WE NEED YOUR VOTE! (JAN 2012)
Our Welcome Cocktail Poll Vote is now live on our Facebook page!
Visit our Trevenna Facebook page and make your vote for the spirit you think we should base our Welcome Cocktail on served by our Team to all guests attending a Welcome Dinner the night before the wedding day.
Sloe Gin, Vodka or Rum….?
LATE OFFERS 2012 dates & BOOKINGS 2013
As 2012 fast approaches we have again this year made our remaining 2012 dates available at a special late rate.So if you are hoping to get married during 2012 don't leave it to long before you contact us and take advantage of one o our great offers. Bookings for 2013 are now also in full flow and for 2013 will include our new garden marquee space. Come and view us early 2012 and find out about the changes happening at Trevenna.
CHRISTMAS 2011 & NEW YEAR 2012
The team at Trevenna hope you all had a great Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year. As 2012 fast approaches we still have a few dates available for 2012 and have again made these available at a special late rate.So if you are hoping to get married during 2012 don't leave it to long before you contact us. Bookings for 2013 are now also in full flow
CHARITY EVENTS (Dec 2011)
The Trevenna Academy will be hosting a number of Charity Events during 2012 including a return of the famous, Barn Storm Evening, a Hog Roast, and Garden Tea Party.
Watch this space for tickets. Anyone wishing to join on our ever growing list of supporters and interested in attending a charity event at Trevenna, should email info@trevenna.co.uk
TRAINING ACADEMY CHRISTMAS PARTY (Dec 2011)
Kyle, one of our Wedding Hosts, organized a terrific Christmas Party for all members of Team Trevenna. Collected by coach, we headed out, off the farm into town for a Christmas treat, before returning to Trevenna for a night cap by the fires.
The night out was extra special with previous members of the team returning from University for Christmas, coming along with us.
Thanks Kyle for a fun night out
FOOD FESTIVAL (Dec 2011)
Celebrating the arrival of our new Marquee and in preparation for 2012, we will be hosting a Trevenna Food Festival in February 2012.
All couples who have confirmed a date for their wedding and also couples who are visiting Trevenna for a wedding viewing are invited to attend.
A selection of our Wedding Feast dishes will be available for tasting, our Wedding China will be on show with tables laid in the different sizes.
Some of our excellent suppliers will also be available by appointment. Couples wishing to taste our House Wines and discuss these with Julia from Atlantic Wines can do so by appointment. Sharon our Trevenna florist will be around to explore your decorating ideas.
This is a relaxed opportunity for couples and their families or friends to view the Threshing Barn, Marquee, and barns before we enter the busy season. Members of the Trevenna Team will be on hand to discuss your individual wedding ideas and share ideas.
WINE LIST (Dec 2011)
Our selection of wines from our local Wine Brokers, Julia & Toby from Atlantic Wines (based on the North Cornish Coast near Porthtowan), have gone down well during 2011.
New for 2012 will be our Upgrade House Wine List, for those who wish to extend their choices of wine from our current House Wines.
Due to popular request, Julia & Toby, have also sourced a delicious new Pink Prosecco and Champagne
CHRISTMAS TREES (Dec 2011)
Winter is a beautiful time of year at Trevenna, showing off the structure of the mighty trees and rural views. Inside the barns are cosy with under floor heating and real log fires. Living Christmas Trees light up each barn, with wreaths on the barn doors and a homemade natural Christmas Garland in the Farm House.
Christmas Weddings at Trevenna are full of atmosphere
LITTLE HARBOUR OPENS IT’S DOORS (Dec 2011)
Thanks again to everyone that attended and gave towards the Barn Storm Charity Event back in 2009 raising money for the Children’s Hospice South West, “Precious Lives Appeal”.
Trevenna raised £5,000 towards the building of Cornwall’s first hospice for life limited children. Your kind donations have gone along way, and the “Little Harbour Children’s Hospice”, opened its doors in December 2011.
NEW MARQUEE STRUCTURE (Dec 2011)
News Flash!
New for 2012, Trevenna will have its own Marquee fused with the Threshing Barn to provide a seamless wedding venue.
Continuing the natural tones of exposed stone walls, slate and wood from the Threshing Barn, the Marquee will have a contemporary feel and provide an inspirational space for Wedding Celebrations.
Intentionally, our Marquee is will act like a beautiful blank canvas, encouraging couples to add their individual wedding style. Decorations may be minimal from a simple string of country bunting, to elaborate architectural floristry, rustic tables to formal dining.
Our Marquee will have a complete clear gable end over looking the Pond, the Arbour and out towards the fields. An impressive slate floor will create a sweeping backdrop for all Wedding Feast tables. On warm sunny days, roll up the Marquee sides and let the outside in.
Our new contemporary Dining Chairs blend with the chic designer furniture throughout our barns, and will not necessarily require chair covers.
HERBS (Nov 2011)
Trevenna’s walled kitchen garden produced vegetables and salads for many generations. Now, the kitchen garden is gradually being reinvigorated to produce fresh ingredients for our Wedding Feasts.
A fully productive garden takes time to establish. Our first modest dig towards full production is our Herb Garden.
Herbs add a depth of flavor to any dish and are naturally available in some variation across all the seasons. Our Kitchen Crew demand the freshest herbs for our Wedding Feasts, and in the future they will be able to pick them for the Big Day. So, where do we use herbs? We marinade Rack of Lamb in Rosemary & Mint, with white wine and garlic, tenderising overnight. Our Green Salsa uses Basil & Parsley to create a subtle taste smoothing out the bite from mustard and anchovies.
COCKTAIL (Nov 2011)
The Welcome Dinners have become a real highlight to our 2 Night Wedding Celebrations.
As the first time that all the resident guests and couple are together in one place at Trevenna, the Welcome Dinner tends to be very social…
The feed back and comments from the Welcome Dinner experience have been so positive with many couples saying it was an excellent opportunity for the family and friends to get to know each other before the big day.
So the Team wanted to do our own bit towards making the Welcome Dinners even more fun with our NEW Welcome Dinner Cocktail, as a complimentary drink from us served to kick start the welcome evening during 2012.
A few cocktail varieties will be sampled at our Christmas party before we announce the Trevenna Welcome Cocktail,… watch this space.
END OF SUMMER PARTY (Sept 2011)
Last week we said a fond fair well (or hopefully see you soon) to some of long serving Wedding Hosts after 3 years of committed service, now on their way to University. Our End of Summer Party was brilliant fun and a tiny but emotional in places.
We are so proud of you all!
Our team at Trevenna have shaped what we are and how this place feels, from welcoming guests on the arrival day and hosting celebrations.
ST. NEOT SCHOOL SPORTS KIT SPONSORSHIP July (2011)
Well done St. Neot County Primary School for winning every match this Football season. Not only do you look the part in your Sports Kit sponsored by Trevenna, you also played the part on the field!
Good luck for next season.
PEAONIES JUNE 2011
Looking amazing
KITCHEN CREW - May 2011
From plough to plate, field to fork we love serving tasty & honest food here at Trevenna.
As we dont like hiding them away, wedding couples and guests may get a glimpse of our Kitchen Crew during their stay. Each member of our Kitchen Crew is an essential ingredient to every wedding celebration. Looking for something different, a local seamstress has sewn new Grey Chefs Jackets for each of the Kitchen Crew
TREVENNA ACADEMY - APRIL 2011
We are proud to announce the launch of our new Trevenna Academy.
Developed as a concept to provide an experienced Wedding Hosting team for all our couples, the Trevenna Academy is now up and running.
Last week we welcomed our “Recruits 2011”, as they joined our existing team.
Working in partnership with local educational establishments, our specialist suppliers and food producers, the Trevenna Academy operates as a training scheme for young adults in our local community. The Academy is a positive step for Trevenna as an established wedding venue hosting enjoyable celebrations for both the couple, and their guests.
The new uniforms, different styles for the Welcome Dinner, Farm House Breakfasts and Wedding Hosting, are on the way!
Trevenna on Eco YouTube
Watch Trevenna in a YouTube film about Eco Tourism and our Ambassador Membership of CoaST.
Trevenna was filmed in the depths of winter during February 2009 as part of an awareness campaign on Eco Tourism within Cornwall and our involvement with other businesses making continual changes to become more sustainable.
Richard Nicholls at Trevenna
August 2009
Richard Nicholls, award-winning chef, is now head chef at Trevenna.
During a coffee break around the kitchen table at Trevenna, Richard explained to the team that, “since childhood I have consistently been amazed by food. Combining flavours, textures and colours to create dishes is something I have enjoyed doing since I first began cooking in my Mum's kitchen”.
From this day, we knew we were in good hands. Richard has worked with some of the best chefs and in some of the best restaurants in the South West of England. Richard trained with the Tanner Brothers in Plymouth (owners of Tanners and the Barbican Kitchen), has cooked for Prince Charles and many other well known faces.:
Richard states, “many of the restaurants I have worked in have won awards for the food they serve, however my proudest moment has to be winning my first Rosette within nine weeks of opening the Dartmoor Union which went onto win the Best dining Pub award in all of the country”.
Outside of the kitchen Richard really takes advantage of the local area as much as possible. I am a keen cyclist and Cornwall and Devon have so many fantastic places to go cycling particularly the coastal path and the moors. Richard kayaks quiet and often emtpy stretches of coastline. Richard has said, “the sea has always been a special place for me and this is reflected in the food I cook with seafood dishes being among some of the most exciting to serve”.
Farm House Kitchen Garden
August 2009
Work started early in 2009 preparing the old stone walled Kitchen Garden for fresh planting during this Autumn and into the spring season of 2010.
Apple & plum trees, gooseberry & raspberry bushes have been pruned, staked up and ready for new growths.
With requests of what to plant from Richard whilst preparing his wedding menus at Trevenna and under the guidance of our head gardener Neil Graze, the first plants will be various types of Broad Beans going in this October.
Everyone at Trevenna is looking forward to home grown Broad Bean fricassee served with Cornish roast rack of lamb.
New Wedding Menus
September 2009
Richard Nicholls has created new menu suggestions for canapés, the wedding feast, BBQs, welcome dinners and guests Breakfasts.
Richard says, “all our food served from the Trevenna Farm House Kitchen takes direction from the surrounding farms and the Cornish sea. For example, our new smoked mackerel pate is produced from line caught mackerel brought in daily to Looe harbor”.
New canapés include mini Yorkshire puddings with roast Cornish beef, Cornish fish cakes & lemon mayonnaise and brocolli & blue cheese mini quiches.
Richard has increased the range of menu styles for the Wedding Feast from Trevenna’s signature Gastro Style Farm House menus of classic roast meats with seasonal vegetables to include informal Bowl Foods served in elegant bowls with forks, BBQs and rustic miniature cottage pies and fish bakes.
Trevenna’s Farm House desserts are proving ever popular and Richard continues to enhance the presentation of our Wedding Feasts.
Opening the doors to Trevenna Farm House
September 2009
Couples & Guests who have stayed at Trevenna during the summer of 2009 will have seen Bryn (our carpenter) & crew busy restoring the Farm House at Trevenna.
The works to date include removing false ceilings to reveal beams that date back over 400 years.
An original cloam oven has been uncovered in one of the Farm House kitchens that will now sit along side a restored Rayburn.
Old slates in the floors have been repaired and fair few new ones added to provide a continuous slate floor to the ground floor rooms.
For wedding guests, the upstairs of the Farm House will provide 3 ensuite bedrooms (sleeping 6 guests in double rooms).
Taster Menus with Richard Nicholls
September 2009
Couples are now enjoying the new menu suggestions recently launched by Richard Nicholls, our head chef.
Richard is now offering a Menu Taster session for couples who would like to create their owns Wedding Menus.
Menu Taster sessions will be based in the Farm House with Richard serving a number of dishes previously suggested by you. There will be an opportunity to discuss your requirements with Richard with the aim to produce your own tailored Wedding Menu.
Menu Taster sessions including pre taste discussions, a tasting session for 4 guests followed by discussion with Richard and tailored menu is priced at £200.