March 2020 Is anyone else desperately craving the end to the rain? The potager garden is starting to struggle under the weight of all this wind and rain – how…
Crouchers3rd March 2020
January 2020 Firstly, Happy New Year. Secondly, now is the time to multiply and conquer! It is true that life on the Crouchers vegetable plot is quiet – save for…
Crouchers8th January 2020
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
Crouchers30th December 2019
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
Crouchers16th December 2019
We're officially in the middle of game season here in the United Kingdom and for those who enjoy the sport of shooting, or for those who enjoy indulging in the…
Crouchers9th December 2019
December 2019 One of the best things about gardening is that you are learning all the time, and I don’t mean in a “sit down at the back of the…
Crouchers2nd December 2019
November 2019 It’s November, so settle an argument for me – what is the best thing to do with fallen leaves? Should you leave (no pun intended) them be, or…
Crouchers1st November 2019
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
Crouchers24th October 2019
October 2019 If you’re anything like us in the potager garden, you’ve spent the past month desperately trying to keep up with the incessant harvesting – and then finding new…
Crouchers1st October 2019
Last week we had 5 new and exciting App-Bike bikes installed throughout the estate and we're so excited for you to give them a try! But firstly, here's a little…
Crouchers17th September 2019
September 2019 Before I get into some nitty gritty, I have to say thank you to the increasingly large number of hotel guests who have been coming down to the…
Crouchers3rd September 2019
August 2019 Isn’t this sunny weather delicious? It’s around this time when everyone constantly reminds me how lucky I am to work outside rather than in a sweaty office. I…
Crouchers1st August 2019
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy these last 6 months creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour…
Crouchers11th July 2019
Oh how lucky we are to be surrounded by some of Sussex's most idyllic countryside. Not only that but our location is surrounded by an interesting mix of countryside, city…
Crouchers11th July 2019
July 2019 This month I have three things to discuss: slugs, leeks and sweet peas. But before then, the latest from the Potager garden is that we’re supplying the Potager…
Crouchers2nd July 2019
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy these last 6 months creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour…
Crouchers24th June 2019
June 2019 You find me writing this on a wet Wednesday afternoon, with a cup of warming tea at my side and Martha, our tabby cat, on my lap –…
Crouchers30th May 2019
May 2019 It’s time to draw the battle lines – why? I’ll tell you why: because last week I spotted my first white cabbage butterfly of the season. It seems…
Crouchers15th May 2019
Chichester -the only city in West Sussex and twinned with Chartres, a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in France. Chartres is known world-wide for its cathedral and Chichester cathedral is similar in appearance and…
Crouchers14th May 2019
April 2019 If you’ve been lucky enough to enjoy dinner in the conservatory of our potager restaurant, not only would you have been looking over a wonderful fledgling display of…
Crouchers9th April 2019
