To enhance the atmosphere of your visit, evening dress and black tie are encouraged, or a suitably stylish alternative is welcome.

The site is quite open and offers little shade, so please bring an extra layer on cooler days. On warmer days, you are welcome to remove your jacket.

By train:

• Regular train services run from London Waterloo to Basingstoke and Winchester
• The journey takes around 90 minutes
• Evening trains run to London after 9:00 pm

Transport to and from the train station to the festival:

• Local taxi services are available
• Option to pre-book a private car
• Grange Festival coach service from Winchester railway station: £15

Please note: If you would like to book the festival coach service to and from Winchester railway station with your ticket, please email [email protected]

By car from London: around 90-minute journey

• Drive south-west from London on the M3 motorway and exit at Junction 7.
• Turn right over the motorway, then take the first left at the roundabout onto the A30 towards Basingstoke.
• After a few hundred yards, turn left onto the A33 towards Kings Worthy.
• Continue on the A33 for about 8 miles.
• Shortly after the road becomes a dual carriageway, turn left, following signs for Northington and the Candovers.
• After 2.5 miles, turn right at the crossroads towards Itchen Abbas.
• After half a mile, turn left into Grange Park.
• Follow the festival signs to the site entrance.

Please note: All transport must be booked individually. ASW will not book transport with tickets.

Includes:

• Hot-smoked Chalk Stream trout pâté with Cornish crème fraîche, caperberries, and grilled sourdough
• Grilled chicken with charred lemon, salsa verde, rocket, and aged Parmesan
• Rare roast beef carpaccio with fennel, pomegranate, chives, and citronette dressing
• Somerset Brie, rocket, and pear salad with balsamic glaze
• Jersey new potato and truffle salad
• Mini salted caramel tarts
• Berry and almond frangipane tarts
• Vanilla macarons

Alternative option: Vegetarian Premium Picnic Menu

• Pea, broad bean, and mint dip with assorted crackers and grissini
• Chargrilled aubergine, heritage peppers, rainbow courgette, fresh figs, and lemon and mint dressing
• Roasted heritage beetroot, fregola, and sweet potato falafel with Moroccan-spiced dressing
• Somerset Brie, rocket, and pear salad with balsamic glaze
• Jersey new potato and truffle salad
• Mini salted caramel tarts
• Berry and almond frangipane tarts
• Vanilla macarons

Please email [email protected] with your picnic choice.

STARTERS
Corn-fed Chicken and Coastal Herb Croquette
Piccalilli emulsion, caperberries, cornichons, and watercress
Hampshire Smoked Trout
Horseradish, dill and lemon panna cotta, watercress, sourdough crisp, and charred lemon
Chargrilled Crockford Asparagus (VE, GF)
Pumpkin seed and spring onion pesto, borlotti bean and herb salad, citrus dressing, and radish

MAINS
Slow-roasted Pork Belly (GF)
Star anise carrot purée, potato pavé, grilled baby leeks, and cider and sage jus
Wiltshire Lamb Rump (GF)
Jerusalem artichoke purée, wilted greens, dauphinoise potatoes, and red wine sauce
Roasted Scottish Salmon Fillet (GF)
Broccoli purée, lemon-dressed asparagus, potato fondant, salsa verde, and nasturtium leaf
Potato Gnocchi with Wild Mushroom Ragù (VE)
Basil and lemon zest gremolata

DESSERTS
Coconut and Raspberry Sponge (VE, GF)
Coconut sorbet and lime
Dark Chocolate Parfait (GF)
Pistachio granola and honeycomb shard
White Chocolate Cheesecake
Fresh passion fruit and white chocolate shavings

While there are several train options for returning to London after the festival, you may prefer to stay overnight.

Closest to the festival grounds:

• Lainston House Hotel
• Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire

Please note: Approximately 30 to 40 minutes’ drive from the festival grounds.

Hotel for those returning to London by train from Reading:

• Heckfield Place, close to Reading station for the return journey to London

Please note: Approximately 30 to 40 minutes’ drive from the festival grounds.

A visit to The Grange Festival offers a welcome contrast to the sometimes frantic pace of theatre-going in cities, providing an expansive and restorative experience centred on connection and celebration. Our intimate, RIBA Award-winning theatre offers an unparalleled sense of closeness to the performers, as well as superb acoustics from every seat.

We encourage you to arrive early and stay late, and our long-interval dining options offer a range of experiences in our restaurant, marquees, private pavilions, or under the open sky.

As an impact-led charity, we are committed to maximising our effectiveness by continually improving our processes and outcomes for the benefit of our audiences, artists, communities, and supporters. In addition to our annual festival, we run community events, educational programmes in schools across Hampshire, and talent-development initiatives.

We collaborate with other organisations across our region and internationally to extend and amplify our impact, including partnerships with English Heritage, Hampshire Music Service, the University of Winchester, and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

Please note registration is mandatory and admission is by guest list only. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

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This is an Access event. Access events are specially selected for our community by the ASMALLWORLD team, and we have arranged for our members to benefit from privileged conditions where possible. This event has been organised by a third party, and no ASMALLWORLD representative will be present during the event. Please contact us at [email protected] should you have any further questions. We hope you enjoy this event.