A chef with a basket of fresh vegetables walking among the Walled Garden at Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire

Garden Lunch

Swinton Garden Lunches

Join us for a two-course garden lunch, garden talk over coffee and a guided tour of the grounds.

Each lunch is themed on a different topic, whether it be on the parkland and lakes, or the walled garden. We will give an insight into Swinton’s gardening style, and guests will be given a tour up to the parkland to view the rhododendrons and azaleas.

The menus for garden lunches will include several ingredients from the garden, with recipe cards from the Executive Chef. Our garden team will explain the choice of produce, with tips for cultivation and harvesting, cooking or preserving .

Arrive at 12.15pm to tea and coffee in Swinton Park’s Drawing Room. With lunch served at 1pm in one of Swinton Estate’s ‘Estate to Plate’ restaurants, where the menu utilises produce from the Walled Garden and the wider 20,000 acre Estate.

One of the family members will lead a talk on the history of the house and gardens followed by a guided walk* round the Walled Garden and Lakes, finishing between 4pm and 4.30pm.

Gift vouchers are available for this event here.

 

*Please note that the guided walk may not be suitable for those who are less fit or have restricted mobility due to the uneven terrain.

£55 per person
A gravel path leading through flowers and trees at Swinton Park's walled garden on the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshrie

What’s included?

  • Arrive at 12.15pm to tea and coffee in Swinton Park’s Drawing Room.
  • Lunch served at 1pm
  • A talk by a member of our gardening team on the history of the house and gardens
  • A guided walk round the Walled Garden and Lakes, finishing between 4pm and 4.30pm

Upcoming dates

  • 13th May 2026
  • 20th May 2026
  • 3rd June 2026
  • 11th June 2026
  • 17th June 2026
  • 24th June 2026
  • 1st July 2026
  • 9th July 2026
  • 22nd July 2026
  • 29th July 2026
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FAQs

Please arrive at 12.15pm
After the guided walk round the Walled Garden and Lakes, the event will finish between 4pm and 4.30pm

The event will take place at Swinton Park Hotel:

Swinton Park Hotel
Masham
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 4JH
United Kingdom

The Swinton Park Hotel is a luxury Grade II* castle set in beautiful parkland grounds at the centre of the Swinton Estate.

Owned by the Cunliffe-Lister family since the 1880s, and the ancestral seat of the Earl of Swinton, guests at the hotel enjoy a traditional, yet informal stately home experience.

Our standard terms and conditions apply.

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