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Forage & distil experience for 2 people

2026 dates remaining: Sat July 18 & Sat November 7th

225 British pounds
Chepstow & Humble Farm (Monmouth)

Service Description

THIS LISTING IS TO BOOK FOR 2 ADULTS SHARING A STILL TO MAKE 1 BOTTLE TO TAKE HOME (Please see next listing to book for 1 person only) 2026 dates remaining: Sat July 18 & Sat November 7th In partnership with the wonderful folks at Silver Circle Distillery we are offering you the unique opportunity to spend an afternoon foraging for wild Welsh ingredients, before enjoying a couple of craft cocktails during an introduction to gin-making and botanicals from expert distillers, then using your chosen blend of selected pickings to distil your very own bottle of bespoke gin, or vodka, in a miniature copper still, to take home and enjoy! This is a 4 hour workshop, beginning at 11.30am with an immersion into foraging along the Severn Estuary coastal flats, meadows & hedgerows. We limit this offering to a maximum of 8 participants, to guarantee an immersive, intimate & enriching experience. We will meet in a car park close to the Severn Bridge, from where we will embark on an approximately 1.5 hour gentle guided walk of an incredibly bountiful area, with beautiful views across the River Severn. Along the way I will introduce you to a myriad of remarkable seasonal wild ingredients with incredible flavours and aroma profiles which lend themselves excellently to spirit-making. I will teach you about each plant, how to find and identify them, pick them and how best to capture their essence in your signature creation. Any flavours which excite you, we will pick a handful of for you to use to create your signature gin or vodka! Once we have collected our freshly foraged ingredients, we will take a 25 minute scenic drivethrough the Wye Valley, to Silver Circle's new Distillery HQ just outside Monmouth, on Kate Humble's farm 'Humble by Nature'. Upon arrival, you will enjoy a refreshing Wye Valley gin & tonic, expert distillers will then explain and demonstrate how gin is made and you can sample several varieties of their award-winning craft gin and other cocktail lines, whilst learning about botanicals and how to create an original and tasty gin or vodka recipe, which you will then produce in your own miniature copper still! Finally you will blend, measure and bottle your unique 70cl creation to take home and savour whilst remembering your wonderful afternoon of foraging & distilling in the Wye Valley! Dogs are welcome, the distillery is dog-friendly!

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel or reschedule your booked experience, please contact us 14 days or more before the date of the event. It is not possible to offer a refund for any cancelled bookings made within the appropriate time frame, for which alternative dates are available, you can instead retain credit for a future date, which will remain valid for 2 years. If the weather is prohibitive and it looks like the weather would be so severe as to render the experience unenjoyable, or if the conditions look like it would be dangerous to proceed, we will contact you in advance to rearrange. Gift vouchers are valid for redemption for 2 years after purchase.

Contact Details

07477885126

chloe.gourmetgatherings@gmail.com

  • Up to two children 14 and under may attend most group foraging experiences for free with their paying parent/guardian, with the exception of weaving, fermenting and alcohol workshops & the biofluorescent adventures, for safety reasons.

  • The exact location of each event and associated informaion on what to bring and what to wear etc, will be shared with you by email after booking.

  • The routes that I take my guests on are generally gentle and suitable for all ages and fitness levels, please email to check suitability if you have any preventative mobility issues and I'll do my best to accommodate.

  • All foraging experiences can be tailored to a guest's specific needs, please get in touch with any particular concerns or enquiries.

  • Foraging excursion locations are usually within 20 minutes drive of Chepstow, however I can offer courses throughout Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and beyond, just get in touch!

  • I usually limit my groups to 8-15 adults maximum, depending on the experience in question, for larger group enquiries please get in touch, or if a date that you selected is showing as unavailable as it may be fully-booked, please get in touch directly and I will do my best to accommodate you.

  • If a time different from advertised suits you better, just email me before you book and we can make alternative arrangements.

  • If weather conditions on the day do not lend themselves to foraging, we can rearrange your trip for another day at no cost to you, up to 2 years from the original booking purchase date. I will contact you in advance to give you the option to re-book if the weather looks unsuitable.

  • Gift vouchers are valid for redemption for 2 years after purchase.

  • If you need to cancel or reschedule, please contact us 14 days or more before the booked experience to be refunded, or to reschedule. If the weather is prohibitive, we will contact you to rearrange. It is not possible to offer a refund for any cancelled bookings made within the appropriate time frame, for which alternative dates are available.

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