Fortnum & Mason Hampers

Fortnum's Outdoor Feast £85

Start the feast with mixed olives and hand-carved Wiltshire Ham, followed by pork rillettes with crusty bread, poached salmon portions and a large chunk of Moroccan chicken pie, accompanied by some crunchy crudités. Finish with strawberries and mint, and boxful of freshly baked mini cup cakes. The menu includes a bottle of Viognier and some Hildon still water.

Fortnum's Formal Three-course picnic £100

Begin with chilled Viognier to go with smoked salmon parcels with crab and lemon mayonnaise filling, before moving on to ballotine of barn-reared chicken wrapped in air-dried ham and ceps. On the side are two fresh salads - jersey potato with walnuts and blue cheese, and cucumber and baby spinach tossed with sunflower seeds – and to finish, a helping of Eton Mess served in two little pots.

Fortnum's Wicker Picnic £200

The meal begins with a Kir Royale, made with Fortnum’s sparkling English wine and English cassis – the perfect drink for a summer’s day. A first course of fine beef carpaccio is followed by half a dressed Scottish lobster with a salad of peas, broad beans and asparagus and bagatini bread rolls, served with a bottle of Sancerre. To finish we have two red fruit tarts, a cheeseboard of Cropwell Bishop Organic Stilton and Walnut Wafers, and a little box of Fortnum’s Champagne Chocolate Truffles.

All picnics serve 2, and include a complete set of cutlery and crockery. 24 hours notice is needed, available to collect from 10am

Fortnum & Mason has been both creating & sating the nation’s appetites since 1707. There’s something about being the original that brings an extra cachet. Specialising in hampers all year round, filled with the finest seasonal produce the UK has to offer, Fortnum have pre-made hamper options or can offer a bespoke collection for a client, gift or guest. Their Christmas hampers hold a particular notoriety, while their range of wine hampers promise to satisfy even the most ardent connoisseur.