Seaweed foraging and cooking weekend

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Seaweed foraging and cooking weekend with Lucia Stuart of The Wild Food Kitchen. During the weekend, you'll learn all about the different types of British seaweed and how to prepare and cook them. The weekend will include a special seaweed foraging, sea swimming and mackerel fishing half-day voyage to the Isle of Wight aboard one of our charter boats* *A £60 supplement is payable on the day of the voyage Lucia Stuart is an artist, cook, forager & author who runs the Wild Food Kitchen on the South East Coast of England, a roving restaurant that combines gourmet feasts with foraging adventures. Lucia takes groups foraging and teaches them how to use the food they find. She has featured on BBC TV, Channel 4, Food Network USA & collaborated with international artists to share her knowledge of nature’s bounty through the seasons. This winter, Lucia featured on Arte, European Television, as an example of ‘cutting edge’, 21st century outdoor dining in a documentary "The History of the British Picnic". About Tiptoe Lodge: usually our family home located in the stunning New Forest National Park, we specialise in looking after small groups of up to 10 people joining together in wholesome weekend activities, such as yoga, art and sewing (as well as swimming!) Most guests share in twin or double rooms but single occupancy is available by request and with a supplement payable. Delicious healthy and nutritious meals and snacks are eaten communally around our kitchen table. New for 2023: our bell tent option! Sleep on a proper bed in a cosy shared bell tent in our garden. Just want to come for the day? Then just book a day ticket for £160 which will include the voyage to the Isle of Wight, weather pemitting. Getting here and around: At the beginning and end of the weekend we can collect and drop off swimmers at Brockenhurst or Sway stations, served by direct trains from London and the Midlands.

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