Dinner Menu 39.50 A 5 courses fine dining menu: an amuse-bouche, a starter, a sorbet, a main course and a dessert. Cheeses are optional to add during your meal. Most of the dishes on the menu can be changed to suit your dietary requirements. We try at all times to source local suppliers who use environmentally sound and where possible organic techniques. Discretionary tips and service charge The Wood Norton has a policy that there is no service charge made or expected. However should you wish to leave a gratuity then this is at your discretion
Starters 64 Degree Duck Egg Heritage Carrots, Parsnip, Pickled Mouli Teriyaki Salmon Oyster Emulsion, Samphire, Seaweed and Potato Tuile Chicken Wing Chicken Wings, Onion Jelly, Truffle, Mushrooms Pigeon Smoked Pigeon Breast, Watercress, Leeks, Raisin Puree Scallops Cauliflower, Pancetta, Almond and Thyme Beurre Noisette Main Courses Brill Samphire, Sorrel & Hazelnut Dressing Duck Duck Breast, Beetroot & Sweet Potato, Trompettes Beef Fillet Shallot, Chestnut, Cep, Fondant Potato ( 5.00 Supplement) Rabbit Rabbit Loin, Salsify, Smoked Broccoli & Turnip Goat Cheese Autumn Vegetables & Hazelnut Side Orders Heritage Carrots & Purple Broccoli, New Potatoes ( 3.50 Supplement Each) If you have any allergies or dietary requirements, please contact a member of staff
Desserts Tastes of Chocolate & Pistachio (Elysium Black Muscat) Vanilla Crème Brûlée With Poached Plums & Bay Leaf Ice Cream Lemon & Honey Lemon Parfait, Honey Sponge with Poppy Seed Tuile Apple & Blackberry Apple Mousse with Flavours of Blackberries Cheeses A Selection of Local and British Cheeses, Biscuits and Chutney ( 2.95 supplement) or ( 7.50 as an additional course before/after dessert)
À LA CARTE MENU History of The Wood Norton The exiled French Duc d Aumale purchased the estate as a hunting lodge in 1872. On his death, the estate was passed to his great nephew Louise-Phillippe-Robert, Duc d Orleans. In 1879 Duc d Orleans converted the hunting lodge into the Hall that stands today and in 1880 he moved with his wife (the former Princess Marie-Dorothee of Austria), his sister (Princess Louise-Francois) and other members of the French royal family. In 1907 the royal wedding of Duc d Orleans sister, Princess Louise, and Prince Charles of Bourbon took place. The chapel at Wood Norton was too small for the wedding and another chapel was erected on the lawn. This had not been consecrated so at the last minute the civil wedding had to be held in a corrugated hut down Avon Street, Evesham. The main ceremony was then held at Wood Norton Hall. The Orleans family lived at Wood Norton until they returned to France in 1912 and the Hall was sold to a series of private owners. Wood Norton was bought by the BBC in 1939 so it could relocate its operations away from London in the event of hostilities. A dozen studios were quickly erected and by 1940 Wood Norton was one of the largest broadcasting centres in Europe with an average output of 1,300 programmes a week. Wood Norton was home of the BBC s Monitoring Service until 1943, when monitoring moved to Reading. The move was made to release space so Wood Norton could become the BBC s main broadcasting centre should London have to be evacuated. After the war, Wood Norton became the home of the BBC Engineering and Training Department, now branded the BBC Academy. It was used for a lot of location filming, including the 1970 Doctor Who serial Spearhead from Space and the 1974 Doctor Who serial Robot. Wood Norton became a listed building in 1994 and the Hall itself was sold off by the BBC in 2000 and converted into a private hotel and conference centre. The hotel finally ceased trading in 2010 due to financial problems. It was bought by a private British investor and opened in October 2012 under the management of Bespoke Hotels. The BBC retains its Technical and Operational Training centre in the extensive grounds.