Exmoor Seasonal Dining Experiences offers chef-led dining shaped around a shared table, seasonal menus and a slower pace of hospitality. Each evening is intimate by design, with thoughtful food, generous hosting and a clear sense of occasion.
These evenings are designed to feel held rather than hurried. Guests are welcomed to the table, the menu unfolds at a measured pace, and the focus stays where it should: on the food, the company and the atmosphere of the room.
There is structure to the evening, but there is also ease. Courses arrive with time to notice them, conversation is allowed to settle, and the table is given room to breathe.
Guests are welcomed in, settled, and given a moment to arrive before the evening begins.
A small number of guests are seated together for a relaxed, hosted experience.
Each menu is shaped by the season, the setting and the ideas behind that particular evening.
The evening is designed to move with ease, giving the food and the table time to breathe.
Each event is led by season, place and the distinct cooking of Ilona Pettigrew and Dasha Moughton. Some evenings take their cue from wider culinary traditions; others begin closer to home, with Exmoor and the surrounding landscape as their starting point.
What connects them is a serious attention to flavour, generosity and the experience at the table. No two evenings are identical, but the intention remains the same: food that feels thoughtful, grounded and worth gathering for.
These are small, seated evenings with limited places. The scale is deliberate. It allows for a more personal atmosphere, a more thoughtful pace, and a stronger connection between guests, food and setting.
Read more about the Chefs or view Upcoming Events to see how each evening takes shape.