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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 2015

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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR 2015

Christmas Family Christmas Christmas Elizabethan Casino

Lunches Christmas Afternoon Bazaars Banquets Party
Monday to
Sunday Tea Nights
Friday Lunches 30th November,
2nd - 7th, 8th &
5th,10th, 11th,
14th, 15th, 16th,
throughout 6th, 12th, 16th, 12th, 17th, 18th
9th December 17th, 18th, 19th,
December 6th, 13th & 20th 17th, 18th, 19th, & 23rd December
23rd December
December 22nd, 23rd,
& 24th December

Murder Tribute Christmas Christmas Breakfast New Year’s

Mystery Nights Ceilidh Party With Eve
Dinner 8th, 9th, 14th, Wednesday 9th
Nights Santa Elizabethan
15th & 22nd December
1st &16th
Banquet
6th, 10th, 13th December Wednesday 23rd 31st December
December and
& 20th December & Thursday 24th 5 courses
16th & 30th
December £77.50 per person
January

New Year’s New Year’s

Champagne Eve in our
Special Christmas Accommodation Rates: Prices start from £39.50 per person, room only
Ball Black Knight *Subject to availability and single supplements apply
31st December
Restaurant
from £95 per
31st December Book and pay in full for any Christmas or New Year event by 31st August and receive a 10% discount
person
from £65 per person *This does not apply to accommodation bookings

To book contact our Christmas co-ordinator Jan on +44 (0) 191 389 5845 or email christmas@lumleycastle.com Contact reception on +44 (0) 191 389 1111 or email reception@lumleycastle.com
Welcome To Lumley Castle
Welcome to Lumley Castle’s
Christmas and New Year
brochure and thank you for
considering us for your festive
celebrations. Christmas and New
Year at Lumley Castle can only be
described as magical.
With a comprehensive programme
of festive events including
Elizabethan Banquets, Casino
Party Nights, Tribute Nights,
Christmas Lunches, New Year’s
To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111
Eve Events and a lot more. We
have something for everyone this
Christmas season. We invite you to
celebrate with friends, family and
work colleagues and make your
Christmas and New Year 2015 the
best yet.
Book and pay in full for any
Christmas or New Year event by
31st August and receive a 10%
discount. This does not apply to
accommodation bookings.
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 Christmas Lunches Christmas Afternoon Tea
Celebrate a special Christmas Lunch with family, friends and colleagues in the warm 6th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd December 1:30pm - 4:00pm
charm of our Black Knight Restaurant and State Rooms. 24th December 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Enjoy a Festive Afternoon Tea with a glass of Mulled Wine, a choice of specialist Teas,
assorted Finger Sandwiches, Scones, Festive Cake and Mince Pies followed by Christmas Carols
Christmas Lunches sung by the Lords & Ladies of the Court of Lumley.

Served Monday to Friday

throughout December

Three Course Festive Lunch

£23.50 per person

£12.50 per child (12 years & under)

Family Christmas
Sunday Lunches
Sundays 6th, 13th & 20th December

Three Course Festive Lunch,

Coffee & Warm Mince Pies, Crackers,
Special visit from Father Christmas &
a gift for Children (12 years & under)

£29.50 per person

£15.50 per child (12 years & under) £20 per person, including a glass of Mulled Wine on arrival

06 To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111 07
 Christmas Bazaars
30th November, 2nd - 7th December shopping from Noon, Afternoon Tea 1:30pm &
Shopping from 6:00pm, late Afternoon Tea 7:30pm.
8th & 9th December. Shopping from noon, Afternoon Tea 1:30pm.

In association with local suppliers enjoy an indulgent afternoon of festive shopping at

exclusive prices accompanied with a festive menu, Christmas Carols including a glass of
Mulled Wine in the magical surroundings of Lumley Castle Hotel.

£20 per person, including a glass of Mulled Wine

08 To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111 09
 Elizabethan Banquets Casino Party Nights
5th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th & 23rd December Saturday 12th, Thursday 17th, Friday 18th & Wednesday 23rd December
Mon - Thurs Arrival: 7:00pm | Called to Borde: 8:00pm | Bar Until: Midnight | Disco Until: 12:30am Mon - Thurs Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 8.00pm | Bar Until: Midnight | Disco Until: 12:30am
Fri - Sat Arrival: 7:00pm | Called to Borde: 8:00pm | Bar Until: 12:30am | Disco Until: 1:00am Fri - Sat Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 8.00pm | Bar Until: 12:30am | Disco Until: 1:00am

Come and live like Lords and Ladies of a Bygone Era, in the grand setting of our Great Join us for a great Casino Party Night. Why not try your lucky chip on Black Jack, Roulette,
Baronial Hall. Join us for a night of Mirth, Merriment and Festivities at our award winning Wheel of Fortune or slot machines with the chance of winning a prize. Ensure your
Elizabethan Banquet. Four course banquet feast, two goblets of Wine, and two goblets of Mead. friends and work colleagues are first on the list for this perfect Christmas Party!

First Remove Third Remove Starters Desserts

Barons Brose Chicken in Mead Creamy Winter Vegetable Soup scented with Fresh Rosemary Christmas Pudding with Brandy Sauce
Homemade Vegetable Soup served with Chicken in Mead Sauce, Jacket Potato, Salad with Or
Wholemeal Bread Basil Butter Mains Chocolate Cup filled with Raspberry and Drambuie
Roast Turkey Breast with Sausage Meat Stuffing, Pigs
Vegetarian Option Mousse topped with Crushed Meringue
In Blankets, Roast Potatoes, Sprouts and Roast Root
Second Remove Four Cheese Ravioli, Jacket Potato, Salad with
Vegetables with Red Wine Gravy
Spare Ribs Basil Butter
Succulent Ribs cooked in a Red Wine Sauce with Herbs Vegetarian Option
Fourth Remove Goat’s Cheese and Cranberry Tart topped with Roast
Coffee & Warm Mince Pies
Vegetarian Option A delight to end your repast Chestnut Crust served with Roast Potatoes, Sprouts
Cauliflower Cheese with Creamed Potato Old Style Christmas Pudding served with Brandy Sauce and Roast Root Vegetables and Tomato Compôte £39.50 per person

£29.50 per person, Sun - Thurs | £45.00 per person, Fri - Sat

10 To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111 11
 Murder Mystery Dinner
6th, 10th, 13th & 20th December

Thursday Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 7:45pm | Bar Until: Midnight | Disco Until: 12:30am
Sunday Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 7:45pm | Bar Until: 11:30pm | Disco Until: Midnight

You are invited to attend a re-enactment of a suspicious murder to see if you can play
detective and solve this hideous crime. Enjoy a reception drink on arrival , three course
dinner, murder mystery entertainment and disco.

Starters
Vegetable Broth

Mains
Roast Turkey Breast with Sausage Meat Stuffing,
Pigs In Blankets, Roast Potatoes, Sprouts and Roast Root
Vegetables with Red Wine Gravy

Vegetarian Option
Goat’s Cheese and Cranberry Tart topped with Roast
Chestnut Crust served with Roast Potatoes, Sprouts
and Roast Root Vegetables and Tomato Compôte

Desserts
Profiteroles filled with Chantilly Cream served with
Chocolate Sauce

Coffee & Warm Mince Pies

£33.50 per person

12 To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111 13
 Tribute Nights
‘Barlow Live’ 8th, ‘Rob B Williams’ 9th, ‘Oli meets Buble’ 15th , ‘Barlow Live’ 22nd December
‘Comedy Drag Act Tess Tickle’ 14th December
Mon - Thurs Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 8:00pm | Bar Until: Midnight | Disco Until: 12:30am
Starters
Vegetable Broth
Mains
Roast Turkey Breast with Sausage Meat Stuffing,
Pigs In Blankets, Roast Potatoes, Sprouts and Roast Root
Vegetables with Red Wine Gravy
Vegetarian Option
Goat’s Cheese and Cranberry Tart topped with Roast
We have some fabulous tribute nights Chestnut Crust served with Roast Potatoes, Sprouts
throughout Christmas which are staged
and Roast Root Vegetables and Tomato Compôte
in our magnificent State Rooms!
You will want to dress to impress and Desserts
come along down to Lumley Castle to Profiteroles filled with Chantilly Cream served with
enjoy a mouth watering three course dinner
Chocolate Sauce
with a tribute to one of your favourite
acts. The tribute acts will certainly get you
in the party mood this Christmas. Coffee & Warm Mince Pies
£28.50 per person
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Christmas Ceilidh
Wednesday 9th December
Wednesday Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 8:00pm | Bar Until: Midnight | Disco Until: 12:30am
Starters
Vegetable Broth
Mains
Roast Turkey Breast with Sausage Meat Stuffing,
Pigs In Blankets, Roast Potatoes, Sprouts and Roast Root
Vegetables with Red Wine Gravy
Vegetarian Option
Goat’s Cheese and Cranberry Tart topped with Roast
Chestnut Crust served with Roast Potatoes, Sprouts
Enjoy an evening of fun and laughter
leading up to Christmas with our fun
and Roast Root Vegetables and Tomato Compôte
filled, exciting Ceilidh night.
Desserts Complete with our very own Ceilidh Band
Profiteroles filled with Chantilly Cream served with
‘The Muscle Back Boys’, dancing and a
three course meal, this popular event
Chocolate Sauce
in our Christmas calendar is sure to get
you in the party mood before this years
Coffee & Warm Mince Pies festivities.
£28.50 per person
To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111 15
 Christmas Party Nights Breakfast With Santa
Party Nights - 1st & 16th December. Post Christmas Party Nights - 16th & 30th January Wednesday 23rd & Thursday 24th December

Mon - Thurs Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 8:00pm | Bar Until: Midnight | Disco Until: 12:30am 9:00am - 11:00am

Our Christmas Party nights are held in our magnificent State Rooms. Dress to impress and Join us for breakfast with Santa Claus in our Barons Hall where the children can meet
enjoy a mouth watering three course dinner followed by a disco to dance the night away. Santa in his Grotto. Plus we have a gift for Children aged 12 years & under.

Starters
Vegetable Broth

Mains
Roast Turkey Breast with Sausage Meat Stuffing,

Pigs In Blankets, Roast Potatoes, Sprouts and Roast Root

Vegetables with Red Wine Gravy

Vegetarian Option

Goat’s Cheese and Cranberry Tart topped with Roast

Chestnut Crust served with Roast Potatoes, Sprouts

and Roast Root Vegetables and Tomato Compôte

Tea, Coffee & selection of Fruit Juices (Apple, Cranberry and Orange), Cereal and Toast
Desserts
Adults: Local Sausage, Grilled Bacon, Scrambled Egg,
Profiteroles filled with Chantilly Cream served with
Grilled Tomato, Flat Cup Mushroom, Black Pudding and Fried Bread
Chocolate Sauce

Children: Bacon, Scrambled Egg, Sausage, Beans

Coffee & Warm Mince Pies
Vegetarian Sausages available

£28.50 per person £20.00 per adult, £15.00 per child (12 years and under)

16 To book your Christmas Event call +44 (0) 191 389 1111 17
 Elizabethan Banquet Champagne Ball
New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve

Arrival: 7:00pm | Called to Borde: 8:30pm | Bar Until: 1:30am | Disco Until: 2:00am Arrival: 7:00pm | Dinner: 8:00pm | Bar Until: 1:30am | Disco Until: 2:00am

Celebrate in the style of 16th Century King’s and Queen’s in our Majestic Baronial Hall. Five Starters Welcome in 2016 with an extravagant
course banquet feast, stage show, three goblets of Wine, three goblets of Mead, Disco and a Three Bird Terrine of Chicken, Duck and Pigeon with evening in the splendour of the Garter
Caraway Seed Bread, Plum and Cranberry Jam
Dram of Whisky at Midnight. and Waterford Suite. Enjoy a Champagne
A Salad of Poached Smoked Haddock with Curried reception & Canapés on arrival served in
Potatoes, Quail’s Eggs and Baby Watercress
the Scarborough room.
Honey and Goat’s Cheese Cylinder encased in a
Homemade Granola Crust, Mini Brioche Loaf with
a Spicy Tomato Salsa

Intermediate
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties

(V) Vegetarian Haggis, Neeps & Tatties

To Cleanse The Palate

Champagne Sorbet

Mains
Medallions of Beef Fillet with Chicken and Mushroom
Bon Bon, Cauliflower Puree, Fondant Potato and Kale
with a Wholegrain Mustard and Thyme Jus

Oven Roast Sea Bream with Lobster Croquette, Pea Puree,

Saffron Turned Potatoes served with Lobster Bisque

(V) Leek and Halloumi Hash Cake with Cauliflower Cheese

First Remove Fourth Remove Panna Cotta, Sweet Potato Parmentier and Hollandaise Sauce
Traditional Vegetable Broth Plump Chicken Breast in Mead, seasoned in Mace
Desserts
with a rich Mead Sauce, Jacket Potato, Tossed Salad
Second Remove Baked Raspberry and Lemon Cheesecake with
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties Vegetarian Option Raspberry Curd, Fresh Raspberries and Candied Lemon
Vegetarian Option Roast Spiced Fruit Skewer Triple Chocolate Mousse with Black Cherry and
Vegetarian Haggis, Neeps & Tatties Kirsch Compôte and Chocolate Tuile
Fifth Remove Cheese and Biscuits
Third Remove
Succulent Spare Ribs - Meaty Pork Ribs Dark Chocolate & Cherry Mousse with
cooked in a Red Wine and Herb Sauce Chocolate Chards
Coffee & Confectionery
Vegetarian Option
Four Cheese Ravioli £77.50 per person Waterford £95.00 per person | Garter £122.50 per person

Dress Code: Dress To Impress Dress Code: Black Tie

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 Black Knight Restaurant
New Year’s Eve In Our
Booking Information
Say goodbye to 2015 and welcome in the New Year in the more intimate surroundings of 1. Provisional enquires will automatically inclusive of VAT at 20%. We reserve the
be cancelled after 10 days should the right to alter the rate of VAT if required.
our Black Knight Restaurant. Enjoy a five course dinner and live classical music from our
deposit of £10 per person not be received.
wonderful local guitarist. Reception drink & Canapés on arrival. 10. If the dress code for an event is not
2. Full payment for all festive functions followed, management reserves the right
Starters Desserts and accommodation is required 8 weeks to refuse entry.
Creamy White Onion Soup with Oyster Mushrooms, Baked Raspberry and Lemon Cheesecake with prior to the event. Lumley Castle Hotel
Fresh Chives and Crème Fraîche Raspberry Curd, Fresh Raspberries and Candied Lemon reserves the right to cancel any bookings 11. Where the numbers do not meet
Three Bird Terrine of Chicken, Duck and Pigeon with Triple Chocolate Mousse with Black Cherry and not paid for in full by the requested date. minimum requirement levels to operate
Caraway Seed Bread with Plum and Cranberry Jam Kirsch Compôte and Chocolate Tuile an event like these, an alternative date or
A Salad of Poached Smoked Haddock with Curried Caramelised Coconut Rice Pudding and Mango Mousse
3. All Christmas accommodation over 10 refund will be offered.
Potatoes, Quail’s Egg and Baby Watercress with Passion Fruit Clotted Cream and Passion Fruit Coulis bedrooms will be contracted.
12. Please advise at time of booking if any
Honey and Goat’s Cheese cylinder encased in Homemade Banoffee Bomb with Salted Caramel
Granola Crust, Mini Brioche Loaf with Spicy Tomato Salsa
4. A £50 non-refundable deposit on all of your party have accessibility
Cheese and Biscuits
Christmas accommodation is to be fully requirements.
Intermediate paid in advance, the full balance must be
Coffee & Confectionery

To Book
Haggis, Neeps & Tatties paid eight weeks prior to the event.
(V) Vegetarian Haggis, Neeps & Tatties
5. A £70 non-refundable deposit on all
To Cleanse The Palate New Year accommodation is to be fully
Sour Cherry and Amaretto Sorbet paid in advance, the full balance must be Contact our Christmas co-ordinator Jan
paid eight weeks prior to arrival. on 0191 389 5845 or
Mains
email christmas@lumleycastle.com
Medallions of Beef Fillet with Chicken and Mushroom
6. Vegetarian options or dietary
Bon Bon, Cauliflower Puree, Fondant Potato and Kale
with a Wholegrain Mustard and Thyme Jus requirements must be pre-booked 14 days Lumley Castle Hotel
before the event. Chester le Street
Rack of Lamb with White Bean Tomato Ragoût,
Chorizo Mash and Buttered Savoy Cabbage
County Durham
7. IMPORTANT- For deposits and final DH3 4NX
Oven Roast Sea Bream with Lobster Croquette, Pea Puree,
payments, please indicate the name of the
Saffron turned Potatoes served with Lobster Bisque
party on all correspondence.
(V) Leek and Halloumi Hash Cake with Cauliflower Cheese
Tel: +44 (0) 191 389 1111
Panna Cotta, Sweet Potato Parmentier and Hollandaise Sauce
8. PLEASE NOTE - All monies paid are Fax: +44 (0) 191 389 5871
non-refundable and non-transferable.
Gilt & Sceptre £65.00 per person | Black Knight £76.50 per person Email: christmas@lumleycastle.com
9. All rates quoted in this brochure are www.lumleycastle.com

Dress Code: Dress To Impress

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At Lumley Castle Hotel

Lumley Castle Hotel, Chester le Street, County Durham, DH3 4NX

Tel: +44 (0) 191 389 1111 | Email: christmas@lumleycastle.com | www.lumleycastle.com