The day is finally here… OUR DOORS ARE OPEN IN THE COTSWOLDS!🥂🎉
Fancy seeing it for yourself? Why not book today, to come on in, make yourself at home, and meet the newest member of the litter: THE PIG-in the Cotswolds!🐖
'A talented innovator with 4 decades in the industry' A HUGE congratulations to the man behind THE PIGs
@RobinHutson
for winning the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at today's
@Caterertweets
#cateys
from the whole PIG team!
A peek into our next PIG coming in 2021…
#THEPIGintheSouthDowns
🐖 Our first PIG with a
#vineyard
planted in May, with trellising up last week. Hands up who’s excited to try our very own collection of
#Englishwines
including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier? 🙌🏼🍷
With far-reaching sea views, oodles of quirks & character & stacks of original features, 1 of Cornwall’s most historic houses dating back to the 15th century is reawakening...THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay opens its doors in less than a week! See first-look pics at
Some special news ✨! The man behind THE PIGs,
@RobinHutson
, has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours list for his work. Including charity fundraising, campaigning for hospitality support from the Government & supporting over 800 PIG employees throughout the pandemic. 🐖
***Hot PIG news!***
Exciting additions to our litter will give us a trotter-hold in every South Coast county of England! 🐷
Read all about it and sign up for more info at
#piggythings
Sat 4th July *OPENING NIGHT* Across THE PIGSs we are getting ready to welcome our winning NHS workers and care givers that were nominated to be our very first guests to stay! The team can't wait to really spoil these amazing people!
@RobinHutson
#treatourNHS
What a moment… we are humbled to be celebrating a huge achievement for our hardworking teams – AA Hotel Group Of The Year 2022! Here’s to doing what we love for many more years to come!
@AAHospitality
@RobinHutson
@hutson_judy123
Good morning from
#THEPIG
☀️! This time of year our Kitchen Gardens are flourishing, and with our restaurants temporarily closed it means we have plenty of produce to share with our local elderly and vulnerable. Here’s a local drop off in Brockenhurst to one of our big PIG fans.
BIG PIG news🐖 We will be opening two new PIGs (subject to all planning and listed building permissions)!
🌱 THE PIG-on the farm, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 2024
🌱 THE PIG-at Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells, 2025
Sign up to stay up to date on all things PIG:
*Welcome back to THE PIGs!* 🐖 We are back with open-air outdoor eating in the spring sunshine! Our teams are raring to go, the sun has come out to say hello, and the Kitchen Gardens are bursting to life - see you soon!
*WE'RE OPEN!* WOW-what a feeling! Read our CEO
@RobinHutson
's 'Welcome Back to THE PIGs' note here - Thank you for all of your support over the past few months, we couldn't have done it without you!
#welcomeback
#thepighotel
Join
@FredSirieix1
and
@Chris_Bavin
*TONIGHT* on BBC2 at 8pm as they tuck into our 25-mile menu at THE PIG in the New Forest on ‘Remarkable Places to Eat’ 🌳🍽️:
This week we are celebrating a whole decade of THE PIG! About 10 years ago this little piggy in Brockenhurst became our first of the litter & little did we know the journey we were about to embark on… Keep an eye out as we’ll be celebrating all things 10 years this week 🐖!
#treatournhs
As a gesture of our huge thanks, THE PIGs would like to donate the night prior to our first night of re-opening across each PIG hotel (whenever that might be) to members of the NHS
@RobinHutson
#Thankyouheroes
The PIG team are getting ready to welcome you back!The experience may look a little different,but we hope it will feel the same;ultimately, it will still be our people caring for you & delivering the same attention to detail & personalised service that you are used to at THE PIG!
Today we would have been welcoming our first guests to stay at THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay. Realistically that day is now a few months away but when the time is right we can’t wait to unveil our conversion of this truly unique building,we know you are going to love it!
@RobinHutson
Keep your eyes peeled on
@BBCTwo
tomorrow at 8pm where you’ll see our original piggy in the New Forest popping up on 'Remarkable Place to Eat' 🌳!
@fredsirieix1
and
@Chris_Bavin
paid us a visit to learn about our plot to plate ethos. See you tomorrow night!
With the newest PIG opening it’s doors this Friday, we thought we’d give you a taste of our newest outdoor eating set up – The Lobster Shed 🦞! Introducing ‘Lobster & Camel’– lobster, thrice cooked chips &
#CamelValley
Pinot Noir Rosé Brut🥂:
Spending our last night the only way we know how…feet up, roaring fires, drink in hand. We already can’t wait to welcome you back – it’s not goodbye, but see you soon! We’ll be bringing you all things
#homegrownwithTHEPIG
, so you can still enjoy
#THEPIGhotel
at your own patch.
We can't wait to welcome you back to THE PIGs, whilst observing our stringent safety measures! We have just opened hotel and lunch bookings from 6th July, in line with the most recent Govt suggested dates. Read more here -
#thepig
@RobinHutson
*PIG news* We’re very excited to share with you that THE PIG-at Bridge Place will open its doors in May 2019! A 17th century manor house just outside the historic village of Bridge, three miles south of Canterbury, Kent.
Bookings will open early in 2019…
WE ARE OPEN 🐖 - Welcome to
#THEPIGatHarlynBay
, come on in, make yourself at home! We wanted to give you all a first look around the characterful features and quirks in our brand-new patch – expect nautical nostalgia, moody tones and seaside vibes🌊:
Yesterday THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay turned 1 🎈! Thank you to all who have tucked in or stayed with us over the past 12 months. A BIG shout out to our PIG people for diving in the deep end and opening up and operating during a pandemic… and doing it really really well 👏!
These girls are very pleased with their ‘long wool’ woolly coats today - the grounds team have been out and about having a snow day with our Romney Marsh sheep at THE PIG-at Bridge Place! 🐑
Here’s the first peek behind-the-scenes at
#THEPIGatHarlynBay
,
#Cornwall
. Fancy a few more? Head over to
@the_pig_hotels
on Instagram for a handful of pics from the past week!
Our newest PIG is almost ready to welcome our first guests this Saturday for our
#treatourNHS
campaign!
Today marks one week of re-opening our doors to our friends, old & new 🐖 The team are back to doing what they love – providing excellent hospitality. We have been overwhelmed with your support over the the last bumpy year & look forward to welcoming more of you back to our patch
*Big PIG News* - Our next PIG, THE PIG-in the South Downs,
#WestSussex
, opens in September! Set within Madehurst, in an unspoilt corner of the
#SouthDownsNationalPark
, our newest PIG is 48 miles from London, 20 mins from the coast & 4 miles from Arundel:
We are so excited to announce that THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay will be opening from Friday 31st July. You can now make lunch bookings in the Restaurant, join us for all day dining at our brand new outdoor eating terrace The Lobster Shed, or book a stay.
Golden hour in Devon over at
#THEPIGatCombe
. Evening light, fresh country air and a mooch about the grounds 🌱… name a better way to spend the end of your day! We have stays available mid-week this October and weekends from November across the litter for an autumn getaway.
Our brand-new PIG on the block has felt well and truly welcomed to the new patch we call home in Cornwall, and we are over the moon you have enjoyed visiting us too! So we are very excited and proud to announce that THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay has been just been awarded the Best Hotel
In the GROW: Today is the 72nd birthday of the NHS! Last night we welcomed your nominated NHS and Care workers at our opening night and held an
#ClapForTheNHS
Here is the team from
#THEPIGatCombe
showing their huge appreciation!
@FionaMoores
@RobinHutson
Thank you for all of the kind words of support for the re-opening of THE PIGs! Our Reservations team are doing their best to respond to all enquiries, but please just bear with us, it has been a busy 24 hours.They will get back to you as soon as they possibly can-thanks so much!
Over the coming weeks when you are all spending a lot more time in your own hideaways,we would love to bring our family and PIG spirit, into your homes. In the coming weeks watch out for regular stories and updates from us. Keeping you ‘in the GROW’!
@RobinHutson
A very Happy New Year from all of us at THE PIGs! We hope 2022 brings you many happy memories filled with laughter, loved ones plus a few trips to see us 🥂
The man behind THE PIGs,
@RobinHutson
, has been awarded the
@Trenchermans
Guide ‘Award for Special Contribution’ for his work on
@seatat_thetable
- raising the voice for hospitality so it's given the representation it deserves in Parliament.
In the GROW: The countdown is on! We open the doors to THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay 2 weeks today - if you are summer staycationing in Cornwall the team would love to meet you, we are just outside Padstow on the North Coast!
@RobinHutson
@hutson_judy123
A PIG Thank you 🐖! We have been overwhelmed with the support over the last few days helping us to put
#THEPIGhotel
back in the picture on Instagram
@the_pig_hotels
! We have loved seeing your piggy pics & we can’t wait to keep sharing what exciting things we have on the horizon.
We need a seat at the top table! Hospitality is responsible for 3 million jobs and £130bn contribution to the economy - we deserve a dedicated Minister for Hospitality with a powerful voice. The man behind THE PIGs, Robin Hutson...
@seatat_thetable
@RobinHutson
We are over the moon that our musical honeypot PIG has been named the best hotel in the South East by the
@thesundaytimes
100 Great British Hotels! Winding staircases, large fireplaces and endless nooks and crannies,
#THEPIGatBridgePlace
is under an hour from London by train.
Our newest PIG in West Sussex has been open for almost a month! We have been overwhelmed with the support since swinging our doors open 🚪 – a BIG thank you! If you haven’t managed to have a peek around our new patch, here’s an inside look at THE PIG-in the South Downs…
We look forward to welcoming you back to THE PIGs! We are now taking new bookings for all hotels except THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay, which will follow later this month, from Monday 6th July onwards. Find out more here
@RobinHutson
#thepig
Update:We are digesting all of the information following this evening’s announcement by the Government.We would really appreciate it if you let us get in touch with you rather than calling us at this time, as our teams will be doing their best to help you all with your plans.
Head Chef Andy at THE PIG-at Bridge Place has been getting in a right pickle with an end of season chilli harvest 🌶️ These colourful pickings will be preserved so you can enjoy them throughout the colder months on our 25 mile Kentish menu 🍽️
It’s the final day of
#EnglishWineWeek
& we are finishing off our wine tour at our brand new PIG, THE PIG-in the South Downs with our Chairman & CEO
@RobinHutson
where 4000 vines of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier have been planted to create our very own vineyard🍇!
In the GROW: What an exciting delivery for THE PIG-at Bridge Place team today...their first ever jars of home-made honey! Harvested from their bee hives in August by the Chef Apprentices. 8oz per jar of sweet golden goodness!
@JamesGolding10
@KamilOseka
#homegrown
#bees
A HUGE congrats to our team over on the Cornish coast for winning Best Front of House Team at
@Trenchermans
Awards 2022 🌊! We are so so proud of our
#PIGPeople
at THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay 🐖
You won’t find many bedrooms around quite like ours… characterful and unique with beds so comfy you won’t want to leave! Pick a pal, your partner or much-loved family member and hunker down with us for an autumn escape...
*WE ARE BACK WITH THE BIG OUTDOOR LUNCH* ☀️ - 12th April – 16th May - We are over the moon to let you know we will be opening our under-canvas terraces across THE PIGs, for our all weather spring shindig serving a simple 25-mile menu. Book your table now:
Views we cannot wait to share with you again at THE PIG-at Combe - our honey-coloured Elizabethan Gem nestled in the Otter Valley. Spring has sprung across the litter 🏵️
In the GROW: Another day, another delivery! The Kitchen Garden teams at THE PIG-at Combe and THE PIG, New Forest have been dropping off veg and egg boxes to those in need in their communities this week.
@RobinHutson
BIG PIG news... introducing one more NEW PIG for 2024!
Sometimes opportunities arise when you are least expecting them… and with two new PIGs on the horizon to keep us busy, we were not anticipating another beauty to come across our desks so soon… but here we are!
1/5
Meet Muse… this little soay lamb was born last April 🐑 at THE PIG in Brockenhurst, and took very quickly to our Groundsman Ray after she was rejected by her mother. Muse and Ray are now inseparable, and she helps him rule the roost around the grounds and gardens🌱
#thepighotel
Cosy corners, crackling fires and sink-in sofas to welcome in the colder season 🍂 The perfect spot to hunker down after a wrapped-up walk about our local patches. We have a handful of mid-week stays in October and weekends in November if you’re looking for an autumn getaway.
We’re very excited for you to see our first book on all things PIG! ‘The Pig: Tales and Recipes from the Kitchen Garden and Beyond’ is packed full of simple recipes, kitchen garden tips and interior inspirations! 🌱 Pre-order now with dispatch from 1st August... Link in bio!
Our doors are open across the litter and we have been busy dishing up indoors 🐖! Whether you’re swinging by for a stay, supper or tipple, we want summer at
#THEPIG
to be as normal as possible... so please chat to the team, tuck in & stroll around our Kitchen Gardens.
*PIG NEWS* Bookings for our brand new PIG will be opening soon... Really a restaurant with rooms, THE PIG-at Bridge Place is tucked away just outside Canterbury, Kent. To hear the latest news and be one of the first to book, sign up here: 🍃
#kent
Our industry needs your support to create a Minister for Hospitality in the UK Government!
The UK hospitality industry is responsible for around 3m jobs, generating £130bn in activity, resulting in £38bn in taxation.
@robinhutson
We had a Mother’s Day surprise with 4 lambs greeting us early at THE PIG-on the beach 🐑! One ewe with a single lamb, and another with triplets. A very happy Sunday with 17 lambs now springing about in Studland 🌼
#piggythings
Our Kitchen Gardens are busy this time of year but luckily we have a few little helpers giving us a hand over at THE PIG-at Bridge Place 🌱🐑
#thepighotel
#kitchengarden
Popping the corks on a few bottles of Kentish fizz today 🥂! THE PIG-at Bridge Place is open and ready for you to explore. Tables and Rooms are still available to book in May and the team cant wait to show you around.
Calling all wine nerds 🍷! We are on the hunt for a passionate & creative Head
#Sommelier
to work right on the
#Dorset
coast at THE PIG-on the beach. Don’t just take our word for it, see what Greg, Head Sommelier at Harlyn has to say...
#hospitalityjobs
Hands up who’s joining us at THE PIG’s open-air, all weather spring shindig 🌤️🍽️? We are getting ready for some big PIG outdoor eating with The Big Outdoor Lunch 12th April – 16th May. Book your table today: