We’ve teamed up with top restaurant Burleigh Court to offer one loveFOOD.com reader and their guest a stay packed with fabulous meals and a side-order of some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside views too. Read on and enter the competition below.
While many of us are cooking more at home right now, we’re also dreaming of a time when we can enjoy a meal we’ve not had to make ourselves (not to mention the washing-up).
This is why we’ve got together with Burleigh Court to offer one lucky loveFOOD.com reader a foodie three-night stay at this decadent Grade II-listed country manor hotel near Minchinhampton, in the heart of the Cotswolds, valid between September and November 2021.
Best of British
With two AA rosettes head chef Shaun Jones offers seasonal, simple British food with a focus on quality and flavour at Burleigh Court's Restaurant. Sublime dishes on the à la carte menu include salmon served with a lemongrass ice cream, slow-cooked belly of Wiltshire pork, pressed cavelo nero polenta with heritage carrots and an incredible 16oz Chateaubriand to share.
Desserts – regarded as some of the best in the area – include Biscoff and dark chocolate torte and iced coffee parfait and are the perfect finish for any meal.
Keeping it local
If eating more sustainably is something you’re passionate about you’re in good hands – one of Burleigh’s key aims is to source ingredients within a 30-mile radius of the restaurant when possible.
The restaurant’s carbon foot print is kept low by making the most of local, family producers such as Walter Rose Butcher.
And thanks to the hotel’s kitchen garden some of the herbs and vegetables are grown mere metres away from where you're dining.
Dine in style
Whether you’re looking to indulge in a smart afternoon tea, Sunday roast or romantic dinner for two there are plenty of options.
Take a seat at the hotel’s historic oak-panelled restaurant or in fine weather dine on the front terrace with views over the Golden Valley, or opt for the back patio that overlooks the Mediterranean terraced garden.
Rest your head
Luckily, after dinner you don’t have to travel far – guests can choose from 18 rooms in five categories: Classic, Cosy, Superior, Noteworthy and Romantic. There are 11 rooms in the main Manor House and seven in the adjacent Coach House, two of which are dog-friendly.
And if you’re staying longer there’s lots to see and do in the area from Westonbirt Arboretum to Cheltenham Racecourse and even Alpaca walking.
You can also hire e-bikes to explore the Cotswolds on the hotel’s doorstep, or try out one of Minchinhampton’s three golf courses.
The prize
The lucky winner will get three-nights’ B&B accommodation with one dinner for two, including a bottle of house wine between September and November 2021. The stay must be taken mid-week.
Enter here
Fill in the form below with your details before 23:59 BST on 31 March 2021 – be sure to press the 'Done' button to complete your entry.
Terms & conditions
1. No purchase necessary to enter the prize draw.
2. This prize draw is open to residents of the United Kingdom, aged 18 years or over, with the exception of employees of the Promoter, Burleigh Court and their families, agents and anyone else connected with this promotion.
3. Entries must be received by 23:59 BST on 31 March 2021. The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted or fail to reach the Promoter by the relevant closing date for any reason. Proof of posting or sending is not proof of receipt. Automatically generated entries or entries via agents or third parties are invalid and shall not be considered. Entries become the property of the Promoter.
4. Only one entry per person.
5. To enter fill out the form on this page.
6. All correctly completed entries will be entered into a prize draw, which will take place by 5 April 2021. The first entry drawn will be the winner.
7. The prize includes a three-night stay at Burleigh Court valid for mid-week travel between September and November 2021 (subject to availability) for two adults on a B&B basis, including one dinner with a bottle of house wine. The winner must claim their prize within 14 days of being notified by the Promoter. Bookings are subject to availability. The prize does not include travel to the hotel or the cost of any visas. The prize is non-transferable and non-refundable. No cash alternative is available. Other than as specified, the Promoter shall not be liable for any costs or expenses arising out of or in any way connected with this prize and does not accept any responsibility for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by the winner as a result of accepting this prize.
8. It is the responsibility of the winner to ensure they have adequate travel insurance.
9. The winner must not travel if they have any coronavirus symptoms, see the NHS for more details.
10. Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
11. The winner will be notified via email by 6 April 2021. The winner must claim their prize within 14 days of being notified by the Promoter and must respond to the notification email with their postal address, email, and telephone phone number. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with these rules.
12. The Promoter will use any data submitted by entrants only for the purposes of running the prize draw, unless otherwise stated in the entry form. By entering this prize draw, all entrants consent to the use of their personal data by the Promoter for the purposes of the administration of this prize draw and any other purposes to which the entrant has consented.
13. The winners agree to take part in reasonable post-event publicity and to the use of their names and photographs in such publicity.
14. By entering this prize draw each entrant confirms that his/her entry is their wholly-owned creation and to the extent that such entry makes use of any third-party materials that these have been fully cleared unless they are no longer protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Entrants will keep the Promoter harmless from any claims in relation to their entry that the entry infringes the personal or proprietary right of any other person. By submitting an entry, each entrant grants to the Promoter and Burleigh Court a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence use, broadcast, publish and otherwise use the entrant’s name and statements regarding this prize draw for advertising, promotional and/or any other purpose in any and all media now or hereafter devised worldwide in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
15. Promoter may disqualify any entrant whose entry does not comply with these terms and conditions (in Promoter’s sole opinion) or who, in Promoter’s sole determination, has acted in a manner that is fraudulent, dishonest or unjust to other entrants including, without limitation, tampering with the operation of the prize draw, manipulating or rigging votes, hacking, deceiving, cheating or by harassing or threatening other entrants or a representative of Promoter.
16. By entering the prize draw each entrant agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions.
17. The Promoter is Love Incorporated, 36 Featherstone Street, London, EC1Y 8AE.
18. These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.
Main image: Burleigh Court Photography