Families

Evening baby-listening is by housekeeping staff until 11 pm. Any individual evening care tends not to be necessary unless you are off the premises but it can usually be arranged in advance privately with off-duty staff.

We have a self-service laundry with ironing and airing room.

The Children's Dining Room

Families with young children are advised to arrive before 5 pm: if for lunch, before 12:30 pm

Children under five eat in the Children's Dining Room (CDR) Supper there caters for all children under 8.

The CDR team of nine provide and serve a more suitable menu for children, prepared in the CDR kitchen by their own chef.  We can also cater for children with allergies and vegetarians.

General Facilities and 24 Hour Access

Milk, squash and ice are available at any time. A fridge, boiling water, microwave, cupboard-space and washing-up facilities are also accessible around the clock for parents with their own feeds and bottles. Bottles can be sterilised in the microwave. The CDR is the best place to store any food or medicine which needs to be reached day or night.

Children's chairs are provided, suitable for all ages.

Breakfast 8.00 to 8.45

Children and parents usually eat breakfast together in the CDR.  

Fruit juices, cereals, fruit, eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, mushrooms, tea, coffee and toast.

Lunch 12.30 to 1.15       Playroom 1.00 to 2.00
   
Lunch - the main meal - is prepared in the CDR kitchen from a wide variety of dishes: Soup, Roast Pork/Chicken/Turkey, Fish Pie, Fish Cakes, Lasagne, Fish in sauces. Potatoes and/or rice / pasta, two vegetables. Hot sweet, jelly, ice cream. Anything on the menu can be liquidised for babies. We keep a small stock of baby food in jars.

There is supervision in the Playroom from 1 - 2pm for children whose parents would like to lunch at leisure after feeding them. Parents who wish to lunch in the CDR with their children are welcome to choose from the extensive cold buffet and salad tables offered in the restaurant from 1pm.

Tea 5.00 to 6.00
  
For children not having dinner in the MDR, i.e. mainly all those under eight. A variety of hot dishes; e.g. spaghetti bolognese, cheese and pasta bake, golden fishies, sausages, chicken chunks. Salads, cake, jelly and general tea-time, party snacks. 

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