Deck chairs, smoky barbecues and live music will return to the gardens of a popular hotel group this summer as a series of relaxed outdoor parties make a comeback.
The Smoked & Uncut garden party events will take place across three hotels in the PIG group during the summer, offering live bands, DJs, food stalls and kitchen garden tours as part of a scaled-back version of the brand’s larger festival series.
The smaller gatherings are designed as day-long garden parties, with food cooked over open flames, drinks served from outdoor bars and music playing throughout the day beneath stretch tents set up in the hotel grounds.
Guests will also be able to visit the hotels’ kitchen gardens, with guided tours taking place every hour during the events.
Three venues will host the parties between June and August:
At THE PIG in the New Forest the event will run from Friday, June 12 to Sunday, June 14.
THE PIG-at Combe in Devon will host its event from Friday, July 10 to Saturday, July 11.
THE PIG-at Bridge Place in Kent will stage the final garden party weekend from Friday, August 7 to Sunday, August 9.
The weekend events begin with a Friday evening opening party from 5.30pm until 10pm. Tickets are priced at £50 and include festival-style food, alongside live music, DJs and outdoor fire pits.
Saturday’s programme runs from midday until 10pm, with adult tickets priced at £35 and children’s tickets £17.50. Activities include garden tours, food from barbecue and pizza ovens, multiple bars and a pop-up potting shed spa area.
Music from live bands continues through the day before DJs play into the evening.
At the New Forest and Bridge Place locations, the weekend concludes with a family-focused Sunday event from midday until 6pm.
Alongside food stalls, garden tours and music, the final day features circus performances, cabaret acts, face-painting, children’s games and other family activities.
Tickets and further information are available via the hotel group’s website at www.thepighotel.com/events/
