The Almanac

Seared Scallops with Leeks, Coppa and Pickled Fennel | PIG Tales: in the Kitchen

There’s something special about scallops. They’re a paradox - delicate but rich, meaty but sweet, and when they’re fresh, they need very little doing to them.
Wood-Fired Purple Sprouted Broccoli Recipe | PIG Tales: in the Kitchen

This seasonal dish brings out the best in Purple Sprouting Broccoli. We grow ours just a few steps from the kitchen door, but you can pick up a bunch from a good grocer or farmers’ market.
Chalk Stream Trout with Garden Peas, Broad Beans & Radishes | PIG Tales: in the Kitchen

For this episode, we’re once again joining Head Chef Andy over at THE PIG-at Bridge Place, and this time he’s landed something rather special… a whole, line-caught Chalk Stream Trout, fresh from nearby waters.
Asparagus, Poached Eggs & Hollandaise | PIG Tales: in the Kitchen

Welcome to the very first recipe from our brand-new PIG Tales: in the Kitchen series! Filmed over at THE PIG-at Bridge Place, Head Chef Andy is kicking things off with one of our all-time favourite dishes...
A Local’s Guide to the South Downs

We sat down with our Apprentice Chef Gabriel at THE PIG-in the South Downs to chat all about his love of the South Downs – and some of his tried-and-tested places to make the most of the area!
On your bike!

Pedal Power through the New Forest this June for Hospitality Action’s Summer Cycle Challenge 2025!
Our Cotswolds’ PIG made the Condé Nast Hot List!

Summer is well within reach of our fingertips, and with it comes our very first birthday for our latest, much-loved THE PIG-in Cotswolds. And, just when we thought we were already fizzing with excitement for the celebrations (after all, we love any excuse for a party!) this little piggy got to open an early gift being named in the Condé Nast Traveler Hot List 2025!
Rooting Around: Where to find the PIG People this summer

From blooming displays at RHS Chelsea to Kitchen Garden talks and tasty demos a little closer to home - here’s where you’ll find us this season…
Boosting biodiversity: how we’re protecting our patch at THE PIG-in the South Downs

Our Head Kitchen Gardener Alex shares an insight into how we’re supporting our pollinators and looking after the land around our West Sussex PIG
Buzz this way

How the South Downs National Park is creating the wildflower meadow corridors – and the vital pathways between them – that bees need.
Wake up and smell the coffee

Notes from the kitchen table with Tom Sobey, Founder of Origin Coffee – our new coffee partner across THE PIGs!
48 hours of New Forest favourites

Our team at THE PIG share their little black book of Hampshire hidden gems – the first places they trot to when it’s time to down tools and switch-off in the warmer months…