Proper food, made here for your stay.
Order online at least 7 days ahead, choose the date you’d like your food, and we’ll prepare everything fresh and leave it chilled in your cottage fridge.
For guests staying at Morridge View or Mixon View. The food is fresh and chilled — full reheating, cooking, storage and serving instructions come with everything you order.
Portions run up to serves-four — for a bigger party (Morridge View sleeps up to 10), mix and match a few dishes rather than looking for one larger size.
We’re not delivering between 19–31 October.
Download or print the menu (PDF)The Larder Board
For opening a bottle, putting your feet up and avoiding an immediate trip to the shops.
The First Night Larder
Barn-baked focaccia, local cheeses, local ham, homemade sausage rolls, whipped feta, olives, house pickles, seasonal chutney and Brownie Heaven bites.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, egg, soya and mustard. Seasonal cheeses, chutneys, pickles and Brownie Heaven flavours may introduce nuts, peanuts, sulphites or other allergens.
- Barn-Baked Focaccia — Rosemary & Sea Salt£8.50
- Brownies for Breakfast — Peanut Butter, Honey and Brownie Granola£10
The Continental Larder
Hand-sliced Ibérico chorizo, prosciutto, fennel salami and bresaola, with Manchego, soft goat's cheese and a whole burrata to share, plus marinated artichokes, roasted peppers, caperberries, seasonal fruit, toasted almonds and barn-baked focaccia.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk, cereals containing gluten (wheat) and nuts (almonds). The cured meats, marinated vegetables and caperberries may also contain sulphites; the seasonal fruit selection may introduce other allergens depending on what's in season.
- Brownies for Breakfast — Peanut Butter, Honey and Brownie Granola£10
- Warm Brownie Pudding£14
Homemade Sausage Roll Box
Four proper sausage rolls made in the Lane Head kitchen using Mollatt's sausage meat and all-butter pastry.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, egg and sulphites.
- Two traditional, simply seasoned with no herbs
- Two with nduja and a fennel-seed garnish
- The Lane Head Scotch Egg Quartet£22
The Lane Head Scotch Egg Quartet
Four handmade Scotch eggs using Featherington Estate eggs and Mollatt's sausage meat, each finished with a crisp homemade breadcrumb coating.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), egg and sulphites.
Two of each, not a pick-and-mix.
- Two traditional pork
- Two nduja
- Homemade Sausage Roll Box£16
Suppers for Later
Freshly prepared in the Lane Head kitchen. Add potatoes, vegetables or bread to make supper as substantial as you fancy.
Beef Shin and Pork Ragù Lasagne
Mollatt's minced beef shin and pork, slow-cooked with onion, carrot, celery, tomatoes, red wine and a little milk, layered with roasted-garlic béchamel and a Staffordshire cheese crust.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, egg, celery and sulphites.
Adapted from a recipe in one of Antonio Carluccio's 1990s cookbooks, from before his restaurants were bought out. Minced shin and pork, a proper soffritto of onion, carrot and celery (no garlic — the Italians don't mix garlic and onion), whole tomatoes and tomato paste cooked right down with a little chilli and red wine, plus a splash of milk to round it out. The one thing Carluccio didn't do: a marrow bone in the pot for the whole slow cook, which melts in and gives the finished ragù a silkiness his original recipe doesn't have.
- Serves two: approximately 900g
- Serves four: approximately 1.8kg
- Goose-Fat Rosemary Roast Potatoes£8
- Rocket and Parmesan Salad£4.50
- Warm Brownie Pudding£14
Local Lamb Shepherd's Pie
Mollatt's lamb shoulder, slow-cooked and pulled, with carrots, peas, celery, garlic, onion and rosemary, beneath a garlic and marjoram mash.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Fish, milk, celery, sulphites and cereals containing gluten (barley).
The secret's a splash of Worcestershire sauce and a couple of anchovies in the filling — both melt completely into the gravy as it cooks, so you'll never see or taste them as fish, just a deep savoury backbone that makes the lamb taste more of itself.
- Serves two: approximately 700g
- Serves four: approximately 1.4kg
- Buttered Seasonal Greens£7
- Apple, Blackberry and Brown-Butter Crumble£13
Smoked Haddock, Salmon and Prawn Pie
Smoked haddock, salmon and prawns with leeks, lemon, capers and parsley, beneath browned-butter and Staffordshire cheese mash.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Fish, crustaceans, milk and mustard. Prepared in a kitchen that handles gluten.
- Serves two: approximately 900g
- Serves four: approximately 1.8kg
Storage: Consume within 24 hours of collection from your fridge.
- Buttered Seasonal Greens£7
- Roast-Garlic Dauphinoise£10
- Apple, Blackberry and Brown-Butter Crumble£13
Spanish Passion Chicken Traybake
Chicken, roasted peppers, bravas-style potatoes and cubes of chorizo that crisp around the edges, with garlic, sherry and a touch of wilted spinach. Served with smoked paprika alioli to spoon over after heating.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Egg, mustard and sulphites.
Spanish Passion Chicken began as the filling in our bestselling sandwich when Jason first started catering in 2003. More than twenty years later, the original chicken, peppers, chorizo, garlic and smoked paprika have become a generous one-tray supper for Lane Head guests.
- Complete supper for two: approximately 1kg
- Complete supper for four: approximately 2kg
- Barn-Baked Focaccia — Rosemary & Sea Salt£8.50
- Fennel, Red Onion and Toasted Hazelnut Slaw£5
- Warm Brownie Pudding£14
Woodland Mushroom and Hartington Blue Lasagne
Field mushrooms, chestnut mushrooms and porcini with garlic, thyme, lemon and a Hartington Blue béchamel.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk and egg.
- Serves two: approximately 900g
- Serves four: approximately 1.8kg
- Rocket and Parmesan Salad£4.50
- Barn-Baked Focaccia — Rosemary & Sea Salt£8.50
- Apple, Blackberry and Brown-Butter Crumble£13
Root Vegetable, Lentil and Mushroom Cottage Pie
Red wine-braised lentils, chestnut mushrooms, roasted autumn roots and porcini powder for depth, beneath crisp rosemary and olive-oil mash.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Celery and sulphites. Prepared in a kitchen that handles gluten, milk and other allergens.
- Serves two: approximately 900g
- Serves four: approximately 1.8kg
- Seasonal Greens, Lemon & Rapeseed Oil£7
- Barn-Baked Focaccia — Rosemary & Sea Salt£8.50
Do Sunday Properly
We prepare the joint and make all the difficult bits. You roast the meat, heat the sides and accept the compliments.
Roast it exactly how you like it. Every Sunday kit comes with clear step-by-step instructions, including oven timings, resting time and the target core temperature for your preferred finish. Both Morridge View and Mixon View have a digital temperature probe in the kitchen, so there is no need to rely on guesswork.
Built for Sunday lunch, with Monday's sandwiches in mind. Our roasting joints are deliberately generous. Depending on appetites, there should be enough meat left for sandwiches or an easy supper the following day.
Sunday is better with cauliflower cheese.
- Proper Cauliflower Cheese£10
Local Topside Sunday Kit
The traditional choice. Lean local beef with proper flavour, prepared and seasoned for roasting.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), egg, milk, mustard, celery and sulphites.
- Serves two generously: approximately 500g joint
- Serves four generously: approximately 1kg joint
- A seasoned, oven-ready topside joint
- Goose-fat roast potatoes
- Giant Yorkshire puddings
- Seasonal greens
- Cider-roasted autumn roots
- Proper gravy
- Horseradish cream or Bramley apple sauce
- One coordinated cooking plan
- Goose-Fat Rosemary Roast Potatoes£8
- Warm Brownie Pudding£14
Local Sirloin Sunday Kit
The rather special choice. More tender and richly flavoured than topside, with natural marbling and a layer of fat that bastes the beef while it roasts.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), egg, milk, mustard, celery and sulphites.
- Serves two generously: approximately 500g joint
- Serves four generously: approximately 1kg joint
- A seasoned, oven-ready sirloin joint
- Goose-fat roast potatoes
- Giant Yorkshire puddings
- Seasonal greens
- Cider-roasted autumn roots
- Proper gravy
- Horseradish cream or Bramley apple sauce
- One coordinated cooking plan
- Goose-Fat Rosemary Roast Potatoes£8
- Warm Brownie Pudding£14
Slow-Roast Pork Sunday Kit
Prepared pork shoulder with crisp crackling, homemade sausage and sage & onion stuffing, roast apple and cider vinegar sauce, goose-fat roast potatoes, seasonal greens, cider-roasted roots and proper cider gravy.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), egg, milk, mustard, celery and sulphites.
- Serves two generously: approximately 700g joint
- Serves four generously: approximately 1.4kg joint
- A prepared pork shoulder joint with crisp crackling
- Homemade sausage and Lane Head Barn grown sage and onion stuffing
- Homemade roast apple and cider vinegar sauce
- Goose-fat roast potatoes
- Seasonal greens
- Cider-roasted autumn roots
- Proper cider gravy
- One coordinated cooking plan
- Goose-Fat Rosemary Roast Potatoes£8
- Warm Brownie Pudding£14
Add Something Proper
Proper sides to round out a supper or a Sunday kit.
Proper Cauliflower Cheese
Cauliflower baked in a rich sauce made with Staffordshire cheese, parmesan and pecorino, and Wheat Brothers milk, finished with mustard and a crisp cheese crumb.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk, mustard and cereals containing gluten (wheat).
Parmesan and pecorino together bring a sharpness and savoury depth the Staffordshire cheese alone doesn't quite reach — the acidity from the pecorino cuts through the richness of the sauce, while both add a proper umami backbone.
- Serves two: approximately 600g
- Serves four: approximately 1.2kg
Goose-Fat Rosemary Roast Potatoes
Roast potatoes with rosemary, garlic and sea salt.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: None of the 14 regulated allergens in the proposed recipe. Prepared in a kitchen that handles allergens.
- Serves two: approximately 600g
- Serves four: approximately 1.2kg
Roast-Garlic Dauphinoise
Potatoes baked slowly with Wheat Brothers cream, roasted garlic and thyme.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk. Prepared in a kitchen that handles gluten.
- Serves two: approximately 600g
- Serves four: approximately 1.2kg
Cider-Roasted Autumn Roots
Carrots, parsnips and red onions with cider, thyme and wholegrain mustard.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Mustard and sulphites. Prepared in a kitchen that handles gluten.
- Serves two: approximately 450g
- Serves four: approximately 900g
Buttered Seasonal Greens
Seasonal greens with confit garlic, lemon and cracked black pepper.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk.
- Serves two: approximately 350g
- Serves four: approximately 700g
Seasonal Greens, Lemon & Rapeseed Oil
Seasonal greens with confit garlic, lemon and Local Golden Virgin Rapeseed Oil.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: None of the 14 regulated allergens in this recipe. Prepared in a kitchen that handles allergens.
- Serves two: approximately 350g
- Serves four: approximately 700g
Fennel, Red Onion and Toasted Hazelnut Slaw
Shaved fennel and red onion with toasted hazelnuts, dressed with orange juice and extra virgin olive oil.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Nuts (hazelnuts).
- Spanish Passion Chicken Traybake£20
Rocket and Parmesan Salad
Wild rocket and shaved parmesan, dressed with red wine vinegar and olive oil.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk.
- Beef Shin and Pork Ragù Lasagne£18
- Woodland Mushroom and Hartington Blue Lasagne£17
Bakery
Barn-baked, still warm if you're lucky.
Barn-Baked Focaccia — Rosemary & Sea Salt
Approximately 500g, serving four to six.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat).
- Serves four to six: approximately 500g
Barn-Baked Focaccia — Staffordshire Cheese & House-Pickled Onion
Approximately 500g, serving four to six.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, mustard and sulphites.
- Serves four to six: approximately 500g
Barn-Baked Potato Milk Loaf
A soft toasting loaf made with Wheat Brothers milk and Peak District butter, baked until golden.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat) and milk.
Slice it thick, toast it, and add plenty of butter.
- Loaf: approximately 600g
Afternoon Tea
Two ways to take afternoon tea — pick your side.
The sandwich fillings change with the season — we'll confirm the current selection with your order.
The Lane Head Afternoon Tea
A generous selection of seasonal finger sandwiches, warm fruit scones with raspberry conserve and clotted cream, and Brownie Heaven bites to finish.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, egg, soya and sulphites. The seasonal sandwiches and Brownie Heaven selection may also contain fish, crustaceans, nuts, peanuts, sesame or other allergens.
- Six seasonal finger sandwiches
- Four fruit scones
- Raspberry conserve
- Clotted cream
- Four Brownie Heaven bites
- The Lane Head Savoury Afternoon Tea£36
The Lane Head Savoury Afternoon Tea
A generous selection of seasonal finger sandwiches, warm malt vinegar scones with homemade fennel jam and Hartington Blue clotted cream, miniature sausage rolls, little savouries, house pickles and Brownie Heaven bites to finish.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat and barley), milk, egg, mustard, soya and sulphites. The seasonal sandwiches, savouries and Brownie Heaven selection may also contain fish, crustaceans, nuts, peanuts, sesame or other allergens.
Yes, malt vinegar. Just enough to give the scones a gentle malty tang, cutting through the rich blue-cheese clotted cream and working rather beautifully with the sweetness of the fennel jam.
- Six seasonal finger sandwiches
- Four small malt vinegar scones
- Homemade fennel jam
- Hartington Blue clotted cream
- Two miniature sausage rolls
- Two seasonal savouries
- House pickles
- Four Brownie Heaven bites
- Homemade Sausage Roll Box£16
- The Lane Head Scotch Egg Quartet£22
Breakfast at the Barns
Local produce for the first meal of the day.
The Lane Head Moorlands Breakfast
Designed for two people to get two or three breakfasts out of, not one big fry-up in one sitting: six each of Mollatt's pork sausages, dry-cured bacon and Featherington Estate eggs, six Povey's Staffordshire oatcakes, field mushrooms, vine tomatoes for grilling, homemade baked beans, a Barn-Baked Potato Milk Loaf and Wheat Brothers silver-top milk.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat and oats), milk, egg and potentially sulphites.
Most of this travels considerably less distance than you have. A proper cooked breakfast one morning, then bacon-and-egg sandwiches or whatever combination you fancy for the rest of the stay.
- Six pork sausages
- Six rashers of dry-cured bacon
- Six free-range eggs
- Six Staffordshire oatcakes
- Field mushrooms and vine tomatoes
- Homemade baked beans
- One Barn-Baked Potato Milk Loaf
- Wheat Brothers silver-top milk
- Brownies for Breakfast — Peanut Butter, Honey and Brownie Granola£10
Omelette Arnold Bennett
Smoked un-dyed haddock, Featherington Estate free-range eggs and Staffordshire cheese in a béchamel, finished with chopped chives from the garden.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Fish, egg, milk and cereals containing gluten (wheat).
Heating: Ready in your fridge in terracotta dishes — just finish under a hot grill until golden and bubbling.
Brownies for Breakfast — Peanut Butter, Honey and Brownie Granola
Crunchy clusters of toasted oats, peanut butter and local honey, finished with proper little Brownie Heaven brownie chunks and a pinch of sea salt.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (oats and wheat), peanuts, milk, egg and soya.
Technically breakfast. Emotionally pudding. Best served with Wheat Brothers cold silver-top milk, yoghurt, or directly from the bag.
Storage: Best before 14 days from production. Once opened, reseal and enjoy within 7 days.
Have Pudding
Because you are on holiday and pudding should not be a debate.
Warm Brownie Pudding
A soft-centred Brownie Heaven chocolate pudding with malted chocolate sauce and proper vanilla custard.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat and barley), milk, egg and soya.
Apple, Blackberry and Brown-Butter Crumble
Bramley apples and blackberries beneath a brown-butter oat and hazelnut crumble, with vanilla custard.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat and oats), milk, egg and nuts (hazelnuts).
Pear and Ginger Bakewell Pudding
Pears, stem ginger and almond frangipane baked over a layer of sharp autumn preserve, with proper custard.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, egg and nuts (almonds).
Hazelnut & Dark Chocolate Tart
A whole tart with your choice of an all-blondie or all-brownie crust, filled with hazelnut and dark chocolate cream, topped with chocolate ganache and decorated with Ferrero Rocher and chopped white chocolate.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Cereals containing gluten (wheat), milk, egg, soya and nuts (hazelnuts).
A proper centrepiece — order it for the whole table, not just one of you.
Provisions for Your Stay
A few local essentials to stock the cottage for the days ahead. Your welcome hamper already includes a bottle of Wheat Brothers milk.
Extra Wheat Brothers Silver-Top Milk
An additional pint of proper whole milk from a Staffordshire family dairy.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk.
Featherington Estate Free-Range Eggs
Laid less than half a mile from Lane Head.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Egg.
Peak District Butter
A block of local butter for thick slices of toast.
Details & allergens▾
Allergens: Milk.
Our free-range eggs come from Featherington Estate, less than half a mile from Lane Head. Mollatt's Farm Butchery in Ipstones supplies our meat, while Povey's makes our traditional Staffordshire oatcakes.
Our proper silver-top milk and cream come from Wheat Brothers, a Staffordshire family dairy that bottles its own non-homogenised milk on the farm. We use cheeses from Hartington Creamery and The Staffordshire Cheese Company in Cheddleton.
The bread, focaccia, pastry, sauces, beans, puddings, granola and brownies are made here in the Lane Head kitchen.
All food is prepared in the Lane Head kitchen, which handles cereals containing gluten, milk, egg, soya, peanuts, nuts, sesame, mustard, celery, fish, crustaceans, molluscs and sulphites. Allergens are listed beneath each dish and on the product label. Please tell us about allergies before ordering.
Orders need at least 7 days’ notice, for one date across your whole order.