Boozy Bees

Morning
The Bee Centre, Lancashire
Combine a stay at the Shepherd’s Hut Hamlet, Samlesbury Hall with a Honeybee Experience at the Bee Centre, located within the Hall’s ground. Lasting around 90 minutes, you will learn about the honeybee and beekeeping techniques from an experienced beekeeper before stepping into a beekeeping suit to get up close and personal with the bees as the hive is opened. See the bees bringing nectar and  pollen back to the hive, making honey, building honeycomb and doing their ‘waggle dance’.

Afternoon
Brindle Distillery, Lancashire
Head to nearby Brindle Distillery where local honey from the Bee Centre is used to produce some of the award-winning Cuckoo Gin and join a 3-4 hour experience for the keenest of gin fans. This workshop combines an informal talk about the founding of the distillery and gin with a tour and the chance to create your own blend of botanicals in a mini pot still, resulting in your own recipe 70cl full size bottle of gin. Your recipe will be signed off by the Master Distiller and kept on record for future reordering.