THE PIG A little more about us That dilapidated and overgrown walled kitchen garden, tucked away in the grounds of a tired country house hotel in the New Forest has a lot to answer for…! Sparking interests with its tumble-down charm and huge potential The very first seed sown in the ground in 2011 has led the way to inform everything we do at THE PIG. Now with seven PIGs in the litter, and by putting the emphasis firmly on the food with a very simple and honest philosophy to only use produce that we can grow ourselves in the kitchen garden or source from within 25-miles, our restaurants with rooms are home-grown in every way. Each PIG has its own identity, each evolved rather than too designed, but each putting the kitchen garden at the very heart of the operation. This obsessive commitment to home grown and local produce means we can celebrate the seasons and use only what is fresh and available to us; our chef, kitchen gardener and forager work hand in hand to create a menu of uncomplicated and simple British garden food, true to the micro seasons with the emphasis squarely on fresh, clean flavours. You will not just find that the kitchen garden influences your choices at lunch; its fresh zesty-ness will fill your morning mint tea, its gentle aromas will send you into a trance in our Potting Shed Treatment Huts, its wild flavours will infuse your new favourite G&T and its earthy colours will engulf you at the end of the evening as you fall into that snuggle-in sofa. Our local suppliers are some of the most exciting and inspiring artisan producers out there, and with the distinctive character of each of THE PIG’s locations, with their unique combinations of ancient woodland, agricultural farmland, some within casting distance of the sea, means we have access to some of the freshest local fish, hand-picked fruits, amazing meats, award-winning cheeses and English wines in the country. Click to expand galleries Our sustainability commitment As a team we are always looking for ways to reduce our footprint, care for and protect the environment and give back to the communities we are a part of. This approach is integral to how we operate and in turn we hope to demonstrate to others that you can succeed as a business in a natural and environmentally correct way. Here are some of the ways we are working towards being a greener and more socially responsible business… Garden, Greenhouse and Kitchen Each hotel uses local food and beverage suppliers in line with our 25-mile menu ethos – reducing food miles and packaging THE PIG, New Forest is an award-winning member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, who firmly believe that by working as a collective in the hospitality industry we can improve the food on our plate which in turn will have a positive, measurable impact on the wider food system. Best practice as a member of SRA is then reflected in the way we run the restaurants in all PIG properties. We produce around 17 tons of our own fruit and vegetables across our own sites each year, which require no packaging and do not need to travel! We organically manage our Kitchen Gardens and polytunnels but are not certified We grow our own mushrooms that are grown on spent coffee grounds that are a by-product of the restaurant waste therefore reducing waste Since opening the mushroom house, 3472 kilos of mushrooms have been grown. In 2019 we harvested 1400 kilos of mushrooms. In one year at THE PIG, THE PIG-near Bath, THE PIG-at Combe and THE PIG- on the beach we collected 24,420 chicken eggs, 43,686 quail eggs and 756 duck eggs. Our estimate for 2020 is 36,000 chicken eggs, 60,000 quail eggs. We forage from both land and sea working alongside a forager who has 40 years of experience in the field We compost all garden waste We recycle all cooking oil We purchase Fish that is approved by the Marine Conservation Society We work with Belu Water- A British social enterprise, Belu provides us with pure and natural mineral water from Powys in Wales in glass bottles that are made with 35% recycled glass, along with filtration systems which enable us to bottle still and sparkling water on-site. All profits from Belu are used to help end global water poverty; 100% of its profits go to WaterAid, transforming lives worldwide with clean water, decent loos and good hygiene. Since 2010 Belu have raised £5m for Water Aid and have helped to transform over 333,000 lives. We cure our own meats – reduced food miles We have our own beehives producing honey and pollinating the garden We strongly support the English Wine industry, championing vineyards that are local to our hotels. Reuse, recycle and re-purpose We recycle glass, cardboard, paper and plastic. We have removed all plastic from our bars including stirrers, straws and picks. We are removing all plastic cotton buds and their plastic wrapping from rooms and replacing with paper. We no longer order 11,000 plastic toothbrushes a year to go into rooms, each room now receives a Strawberry seed packet. If every room took a packet of seeds home 29,581kg of Alpine Strawberries would be planted in a year. We recycle all coffee capsules from bedrooms We recycle all menus to make coasters and napkin rings Bedroom soaps are wrapped in paper Plastic bottles for soaps are recycled We rag old linen to use for cleaning All lightbulbs have been updated to LED bulbs, reducing our overall electricity consumption We use reclaimed and natural building materials where possible across all properties We use many antique furnishings and upcycle furniture where possible to give the pieces a second life! Our Community We run an Apprenticeship Scheme designed to help young people get into hospitality and develop them into the chefs and hoteliers of the future. The bespoke PIG Chef Apprenticeship programme provides chefs with an accredited training pathway which will enable them to develop the unique knowledge and skills the industry requires. We support local children’s charities including Children’s Hospice South West and Farms for City Children, and work with Adopt a School which helps children to develop healthy eating habits and encourages an enthusiasm and interest in food, cooking, food provenance and sustainability, as well as giving an insight into the hospitality industry. We support Hospitality Action who offer vital assistance to all who work, or have worked within hospitality in the UK and who find themselves in crisis as well as supporting with sustainability in rural communities throughout the world. We work with Foxes academy who help young adults with learning disabilities into the work place. You can view here our Awards and Accolades, Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions, Gender Pay Gap Report and S172 Companies Act 2006 here. Keeping you ‘in the GROW’! Sign up to keep up to date with all the latest happenings across the litter. Email address Post code Yes I would like to keep up with all the goings on at THE PIG, including news on new openings, offers, upcoming events and more! For more information, please take a look at our full privacy policy. THE PIG BOOK ONLINE or call 0345 225 9494 ©2018-2021 THE PIG Site by Etch Discover THE PIG Our PIGs About us Almanac: Goings-on THE PIG Book Gallery Offers Gifts & Vouchers How can we help? Contact FAQ Coronavirus / COVID-19 Statement Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Press Enquiries Careers This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Some of these cookies are necessary to make the site work. We’d also like to use optional cookies to help improve your experience on the site. You can manage your optional cookie preferences below. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences. Your preferences can be changed at any time. For more detailed information on the cookies we use, please check our Privacy Policy (Opens in a new window) External Link Icon Accept recommended Necessary Cookies Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences. Analytical Cookies Analytical cookies are used to collect and report information on how our website is used. This helps us to improve the website based on the needs and behaviour of our visitors. Analytical Cookies On Off Marketing Cookies We use marketing cookies to help us improve the relevancy of advertising campaigns you receive. Marketing Cookies On Off Confirm your choices