• Traditional Four Course Dinner
• Traditional Burns Toasts & Speeches
• Northumbrian Piper

North Tynedale, in which Wark is located, was part of Scotland until 1296. Robbie Burns visited Hexham on his tour of the Borders in May 1787. Burns Night celebrates the anniversary of Burns' birth. Burns' Address To the Haggis was his first poem to appear in a newspaper (in December 1786).

Menu

Het Kail Cock-A-Leekie Soup
(King James' recipe)

Rarebit Haggis served with Neep Purry
(A puree of Swede, carrot & ginger)

Het Joint Striploin with Whole Caramelised Roast Onion and Rumbledethumps
(Crushed potatoes with onion, cabbage & leeks)

Ither - Orra Eattocks Cranachan
(Raspberries with toasted oatmeal, honey & whisky cream)

This is an original 19th century menu by Scottish Chef Meg Dodds and was prepared for the first Edinburgh Burns Club meeting in the early 1800's. Meg Dodds was a Scottish 'Mrs. Beeton' and was acclaimed for her Cooks and Housewives Manual of 1826 which made her into a celebrity chef.

Stay Overnight

Worry about the drive home tomorrow. Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for just £165 per couple