’s Brasserie is
our family friendly restaurant, where our menu for smaller appetites is available.
Bovey Rangers is perfect for keeping our younger guests entertained during the Christmas holidays, offering supervised activity sessions of
exciting indoor and outdoor activities for 7 to 14 year olds including survival skills, archery, owl experiences, wreath decorating and float fishing.
Little ones from 3 to 7 years old will be happy in the our supervised Play Barn, where they can take part in painting, clay work, puppet making,
puzzles and games.
Our 'Bird of Prey Experience' is spent with a
selection of our falconer’s birds of prey and
is truly quite unforgettable as you watch this
magnificent raptors soar through the frosty air!
You will have the opportunity to fly a variety
of different birds of prey on the Bovey Castle
estate, observe their individual characteristics
and see close up the wonderful partnership
that exists between falconers and their birds.
This session is held on the herbaceous border
that surrounds the summerhouse at Bovey
Castle. Please be aware that this is a weather
dependent experience.
Children staying on our Christmas and New Year packages will be enchanted by tales woven by our storyteller, tuck in to high tea in front of a
festive film, take part in ferret racing and scavenger hunts, not to mention their choice of our Bovey Rangers activities.
Make their Christmas a truly magical one at Bovey Castle.
Bovey Rangers are charged at £32.00 per session
Play Barn costs £10.00 per hour
Children staying on the Christmas and New Year package receive
three complimentary Bovey Rangers sessions included in their stay.
Minimum of 2 guests. Price: £65.00 per
person. Time: Approximately 60 minutes,
weather dependent .
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Events at Bovey Castle
Local Festive Events
FESTIVE SPA SHOPPING
Santa by Steam
Wednesday 8th December (5-8pm)
South Devon
Purchase all your ESPA Christmas gifts for the spa lovers
in your life from our Elan Spa - free entry!
Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th, Saturday 10th,
Sunday 11th and Saturday 17th – Saturday
24th December inclusive
BOVEY CASTLE CHRISTMAS FAIR
Christmas Lights Switch on
Tuesday 13th December (2 – 7pm)
Be part of our Eden family this Christmas…
It takes team work to create an exceptional Christmas and New Year for all our guests and we are so
proud of the experience we deliver.
We send a special Christmas salute to…
Our chefs, who spend the year thinking up delicious seasonal festive menus and extravagant New Year banquets.
Our restaurant teams, who make sure every glass is topped up and that guests are full and happy.
Our garden teams, who make sure that we have seasonal vegetables to keep us going through the winter.
Brussel sprouts are delicious fresh from the grounds to accompany the Christmas turkey!
Our reception teams, who always have a smile on their faces and work so hard to make our guests feel welcome.
Our housekeepers, who keep our hotels beautifully spic and span, even at the busiest of times.
Festive stalls including local experience providers, arts
and crafts and Bovey’s homemade gifts in the magical
Christmas surrounding of Bovey Castle – free entry!
Book for festive afternoon tea - £30.00 per person
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Our conference and events teams, who run our hotels with military precision and make sure that every event
is delivered with the utmost care, professionalism and attention to detail.
Thursday 17th November From 4pm – 8pm
Our spa therapists, who keep everyone feeling relaxed and pampered in the hectic run up to Christmas.
We hope you enjoy meeting our teams this Christmas and New Year – we are always here to help!
Exeter Christmas Market
Add a glass of Champagne - £40.00 per person
Cathedral Green
Friday 18th November to Sunday 18th December
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Terms and Conditions
To secure all Christmas and New Year bookings a confirmation of your booking is required in writing,
together with a 25% non-refundable deposit upon confirmation, with the remaining balance to be received
by 1st November 2016. Bookings taken after this date will need to pay a 100% non refundable deposit.
Private Parties and Events
Two weeks prior to the event we request guaranteed final guest numbers and the table plan. Should the
number of guests be less than expected on the day of the event, the guaranteed number of guests will be
charged for. Any increases to the number of guests on the day will be charged accordingly.
The deposit will be deducted from the final account. Receipt of the deposit constitutes a binding contract
between the hotel and client. All additional sundries will need to be settled on departure. Unless otherwise
stated, wines and beverages will be charged accordingly.
Cancellation Policy
In an event of cancellation, the following charges will be made:
Cancellation of a confirmed booking - loss of deposit in full.
Cancellation with less than 2 months notice - 50% of total charge.
Cancellation with less than 1 months notice - 75% of total charge.
Cancellation with less than 14 days notice - 100% of total charge.
Accommodation will be available to guests from 2:00 pm and is to be vacated by 11:00 am on the day of
departure.
We recommend that travel insurance is taken to cover possible cancellations.