Benbow Holiday Cottages

Summer Fungi Forager’s Picnic

Join George for a day of Foraging as you safely learn how to gather a wide range of seasonal salads, fungi and vegetables. Combine gentle foraging with a beautifully prepared outdoor picnic celebrating late-summer flavours. Discover early seasonal fungi and enjoy shared dining inspired by wild ingredients and estate produce. Walks will be circular, beginning and ending at Benbow Pond. Please wear footwear that is suitable for undulating terrain. To view our Sample Menu, please click here Meet George, Cowdray’s Forager: George has been foraging and using wild foods for some years, supplying the freshest foraged wild edibles to some of the country’s top restaurants, chefs and food establishments. After years of being immersed in the ‘wild’ himself, George now focuses on encouraging others to appreciate the significance of our native countryside, and how we can enjoy and protect it for future generations. Over his years of foraging George has accrued an in-depth knowledge of our countryside, its diverse habitats and the variety of plants and fungi each contains. He has covered the length and breadth of the country from the Scottish Highlands to the moors and coasts of Cornwall, in search of new native edibles as well as sustainable sources to pick them.