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Fine Dining at the Castle
Thornbury Castle is renowned
for its many traditional English favourites as well as the exceptional
Sunday roasts. The cheeseboard is exclusively British too but
you'll also find plenty of modern, internationally-inspired dishes
on the menu.
Thornbury Castle has always
been renowned for its fine food and is the recipient of many
prestigious awards. Our Head Chef changes the lunch menu on a
daily basis enabling him to incorporate the freshest seasonal
produce.
All dishes on our lunch and
dinner menu use only the finest and freshest ingredients, sourced
from local markets and suppliers wherever possible. We grow our
own herbs on the premises and a quantity of vegetables such as
courgette flowers and cherry tomatoes.
The Tower Dining Room
A unique, hexagonal room with large, imposing arrow-slit windows
and magnificent open fireplace. This room has great character
and makes for an unforgettable castle dining experience. It can
seat a maximum of 30 persons.
Incidentally, there are five
chamber pot recesses in the Tower Dining Room. Many years ago,
when the ladies left the room to retire to their sewing, to talk
about Henry’s latest wife or to do whatever ladies did in
those days, the men would stay behind and discuss the business
of the day. However, they knew that if one of them left the room
to go to relieve himself, he would be talked about by the others.
So, to avoid this, they had chamber pots hidden in the recesses
so they could use them as and when required!
Private Dining
Overlooking the vineyard and courtyard, the Baron’s Sitting
Room, with handsome wooden panelling and a wonderful open fireplace,
provides the most perfect environment for a private party. Majestic
and secluded, the atmosphere of this room contributes greatly
to the success of a private lunch or dinner, be it family, friends
or business.
However, for smaller private
occasions, the more intimate and exclusive Oriel Dining Room
might be preferable.
Thornbury Castle has three
dining rooms, each one with its own unique charm and ambience.
They are all baronial in style with panelled walls, heraldic
shields and open fires.
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