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Cheese and wine tasting evening at Down Hall

Friday 14th April 

£35 per person

An intimate evening of cheese and wine tasting at Down Hall, hosted by Simon Jarvis.

Guests are invited to taste six English cheeses- Bath Soft, Cave-aged Cheddar, Beauvale Blue, Waterloo Brie, Cerney Ash goats cheese and Celtic Promise, accompanied with six wines that have been carefully selected to complement their flavours.

Simon has worked in the wine trade for 20 years. Working for various wine companies before receiving the Louis Jadot Burgundy Scholarship and going on to be awarded a Wine Diploma by the Wine & Spirits Education trust in 2012. He now works for Hills Prospect Drinks Distributors as Wine Development and Education Specialist.

Simon will talk you through the offerings, providing insight into the delicious parings and how best to pair food and wine. 

Arrival from 6.30pm for a 7pm start. The event will draw to a close at 9pm where you are invited to continue your evening in the Fox Bar & Lounge. 

To book, please email reservations@downhall.co.uk or call 01279 731441.

Spaces are limited so pre-booking is essential.

 

About Down Hall Hotel & Spa

Down Hall Hotel is one of England’s most established country house hotels. Located in Hatfield Heath, near Bishop’s Stortford on the Hertfordshire and Essex border.

History of Down Hall Country House Hotel

Down Hall, situated on the Hertfordshire/Essex border, is one of England’s longest-established country hotels.  Located in Hatfield Heath, near Bishops Stortford, Down Hall has a history as rich as its luxurious interiors. The stately home itself dates back to 1540, before which it was the site of a monastery, founded in 1322.

In its long and distinguished history, Down Hall has been home to artists, painters, lords and baronets, whose style and aesthetic spirit has rubbed off on the choice of décor today.  All those European Grand Tours, so fashionable when the house was being transformed from its Tudor incarnation, have had an influence on the flamboyant Italianate style of the house.

Of course, the best way to understand the rich past of Down Hall is to stay there. Each of the hotel’s 99 bedrooms has been individually designed to reflect the mix of style, elegance and history that give the Hall its unique character.  The Classic and Executive bedrooms are spacious and comfortable.

The Feature Rooms have luxurious two- or four- poster beds and offer views of the magnificent landscaped gardens through gloriously large windows, fashionable in both Georgian design and the Italian style emulated by the architect, James Gibbs, when he remodelled the house in 1720.

Despite Gibbs’ European influences, Down Hall remains a very British stately home. The Hall ‘did its bit’ during World War One as a convalescent home for wounded soldiers and, from 1932 to 1967, it became Downham School, a girls’ school whose alumni included Frances Shand-Kydd, the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales.  The hotel opened its doors in 1986, giving discerning guests a taste of its now-famous Italian grandeur in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.

Down Hall’s corner of that beautiful Hertfordshire countryside comprises 110 acres of woodland, parkland and landscaped gardens for visitors to explore. After all that walking, guests and visitors can take a traditional afternoon tea in either the historic lounge or Ibbetson’s tearoom, named after the family who owned Down Hall from 1794 to 1902.