Picnic in the garden. Copyright Gretta Schifano
‘Can we have the hamper today?’
My son’s been asking the same question every day when I collect him from school, ever since a lovely picnic hamper arrived for us to review. It’s a Kenwood Picnic Hamper from Serenata Hampers. But it’s been cold and rainy, not picnic weather at all. (I know my son would be happy to eat the entire contents of the hamper while siting on the sofa playing Minecraft on the Xbox, but the rest of us agreed that a picnic hamper has to be enjoyed outside). Then finally the sun came out yesterday and at last it was warm enough for a picnic.
Serenata picnic hamper. Copyright Gretta Schifano
The hamper is a pretty wicker basket with an insulated liner so that you can use it with ice packs to keep food chilled. Under the lid of the hamper are plates and cutlery for two but there are no cups. Inside our hamper there was a range of yummy food: cheese crackers and rosemary crackers, nuts, mature cheddar cheese, duck pâté, shortbread biscuits, a couple of bars of chocolate, strawberry jam and marmalade. We decided to add to this to make a meal so we bought some bread, chicken, berries and other bits on the way home from school.
The picnic spot was our back garden because the eldest is in the middle of her GCSE exams. She had a break from History revision to join us on the picnic blankets. Our dog and cat were keen to join in too but we had to pen them inside until the eldest could bear it no longer and released them. We all liked everything in the hamper apart from the duck pâté – but that’s probably because I don’t eat meat and the others just don’t like pâté. My favourite thing about the hamper is the basket itself. I love the way it looks and it’s very practical too.
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Stowe Landscape gardens
The cliff edge (it’s safe) overlooking crantock beach.
Anywhere in the Lake District
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Steephill Cove here on the Isle of Wight x
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The Lickey Hills.
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In The Derbyshire countryside.
In my garden with my boyfriend & the cats
Saltwell Park
Our town park
On our local beach xx
Chevin Forest, near Otley
The Dorset countryside. I’m not sure where it was but it was beautiful & we had a great time!
Beside the Montgomeryshire canal at Belen Locks, near Welshpool, Powys
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Clumba park sherwood its lovely x
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Barmouth Beach, but not on a windy day (no one likes sandy sandwiches)
The beach
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I always have picnics in the garden a sits got lovely views
In Great Granddad’s garden, with all the Great Grand Children….
on the beach with friends and family having fun :0
If the weather is nice then down to the beach
Sutton Park
the beach after a day of boating
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Llyn Brianne it’s like being in Switzerland but its in Wales.
The Downs in Bristol 🙂
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On the beach or at the park
a nice green park
In my garden
Dunham Massey is a great spot
We had a lovely picnic a few weeks ago in a National Trust Park right on Lake Windemere, it was a beautiful spot
Local castle grounds
the brecan beacons, every year my family all try to come together from the uk and meet there for a big family picnic
Our gardent!
sorry mean garden!
Strumble Head near FIshguard
In the local park!
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Victoria Park in Bath
On Daymer Bay in Cornwall
On the beach!
The park – in the shade on a hot day
Hampstead Heath
Our local park
beach
Either our local woodland or by a lake
On the beach at Embo.
my local zoo my son loves it and you can eat your picnis whilst watching the elephants and giraffes roaming around it’s wonderful
On the beach anywhere but if i had to choose it would be in Cornwall x
Brimham Rocks
The beach when it’s nice and warm, it’s perfect for the kids to play x
lakes
Rhossili Bay in West Wales
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Blackpool beach
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In the park by the lake
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We live on the east coast so we are lucky enough to have our local beach just 5 mins away.
Bolton Abbey x
Akways wanted a proper picnic hamper
Cullercoats Bay! 😀
On a nice beach or a lovely green field in the lakes
Lydiard Park .. I can sit and relax and the kids can run themselves into a heap of exhaustion around the fab park xx
My back garden 🙂
ty mawr country park by the river
The beach
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On the beach
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Upton House or any National Trust property
You can’t beat finding a quiet little spot in the Yorkshire Wolds!! 🙂
I love to take a picnic to the beach. We have access to a beach hut so we eat there and then go for a paddle. Nothing like a sea view 🙂
on the beach
Any of the glorious sandy beaches in the Hebrides. Blue and green seas, white sand and practically no one else around! Bliss!
Overlooking worm’s head point, Rhossili bay on the gower, south wales
Wells-Next-To-The-Sea in North Norfolk, lovely beach. and only 1 hour away at the most from us.
Hampstead Heath
Our lovely regular place is Roundhay Park in Leeds 🙂
Bakewell
By the coast in Cornwall
Castlerock Beach in Northern Ireland
I live near a canal and when the weather is good I love to take a few goodies and spend a couple of hours watching the world go by!
The beach or the forest.
Clent Hills 🙂
we have at least 2 picnics per year on cannock chase , I’d love a proper hamper , there is usually 22 of us , 5 children 8 grandchildren us two and sisters and their kids
Malvern Hills, very pretty & great views.
Whitley Court is gorgeous
you can’t beat a picnic by the river 🙂
On the beach near bambrough castle
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Ironbridge Shropshire
The beach.
Down by the River Trent
Sutton-on-Sea Lincolnshire, very quiet and very unspoilt
Rodborough Common
Blanchland near Consett, County Durham (when it isnt raining!)
Anywhere warm and peaceful with a nice view
down the beach!
Forest of Dean
The New Forest 🙂
On the Bankside near our home
Anywhere in the Brecon Beacons
anywhere in cornwall x
Our garden
Roath Park, Cardiff
At our local park, by the river.
Weelsby Woods Grimsby
Our very local “Malvern Hills”. Not fussy on which one! lol. The views are beautiful, no better place to eat Al fresco. 🙂
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In the lake district
North Devon 🙂
at my local park with the grandchildren
In the park down the road from me.
I like to have picnics down burbo bank Beach Crosby when the sun is out
Durdle Door,Dorset.
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Near our local lake (furzton lake) – gorgeous in the sunshine
The New Forest
The beach 🙂
Our local park 🙂
High Lodge, Thetford Forest
Lake Vernwy
Hartsholme park
The local park so my son doesn’t get bored
At sutton park its lovely x
Victoria Park, East London x
the local park it has some wonderful views and wildlife
Godalming Arboretum- it is amazingly peaceful and beautiful
Mountbatten just outside of Plymouth, its gorgeous ideal for picnics with the most beautiful panoramic views
Any of the Cornish coastline. (On a sunny day!)
By the rocks down by the beach at Oban, looking out to the Atlantic horizon and the mountains of Mull. Lovely.
On a beach in Falmouth, Cornwall
The Chatsworth estate.
On the Beach
I like picnics when it is a nice sunny day at burbo bank beach Crosby
Cusworth
At the top of my village overlooking the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Greenfield valley!
my back garden
Mother shiptons cave …picnic bench
Jesmond Dene in Newcastle
down by the River Thames at Walton on Thames where i grew up, a truly beautiful , calm and tranquil setting for a lovely picnic x
The local park.
My little boy is more than happy in the garden, but we live in beautiful Cornwall, so any of the local beauty spots 🙂
On the moors around Ilkley and Otley
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Walsall Arboretum !
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By the river Stour in Sudbury…
At the beach
Golden Acre Park, Leeds
The beach
there’s some lovely spots in the new forest!
beach
The derby dales
Near a stream so the kids can have a paddle on a sunny day!
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At the Naze at Walton
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Whitby near the Abbey, But I also like Hutton-le-Hole near the river/stream….such a beautiful peaceful place
Lower Woods, nr Wickwar, Glos
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Hyde park london, Its gorgeous there
The park opposite my house 🙂
bourton on the water
Lulworth Cove
On the beach
Botanic Gardens in Glasgow with my son 🙂
our local park. plenty of room for the kids to run around!
On the beach.
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Fell Foot Park
local park
On any quiet beach
I like having a picnic down on the river bank
We like having a picnic either on our local beach or next to the river.
The peak District
At the seaside with lovely sunny warm weather
Any beach will do!
On the beach. Nothing better than sand in the sandwiches lol
Carding Mill Valley
The seaside.
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The Local Park
On the common in the Cotswolds, preferably near the icecream van.
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A very secret beach in Cornwall called Nanjizal, shhh!!
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It has to be my local village common!
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Hatfield Forest
In our garden with our 5 year old daughter and her dolls/teddies
Snowdonia
On the beach, or even on a rug in our front room if the weather is bad.
any beach anywhere – love picnics
Whitesands beach in Pembrokeshire.
Kew Gardens … although the last time we picnicked there we did not leave enough time to walk back to the gate and got locked in. 🙁
There are some lovely little gardens that are secluded with a stream not that far from us and we go there for a picnic – we had one on Saturday but that hamper looks gorgeous!
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The beaches near Arisaig (North West Scotland). The sand is white, sea crystal clear and they’re pretty much deserted most of the time 🙂
Belton House, near Grantham
We love picnics by the river! Lovely views 🙂
we love going to Tehidy woods in Cornwall, its beautiful when the bluebells come out. but we also love having picnics in our garden with the horses overlooking from the field next to us 🙂
Down by the river.
Newlands Corner in Surrey, the views are amazing
in a field down by the river, we like to play pooh sticks, i have always wanted picnic hamper! fingers crossed!! toes crossed!!
Stratford-upon-Avon. It is not far away and the river with the swans is so beautiful. You can wander round the historic town as well.
My favourite place for a picnic is Glencoe in the heart of the highlands. It’s absolutely gorgeous sitting enjoying your food surrounded by mountains. You feel as if you are a million miles away.
Hampstead Heath is nice.
mowcop castle
I would love anywhere to have a picnic, we never seem to do it. Maybe this should be a MUST for us this year and make time for picnics!
If I had to choose though, any wood or forest with a stream.
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The Rankle Burn on the Selkirk to Moffat Road
I love to picnic with my children in Hilly Fields – Enfield
Victoria Country park or Hundred Acre woods in hampshire
Down by our local river, we had a picnic there today and it’s sheltered in a wooded area, it’s such a beautiful spot.
Beach 🙂
On the beach
In my back garden!
The local park, there is a nature trail, garden centre, play area etc
the beach
A lovely field near Woburn golf course where the hole family have plenty of room to play fun games x
By Loch Lomond, a gorgeous view on a summer day
The beach!
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Sprinkling Tarn
My favourite picnic spot is Pitsford Reservoir in Northants
Anywhere on the Gower in Wales, its so beautiful and peaceful
Kinver edge
By water
I love having a picnic in a beautiful park on the grass with the sun shining down 🙂
Great giveaway, fingers and toes crossed
Laura x
Sandwich bay Kent
Hylands park chelmsford
Our Local Park x
on the beach
On the little beach that appears at low tide on the South Bank in London
Woodland!
We only tend to go locally for picnics when family descend on us, looks like I need to set my sights (or should that be sites!) higher!
The beach 🙂
Halfway through a walk.
My local beach.
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The New Forest
Fairysteps in cumbria
anywhere when the suns out by a river xx
Thetford forest so we walk it all off.
On the beach or overlooking the sea.
Anywhere without any wasps.
I like the park where I live .Lovely on a warm day.
hi my favourite would be by the sea or a river x
The rose gardens at Roath Park in Cardiff
My local forest
In the back garden inside the tent the kids love it in there
Richmond Park is a lovely place to have a picnic.
Sitting on the hills overlooking the Giants Causeway, it’s just a stunning setting.
Hall Place Bexley
I have a specail table I always like to get at our local theme park!
At the beach
Tatton Park
the back garden x
Warley Woods – and we are going tomorrow as long as the sun promises to shine!!! just wish I had this wonderful picnic basket to take with us!!!
top of dover cliffs
On the beach or at the end of my street which has awesome views of the sea.
The park next to the pond
Love having a picnic on the beach x
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Most definitely on a cornish beach
A park a few miles away in the country.
South Downs Country Park looking out to sea
The lake district at grasmere
On Sidmouth Beach by Jacobs Ladder
The field across from where we live.
I have never had a picnic in my life brought up in a convent no outside pleasures
Leeds Castle
Hever Castle
Bourton on the Water!
At the Beach
Fairlight cliffs east sussex
Hyde Park!
Luldow racecourse.
I love a picnic at Buxton Park
Beach
Down by the beach 🙂 x
In the Grounds at Chatsworth House – Derbyshire 🙂
Hyde Park by the Serpentine
Willen Lake as not too far from us
Knole Park in Sevenoaks
Above the cliffs on the Gower coast.
Kings Cross on the Isle of Arran, Scotland!
I live next to Victoria Park in East London, and it’s the perfect place for picnics! So nice to have some green space in such a busy, built up City! xx
The Asheridge Estate
on the beach
Bolsover Castle is my favourite picnic spot.
anywhere as long as I am with my family
three cliffs gower swansea
I’ll be enjoying the lovely new picnic basket by a river in the forest :p
northumbria or the lake district
Whenever we visit my family in Arisaig, we love to visit the nearby Singing Sands Beach at Gortenfern, it is heaven!
Mercers Lake, Surrey – on the edge of the lake with the woods to walk through before or after
The Lickey Hills
In a field, by a river!
I love a good picnic! This picnic hamper looks like the one to have too! We had so many picnics last summer that my current set is a bit worn out.
My favourite picnic spot is wherever I can be alone with my partner, its a rare occurrence so I take what I can get.
luskentyre on the isle of harris outer Hebrides
Hampstead Heath
Love a picnic on the beach when we get chance x
Hadrian’s wall
I love Tenby north beach 🙂
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Anywhere in the Lake District. It is so beautiful with all its little streams and waterfalls <£
We like having a little picnic at Beeston Castle. Gorgeous views.
Kew Gardens
I really need to try harder with regard to picnics – there is no finesse with my attempts. We have eaten them at the beach and in the countryside but mostly by the side of the car!
I’ll eat the duck pate :-))
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Right, I’ll save it for you! I’m sure it’s lovely, just not for us x
On The Beach xxx