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Survival Weekend
21st century living is all about comfort and cosiness - often our idea of adventure is ordering a different takeaway. But we were designed to be capable of much more! Leave the mod-cons at home and rediscover your survival instincts with a weekend in the wild. Say hello to your fellow survivors as you sort out equipment preparation and get some initial instruction. You'll then set off together across a 500 acre site on an awareness walk using a map and compass, with training in all sorts of survival techniques - learn about edible plants, survival medicine, firelighting, skinning food (oh yes, this is proper survival), food preparation, collecting water and navigation. You'll build your own shelter - make it a good one, you'll be spending the night in it - before preparing your meal and cooking it over an open fire. Then bed down in your shelter for the night in the wilderness. Learn more survival techniques on Sunday and enjoy a survival-style Sunday lunch to wrap up your weekend.
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Red Letter Days
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£170.00
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Mosimann's Academy
Unlike some top chefs, Anton Mosimann doesn't spend half his life on TV - but his cooking is all the better for it. He's the holder of the Royal Warrant for Catering Services to HRH the Prince of Wales, and he's been awarded an OBE. Your experience begins with a coffee and a tour of the Mosimann Academy, which Anton set up as a centre of learning and excellence in cooking. The tour will take in Anton's amazing private library, which contains over 6,000 cookery books, dating from as far back as the 15th century. Then you'll watch a cookery demonstration by a top chef, where you'll be able to pick up a few new skills, before being whisked by coach to Mosimann's, the renowned private dining club in Belgravia. Relax in the splendid surroundings of one of the private dining rooms - the building was originally used as a church in Victorian times - and enjoy a fantastic three course dinner with wine.
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Red Letter Days
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£199.00
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Rowhill Grange Deluxe Spa Break for Two
A two-night stay for two people in a junior suite at Rowhill Grange, the luxury four-star spa which won the 'Hotel Spa of the Year' award in the 2005 British Beauty Awards. You'll have full use of the Utopia Spa facilities throughout your stay, including exercise classes for when you want to get energetic, and heat treatments (sauna, steam room and jacuzzi) for when you just want to relax. If you can drag yourself out of the jacuzzi, a fitness instructor will be on hand to show you how to use the equipment in the fitness suite. The following treatments are also included: Utopia Spa Foot Ritual, Orange and Oatmeal Treat (scrub), a relaxing head and shoulder massage and Vitality Facial. And don't worry, you won't be on an alfalfa and lettuce diet here; a three-course dinner from the Spa Cuisine menu at Truffles Restaurant is included, together with English breakfast each day. Also enjoy 10% off any Utopia Zing retail products you may choose to purchase and take home a free Utopia gift.
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Red Letter Days
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£799.00
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Trout Fly Fishing
A day fishing with Charles Jardine, one of the finest fishermen of his generation, is a real fly fishing education! Charles is full of enthusiasm for the sport, and his expert knowledge is bound to improve your fishing skills. Your day starts with coffee and a tackle talk and informal Q and A with Charles. Then you'll head outside for a demonstration of casting and fishing techniques. Next you'll tackle up and get a feel for the equipment you'll be using. After a short break for a cold buffet lunch, head out to the lakes. Charles and his expert team will be on hand to give you tips on best flies and tactics, covering everything from tackle innovations to casting to fly tying, with plenty of opportunities for you to ask questions. You'll be fishing lakes in a private fishery at the head of the beautiful Itchen Valley, where the waters are well stocked with rainbow and brown trout, as well as the rarer blue trout. You can also take home two of the fish you catch at the end of the day.
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Red Letter Days
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£199.00
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