Weddings 2011/2012

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Contents Introduction and History page 3-5 Reception Canapés page 6 Full Wedding Breakfast Menu page 7 Buffet Menu A and B page 8-9 Alternative Buffet Menu page 10 Standard and Premium BBQ Menus page 11-12

Mediaeval Banquet Menu page 13 Hog Roast Menu page 14 Wine List page 15-16 Champagne and Sparkling Wines page 17 Evening Food Options page 18

Bed and Breakfast page 19 Additional Arrangements page 20 2011/ 2012 Tariff Guide page 21 The Next Step page 22 Directions page 23-24

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The Fleece Inn The Fleece Inn is a historic quintessential English Pub with a Medieval Barn & Orchard Garden set in an idyllic country village. The fifteenth century timber framed mediaeval farmhouse now owned by the National Trust nestles on the edge of the Cotswolds within the picturesque village of Bretforton, next to the beautiful church of St Leonard’s in the village square. The sixteenth century thatched barn offers a unique and unusual venue for functions, and holds a civil wedding ceremony licence. Set out in this information folder are some of the services that we are able to offer. From a wedding ceremony to a reception or both, from the traditional to the laid back we are always happy to discuss your individual requests too, so if what you have set your heart on is not included in our wedding information do please ask.

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Your Wedding at the Fleece Inn The rustic mediaeval thatched barn offers an intimate and unique location for your civil wedding ceremony, with a capacity of up to 50 people for the ceremony, 60 for Wedding breakfasts, and up to 80 for evening celebrations.

If you have a special request for a drink we can assist in any requirement – in the past we have served :Pimms, Bellinis, Fruit Wines, Fruit Wine Spritzers, Mead and Cask Ales together with non-alcoholic options of locally pressed apple juice or elderflower pressè.

There are many options to explore for your evening celebrations held in the Barn. Some examples from previous functions we have arranged are: Ceilidh dancing, Storytelling, Morris Dancers, Street Performers, traditional fire basket, we can also arrange acoustic live music of your choice.

Please note: Due to our central village location and therefore in consideration to our neighbours, should you wish amplified music of any kind to be played or performed at your wedding celebrations, this must agreed with ourselves prior to the booking of any potential performer.

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History of The Fleece Inn

The Fleece Inn is without equal in England and has played an enormous

part in six centuries of Cotswold history.

It was originally built as a longhouse in the time of Chaucer by a farmer

named Byrd and remained in the ownership of a single family for

virtually the whole time. It has remained largely undisturbed in its

architecture since the mid 17th century.

The building was already 71 years old when the Lancastrians marched

by on their way to final defeat in the Wars of the Roses at the Battle of

Tewksbury, and it was 200 years old when the Gunpowder Plotters

rode past on their ill-fated attempt to blow up Parliament.

But it's the people who make a pub and its last private owner, Miss Lola

Taplin, whose character is most stamped on The Fleece (or 'The Ark' as

is was known to the local folk).

A direct descendent of the man who built the inn, she lived in it for all

her 77 years until she passed away. Lola bequeathed the inn to The

National Trust making it the first pub in the country to be owned by the

charity.

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Reception Canapés

(Choose any 5)

Mini Asian Crab Cakes with Curry Mayo

Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil Crostinis

Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Tartlet

Black Pudding and Red Onion Marmalade on Fried Potato Slice

Courgette and Feta Fritters with Topped with Red Pesto and Olive

Sliced Rare Beef on Sourdough with Anchoide and Parmesan

Chorizos, Prawn and Halloumi Skewers

Creamy Mushroom, Rosemary and Cheddar Vol-au-vonts

Smoked Trout Pate and baby spinach bilini

£7.50pp

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3 Course Wedding Breakfast Rocket, Roast Pear and Parmesan Salad with Balsamic Dressing

Spiced Sweet Potato Soup

Beetroot and Vodka Cured Salmon with Horseradish Cream ***

Rump Of Lamb on Potato and Roast Beetroot Hash with Port and Rosemary Sauce

Chicken, Leek and Stilton Pie with Parsnip Mash and Green Beans

Pork and Fennel Sausages on Spring Onion Mash with Crushed Peas and Red Onion Marmalade

Roast Aubergine stuffed with Tapenade, Provencal Sauce and Parmesan, served with a Green Bean, Tomato and Basil Salad

Whole Roast Sea bass Stuffed with Rosemary, Lemon and Fennel Butter, served with New Potatoes and Crushed Peas

*** Hazelnut and White Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding

Citrus Tart with Lemon Curd

Vanilla Crème Bruleè with Fruit Compote

*** Tea and Coffee

£42.50pp

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Buffet Menu A Sliced Ham

Sliced Roast Sirloin of Beef

Sides of Hot-Smoked Salmon

Goats Cheese and Red Onion Marmalade Pizza

Tomato and Herb Quiche

New Potato, Green Bean and Olive Salad

Coleslaw

Rocket and Tomato Salad

Mixed Leaf Salad

Bread Rolls

Pickles and Sauces

Strawberry Syllubub

Chocolate Brownies

£22.95pp

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Buffet Menu B Sirloin of Beef with Wholegrain Mustard and Herb Crust

Loin of Pork Roasted with Fennel Seeds

Sides of our own Hot Oak Smoked Salmon

Roast Rump of Lamb with Port and Redcurrant Sauce

Roast Aubergine stuffed with Tapenade, Provencal Sauce and Cheese

Roast New Potatoes with Butter and Mint

Roast Carrots with Thyme and Anise Glaze

Tomato, Roast Beetroot and Olive Salad

Coleslaw

Sweet Potato, Orange and Feta Salad

Mixed Leaf Salad

Raspberry Frangipane

Sticky Chocolate Torte

Whipped Vanilla Cream

£24.95pp

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Alternative Buffet Chicken Curry, Tandoori chicken pieces in Creamy Masala Sauce

Lamb Kofta, Spicy Lamb Kebabs with Pistachio Tzatziki

Spicy Roast Pork Belly, slow cooked with Plums, Soy and Anise

Side of Salmon Roasted with Saffron Honey Jam

Hot and Sour BBQ Beans

Fragrant Basmati Rice

Bombay Style Fried Potato

Grilled Green Beans with Lime, Soy and Toasted Coconut

Prawn and Rice Noodle Salad with Sweet Chilli Dressing

Sweet Potato Salad with Orange and Cumin Glaze

Pickled Cucumber and Iceberg Lettuce with Daikon and Black Sesame

Assorted Chutneys Sauces and Accompaniments

Yoghurt, Honey and Pistachio Cheesecake with Oranges in Cardamom

Syrup

Gooey Chocolate and Caramel Torte with Raspberries and Vanilla

Cream

£27.95pp

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Standard BBQ Menu Homemade Burgers

Pork and Fennel Sausages

Chicken Breast marinated with Ginger, Orange and Moroccan spices

Lamb Leg Steaks Flavoured with Red Wine, Rosemary and Garlic

Smoked Flat Mushroom with Rocket and Grilled Haloumi

Corn on the Cob with smoked chilli, garlic and coriander butter

Roast New Potatoes with Mint

Tomato, Basil, Roast Beetroot and Haricot bean Salad

Crunchy Coleslaw Salad freshly mixed with Orange and Wholegrain

Mustard Dressing

Potato, Green Bean and Olive Salad with Roast Garlic Aioli and Fresh

Herbs

Cous Cous Royale

Mixed Garden and Green Leaf Salad

Selection of Fresh Baked Rolls and Butter

Relishes and Sauces

White Chocolate and Vanilla Cheesecake served with Strawberries in

Spiced Syrup and Whipped Cream

£32.50pp

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Premium BBQ Menu Whole BBQ Spatchcock Chickens, flavoured with Cumin, Cinnamon, Orange, cardamon Honey and corriander, cooked golden brown and

finished with toasted almonds and chopped herbs, very fragrant

Lamb Leg Steaks marinated with Olive Tapenade, Basil and preserved lemon, cooked medium to medium rare and served with whole olives

and toasted pinenuts

Spicy Beef Sausages

Smoked Mushroom, Hallomi, Polenta and vegitable Skewers Roast Aubergine Stuffed with tapenade, sauce Provencal and

mozzarella

-Potato Crispy fried with chorizos, rosemary and red onion Chargrilled Mediterranean vegetables in tomato, olive and herb sauce

Prawn, baby spinach, avocado and pink grapefruit Salad

Roast Beetroot, Chick Pea, Feta and Basil Salad Cous Cous Royale

Rocket, Roast Pear and Parmesan Salad -Hummus, Tzatziki, Garlic Aioli, Red Pepper pesto to accompany

Served with Homemade Foccacia and Flatbread

White Tiramisu, made with mascarpone, white rum and crushed meringue

or Chocolate and Beetroot Fudge Cake served with berries in spiced syrup

and vanilla cream £37.95pp

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Mediaeval Banquet (This generally works best when served as a mix of to table & buffet, with the mix of these options being based upon your guest

numbers)

Sallat of Hearbes - A Salad of Lettuce, Eggs, and Herbs, Tossed with Cider Vinegar & Oil

Mortrews - Meat Pate with Breadcrumbs and Ale

Funges Patye - Mushroom Pate served with Bread and Pickles (V)

Cormarye - Roast Pork Loin with Coriander and Caraway

Chickenes Endoryed - Roast Chicken Glazed with Egg Yolk

Beef Y-Spywyz – Beef Ribs Baked with Wine, Currants and Onions

Sowce Fyssh - Salmon Cooked with White Wine and Vinegar

Tart de Bry - Cheese and Egg Tart (V)

Buttyrd Wortys - Cabbage with Leeks, Bread Pieces, Butter and Spice

Compost of Pasternak & of Rafens - Carrot and Radish with Anise, Thyme and Butter served

with Roast New Potatoes and Gravy

Payne Foundow - Bread Pudding Wade with Wine

Perys in Confyte - Pears Cooked in Honey Sauce

Sauce Gingyuer - Ginger Sauce

Custarde – Traditional Custard

Cheeses, Fruit and Breads

Tea and Coffee

£45.00pp

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Hog Roasts

Reception Meal

As a main reception meal / wedding breakfast we offer a

shoulder of pork slowly oven roasted, served hot in a locally

baked bap with stuffing and apple-sauce, crackling, and selection

of salads and pastas followed by a choice one sweet.

£17.95pp

Evening Food

As an evening meal for later on in the day we offer a slightly

simpler version of the Hog Roast, all the trimmings with a simple

green side salad.

£12.95pp

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Wine List You may choose any wine from our wine list. To help you budget, in our experience

we have found that most people allow half a bottle of wine per person.

White

Jack Rabbit Chardonnay ~ California

A broad and soft Chardonnay that is off dry on the palate

£15.95

Caliterra Sauvignon Blanc Reserva ~ Chile

This is a fresh, light-bodied, pleasantly fruity dry white wine

£17.25

Pinot Grigio,

Mezzacorona Trentino ~

Italy

A crisp fruity white wine with a delightful full

and ripe aroma

£18.25

Aimery Viognier, Vin de Pays d'Oc ~ France

The classic Viognier notes of peach and apricot are present on this dry and mid bodied white

£17.25

Marqués de Cáceres Blanco ~ Rioja, Spain

A crisp, light, delicately fruity dry white wine £18.25

Silver Lake, Sauvignon Blanc ~ New Zealand

Fresh and zesty with ripe gooseberry fruit and a crisp finish

£19.95

Chablis, J Moreau et Fils ~ Burgundy,France

Steely and dry with a hint of green in the colour. Like all fine Chablis the fruit is balanced by crisp acidity

£22.95

Rosé

Jack Rabbit White

Zinfandel ~ California

Clean, medium sweet with delicate pear and

strawberry notes

£15.95

Rosé D'Anjou Bougrier ~ Loire,France

A refreshing, delicate rosé wine with a hint of cherries on the palate

£17.25

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Wine List Red

Jack Rabbit Merlot ~ California

This relatively light bodied wine has red cherry aromas

£15.95

Caliterra Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot ~ Chile

A gutsy red that has some chewy tannins and plenty of dark fruit

£17.25

Seppelt Moyston Shiraz ~ Australia

A youthful, juicy Shiraz with a good weight of fruit

£18.75

Côtes du Rhône Cuvée

St Laurent ~ France

Deep in colour, showing plenty of dark

peppery fruit and a decent grip in the mouth

£18.75

Montepulciano Itynera, IGT Salento ~ Italy

Dark in colour, with an aroma of figs, berries and spice. Quite a lot of substance and tannin in the mouth

£19.50

Paternina Banda Azul Crianza ~ Rioja, Spain

A traditional Rioja with soft redcurrant and vanilla oak on the nose and palate

£21.95

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Champagne and Sparkling Wines To assist with your budgeting, there are usually six glasses of Champagne to the bottle.

Sparkling / Champagne

Aimery Crémant ~

France

A fruity and fresh sparkling wine that has an excellent mousse and off dry palate

£22.45

H Lanvin Brut ~

France

Golden in colour with fine bubbles this elegant Champagne is fresh on the nose with a rounded toasty palate

£31.50

Veuve Clicquot

Yellow Label Brut NV ~ Reims,

France

A full, dry, rounded champagne of high quality

£41.50

Corkage You may wish to provide your own Wine or Champagne for which we charge the following corkage fee

Wine £11.50 per bottle

Champagne £14.50 per bottle

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Evening Food Options You may wish to provide your evening guests with something to sustain them during the

celebrations.

Hot Beef or Bacon Sandwiches

served by our staff to your guests in a wicker basket

£7.75 per person

Traditional Finger Buffet

to include cheese, ham, beef & tuna sandwiches,

sausage rolls, butchers pork pie, homemade quiche

and a selection of chicken & mushroom vol-au-vents

£17.50 per person

BBQ – price on application after discussion of your requirements

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The Masters Bedchamber B n B

The Fleece Inn offers accommodation in the Masters Bedchamber, this

cozy room over looks St Leonard’s church and the Cross at the heart of

the village.

The newly refurbished double room has en-suite shower room and is the

perfect retreat after your special day. Breakfast is served in the Pewter

room below, and the room its self resides in one of the oldest parts of

the building.

Room Tariff - £97.50

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Additional Arrangements We can arrange the following on your behalf

(additional charges may apply)

Florist

Balloons

Confetti

Music

Table Decorations

Local Accommodation for Guests

Photographer

Chauffeured Vintage Car Hire

Wedding Cake

Taxis or Minibus

Entertainment:

Ceilidh Bands

Morris Men

Musicians

... please ask us for a quote ...

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2011/2012 Tariff Guide It is difficult to give a definite price at the outset, as every wedding is different

but these are to give you a meaningful estimate of the basic costs

Hire of the Barn for your civil wedding ceremony £875 Hire of the Barn for a Reception £525 Provision of Bar & Service in the Barn for the Reception £175 Provision of Ante-Chamber marquee to the front of the Barn £150 Provision of a Gazebo in the Garden free Hire of our PA system £50 Table Linen: Table Cloths white £6.50 per table coloured (cream/ivory) £8.75 per table Table Runners cream £5.25 per table Napkins white £2.20 per person coloured (cream/ivory) £2.70 per person

Although this is our current best estimate of prices throughout 2011,

all prices are subject to change; any change will be kept to a minimum.

A review of prices in preparation for 2012 will take place in the autumn of 2011.

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The Next Step If you are wishing to get married in the Mediaeval Barn at The Fleece, you will need to liaise between the local registrar and ourselves. First, check the preferred date and time with us, and make a provisional booking. Second, contact the Worcester Registry Office on 0845 603 2859 Third, book the registrar to conduct the ceremony Fourth, confirm the booking with The Fleece.

How to Book your Wedding at The Fleece Speak to us to provisionally book the date, in order to secure that date we ask for a deposit of £250 refundable only if the registrar is unavailable on that date. Confirm the date in writing to us after receiving confirmation from your registrar – a further payment of £500 is requested at this point We will then arrange a mutually convenient time for us to meet and discuss the wedding in detail (please rest assured that there is flexibility in the arrangements even after this meeting) The final balance of all agreed costs is due two weeks prior to the wedding. Settlement is due on the day for any bar tab or other sundry

costs.

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Directions

The Fleece Inn is located approximately ten minutes from the town of Evesham,Worcestershire on the B4035 Evesham to Chipping Campden Road.

Once you get onto the B4035:

Follow the road through Badsey, which leads then into the village of Bretforton.

Once in Bretforton, take the right-hand fork signposted to ‘The Fleece Inn’.

Follow the road into the village, with the church on your right, into The Cross

The Fleece is located on the far right-hand corner. From the M42 junction 3:

Head towards Evesham on the A435, through Studley & Coughton, until you reach the Evesham roundabout with Twyford Country Park, and Somerfield Petrol Station.

With the Garage on your left hand side take the first exit

onto the A46 towards Cheltenham & Chipping Campden.

At the next roundabout take the first exit - B4035 signposted to Badsey and Chipping Campden & then follow the directions above. From Evesham: Follow the signs to Chipping Campden & Badsey, and then follow the above part of the directions once you are on the B4035.

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From the M5 Junction 6:

Head towards Evesham.

Once you reach the Evesham roundabout signposted Norton left, Evesham right, go straight on towards the A46. At the major roundabout with Twyford Country Park & the Somerfield Petrol station go right to take the A46, sign posted towards Cheltenham.

At the next roundabout 1st exit onto the B4035 & follow the above directions.