We love a springtime wedding at The Great House. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer and nature is bursting into new life in our beautiful gardens – creating the perfect backdrop to your wedding photographs. Spring is also the season of rebirth and renewal, symbolising new beginnings and fresh starts – what better time to say I do? If you are planning to tie the knot in spring 2025, there’s plenty of inspiration to be found in the blooming world around you. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Our 2021 gift guide has something for everyone, from Gin & Tonic Afternoon Tea to a 6 course Tasting Menu, you’ll find an option for anyone! Our vouchers are valid for 3 months, so the recipient has the option to choose when to redeem their experience....
Afternoon tea. The reward for many a cracking south Wales hike. The focus of countless scenes in costume dramas. The utterly reassuring rattle of spoon on china. The deeply satisfying, sweet-treat comfort food. We know it, we love it, it feels as if it’s woven into our DNA. But how did it all begin?...
In the modern world we’re disconnected from our food. When the cupboards and fridge run bare, we make a list, and visit a supermarket. Here, we can find all the food we need, sat in neat rows on white shelves, sealed in plastic. The wild hunt, reduced to a stroll around some aisles with pop music infusing our thoughts. Not that long ago in human history sourcing our food wouldn’t have...
It’s hard to put into words the power of food. In some ways great food is an art form, but not an abstract one. Our brains have very little to do with it. Our senses, everything. Food is for gobbling up, from the smells of it cooking to the sight of it on a plates, and its warmth in the belly. Food is pleasure— and joy. Like all the senses, taste is also tied to memory. Great food is emotion...
Your wedding day is extremely personal to you, but – ahem – not immune to outside influence. And not just the aesthetic Pinterest mood board kind. A study by wedding app Bridebook has found that Coronavirus has directly impacted 64% of 2020 marriages— affecting when, where, and how weddings take place. Living through a global pandemic has altered our perception in many areas...
Cymru is famed for its wild and rugged beauty. South Wales is home to thriving communities and world-renowned natural sights, yet the landscape seems to preserve its own remoteness. There is no shortage of life-affirming ‘the hills are alive’ space in South Wales. It used to be a joke (as well as an accurate statistic) that there are more sheep than people in Wales. Now, ...