The art of foraging

Join a Totally Wild UK professional forager to learn the art of foraging and to discover the vast range of wild edibles lying all around us.

Meet the forager at The Milestone Hotel & Residences to learn how to take a responsible role in the sustainable collection of wild food, allowing nature to flourish as we interact with wild spaces. Travel together to a foraging location to discover what exciting wild foods are growing nearby. During the foraging experience, your professional forager will introduce you to a number of edible species; giving you tips on harvesting, correct identification and possible look-alikes. You will have an opportunity to sample wild food tasters from pickles to jams, chutneys, syrups, flavoured salts, alcohol infusions and much more.

Return to The Milestone with your bounty and allow Executive Chef Daniel Putz and his team to create a personalised dinner and cocktails using the produce that you gathered during your foraging experience. Totally Wild believes in supporting, promoting and defending the health of all plants, fungi, algae, animals (including humans) and the habitats/environments in which they exist.

Unique & special events

An introduction to foraging

This experience includes:

Chauffeur driven car to/from required location (London and home counties)
Choice of hot/cold seasonal beverage
Three hours introduction and foraging with experienced guide (member of the Association of Foragers)
Printed foraging guide

The walks can take place at Hampstead Heath, Hackney Marshes or at a nearby park.

Price: From £250 for two people
Small groups (up to 10) can be accommodated as a private group booking. Please enquire for price.

Please note: You must be staying as a guest in the hotel to book this experience.

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Forage and cook experience

This experience includes:

Chauffeur driven car to/from required location (London and home counties)
Choice of hot/cold seasonal beverage
Introduction and foraging with experienced guide (member of the Association of Foragers)
Two-course lunch using foraged ingredients (Any specific dietary requirements to be advised)
Printed foraging guide and copy of the Forager’s Cookbook

This experience will be held at Horsenden Hill.

Price: From £380 for two people
Small groups (up to 10) can be accommodated as a private group booking. Please enquire for price.

Please note: You must be staying as a guest in the hotel to book this experience.

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Additional experiences

Your very own foraged dish: £60 for two people
Return with a small quantity of foraged ingredients and Chef Daniel Putz will prepare a dish to enjoy whilst you are staying at the Milestone (and provide your own personalised recipe to take away).

Your very own foraged cocktail: £50 for two people
Return with a small quantity of foraged botanicals and Head Mixologist Angelo Lo Greco will prepare a cocktail for you to enjoy.

Cocktail masterclass with Angelo: £95 for two people
This experience will include a cocktail; prepared with your foraged ingredients.

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MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences

We are proud that this experience has been selected as a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Chosen for the positive impact they have on the traveller and communities we explore, this experience directly advances the United Nations Global Goal 12 'responsible consumption and production' by promoting and educating our guests on the issue.

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