Seafood in a Day
Join us on 30 June 2012
This relaxing day out in Orford will take you behind the scenes of one of Suffolk’s best-loved artisan food producers, Pinney’s of Orford.
This relaxing day out in Orford will take you behind the scenes of one of Suffolk’s best-loved artisan food producers, Pinney’s of Orford. Pinney’s are well known for their smoked fish and oysters and their unpretentious restaurant, The Butley Orford Oysterage. The smokehouse and oysterbeds are not normally open to the public except on Food Safari.
We start the day with a trip on the River Ore around the international nature reserve Havergate Island and the largest shingle spit in Europe, Orfordness, home to secret military research in the 2nd World War. We often see seals as well avocets, turns and other unusual birds. But it’s the lobsters we come for!
Our skipper will demonstrate lifting and baiting up of lobster pots and we will catch lobsters of all sizes, edible, spider and hermit crabs, and other shellfish. Weather and tide permitting we may also put down a net for herring or other fish.
Back on dry land we’ll take a behind the scenes tour of Pinney’s at Butley Creek, where oysters have been cultivated for centuries. You will learn about the life cycle of oysters and whether you really shouldn’t eat them when there’s an ‘r’ in month. Richard Pinney started smoking fish here in the 1950s and his unique smoking method is still used relying on expertise and experience rather than mechanisation.
We’ll return to Pinney’s own restaurant, The Butley Orford Oysterage in Orford’s pretty market square. After a delicious lunch showcasing Pinney’s smoked fish and oysters you will have the chance to learn how to shuck oysters and carve whole smoked salmon.
Special Offer
We’ve teamed up with elegant boutique bed and breakfast, The Old Rectory, to offer a gourmet Seafood Weekend in Suffolk. Just 7 miles from Orford, The Old Rectory is a beautiful Georgian rectory with stylish accommodation and serving delicious food using local ingredients, many from their own garden.
We’re offering two nights bed and breakfast at The Old Rectory on Friday 29 – Saturday 30 June for two people including dinner on Friday night and a two places on Seafood in a Day on Saturday 30 June for just £570.
You can book online here or call 01728 621380 with any questions to to book.
Where
Pinney's of Orford, The Old Warehouse, Quay Street, IP12 2NU
When
30 June 2012, 10:00 AM
£160 per person
£570 couple with 2 nights B&B
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Seafood in a Day
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Come on board our chartered boat on the river at Orford and we’ll pull up the pots to find lobster, crab and other shellfish. Back on dry land visit Pinney’s of Orford traditional smokehouse and learn how oysters have been cultivated in Butley Creek since the Romans. After a relaxing seafood and smoked fish lunch you can learn how to shuck oysters and carve smoked salmon.
