Delicious UK - (09)September 2020

IFYOUGODOWNTO
THEWOODS...FROM
LEFTSwallowtail
Hill’spretty
Woodcutter’sHut
andconveniently
distancedWood
Cabin;Oxney
Organic’svines;
Ryetownand
harbour;Eggsto
Applesfarmshop;
Rye’sancient
walls;don’t
forgettobuy
marshmallows
for your firepit

BITE-SIZE BREAK

Glamping for food lovers

54 deliciousmagazine.co.uk

WHYIT’SGREAT

Staycationsaresuddenlyallthe

rage,andglamping,withits

spaced-apartnature,seems

especiallyappealing(let’shope

Septemberis a good’un).But

discerningfoodloversdemand

goodfoodandwinetoo,alllocally

sourced.It’savailableinabundance

atSwallowtailHill,a conservation

farm(thinkwildflower-filled

meadowsandmoonlitsightings

ofbarnowlsinflight)onthe

East Sussex/Kent borders.

WHEREYOUSTAY

Therearejustsixlodgings,all

witha differentdesign,from

the cosy Long View (a luxury

shepherd’shutfortwo)tothepair

ofcabins,eachsleepingfour,that

sharea paddockandaregreatfor

friendsoranextendedfamily.All

thelodgingsarequitea wayfrom

oneanotherinsecludedspots

(youcouldconceivablynotrealise

anyone else was staying here).

EATING

Everyaccommodationhasa firepit

withfullBBQkitandamplelogs,

soyoucanchannelyourinnerGill

Mellerandgetallprimal,cooking

overtheflames.Tobuyproduce

tobeflippedandcharred,nearby

Jempson’sSuperstore(jempsons.

com)is likea giantvillageshop

with lots of local goodies. Further

afieldtherearefinefarmshopsto

buylocalapplejuice,Kentcobnuts,

Sussextomatoesandexcellent

cheesesfromplacessuchasHigh

WealdDairy.TryEggstoApples

(eggstoapples.co.uk)ontheA21–

greatforpickingstuffupenroute.

If you’dratherdispensewiththe

shoppingbit,youcanpre-order

variousfoodboxes,picnichampers

andready-to-cooksuppersat

SwallowtailHill.Thesourcingwill

satisfythemostdemandingfood

lover,withfishfromRyedayboats

andfree-rangemeatfromlocal

farms.Asforthefruit,vegand

salad,mostis home-grownonthe

farmoronthevegpatchofchef

Chloe, who lives right next door.